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MEP Success Stories from Ohio

CIFT Assists Adcal with FSMA Facility Compliance

Reported Year
2020
In order to continue the business partnership, Adcal's largest customer was requiring Adcal to complete all training and pass a third party Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audit. Adcal was unfamiliar with the third party audit process and the requirements needed to successfully pass the audit. The company reached out to MAGNET, who connected

Edge Cycling Supplier Scouting

Reported Year
2020
One of the many challenges for entrepreneurs or business owners developing a new product is identifying the suppliers for the various components of their assembly. For help, Page and Massengale turned to FASTLANE, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™.

ISO Upgrade Improves Productivity

Reported Year
2020
WLS and MAGNET, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, met on a variety of occasions to discuss WLS’s growth aspirations, operational efficiency and workforce effectiveness. To maintain current customers, and grow new business, WLS needed to upgrade the business (two factories and headquarters) to ISO 9001:2015 standards. In addition

DFARS/NIST Compliance – Comprehensive Engagement MLS Systems

Reported Year
2020
MLS Systems needed to expand their customer base to DOD suppliers to continue in the automotive arena. To accomplish this, MLS Systems needed an assessment and documentation steps necessary to implement NIST 800-171 in accordance with DFARS 252.204-7008. MLS Systems and CIFT, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, had an ongoing

Cincinnati Crane Survives and Thrives After Cybersecurity Attack

Reported Year
2020
In 2017, Cincinnati Crane experienced a devastating cybersecurity attack. The attackers compromised the company’s email system and executed pay fraud attacks against Cincinnati Crane’s customers. The resulting loss of revenue (over $250,000) and reputational damage nearly put the company out of business. Cincinnati Crane spent the next 18 months