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MEP Success Stories from Pennsylvania

Marcal Invests in Training ahead of New Equipment Investment

Reported Year
2024
The company is investing in new equipment and technologies to become even more competitive. Plans include new production lines, new packing lines, robotics and more, but implementing these new technologies is usually disruptive for a company, as they change how work is done. Marcal's leadership turned to IMC, the Innovative Manufacturers’ Center

DVIRC Supplier Scouting Team Finds Unique Suppliers for Benjamin Obdyke

Reported Year
2023
Benjamin Obdyke, a leading manufacturer of moisture management building materials, was faced with the challenge of finding a unique supplier to meet a specific need. Recognizing the complexity of the task and the time it would take to identify and vet potential suppliers, Benjamin Obdyke turned to DVIRC's Supplier Scouting team for assistance

Lean Transformation

Reported Year
2023
KT-Grant was facing challenges keeping work areas clean and safe, decreasing the labor hours for assembling machines and reducing labor costs. Catalyst Connection, part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, discussed with KT-Grant leaders' intentions to bolster their continuous improvement journey through additional process

Quality Management to Improve Efficiency

Reported Year
2023
Advantage Sales & Supply participated in a business assessment as part of NWIRC’s COVID Recovery Program (CRP) to identify negative impacts from during the height of the pandemic. The tactical action plan recommendations included development of a formal quality management system to assist their recovery by improving efficiency and evaluating cost

QCast Aluminum – Casting for Efficiency with IMC Support

Reported Year
2023
Working with Pennsylvania MEP's strategic partner PennTAP, who sponsored an E3 project (Economy, Energy & Environment), the Innovative Manufacturers’ Center (IMC), part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, was engaged to facilitate a value stream map (VSM) to determine why QCast’s production was unable to meet desired delivery

DVIRC Winning Teams Generates Significant Return on Investment Through Lean Process Improvements Combined with Employee Training for Johnson Matthey

Reported Year
2023
JM’s leadership wanted to create and support a continuous improvement culture that encourages and empowers everybody, every day, to meet a high standard of excellence for the company and the customers they serve. Members of the management team had previously worked with DVIRC, part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, with great

Global Coffee Roaster LavAzza Retains DVIRC to Support Continuous Improvement Culture

Reported Year
2023
In 2019, Lavazza U.S. decided to invest in building the foundation for a continuous improvement culture. They wanted to engage and empower employees by developing their skills to identify waste in their processes, and how to address and drive waste out of their processes through lean continuous improvement (CI) training. A member of the planning

Continuous Improvement White and Yellow Belt

Reported Year
2023
MANTEC, part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, worked closely with Church & Dwight's leadership, providing crucial training and guidance that equipped their team with the necessary skills and knowledge to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and accountability. Sustainability of these skills and the culture was a key
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