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MEP Success Stories from Pennsylvania

Metal Fabrication Employees Reach Their Potential Through NEPIRC’s Leadership Training

Reported Year
2023
In today's workforce climate, numerous manufacturers have shifted their focus from extensive recruitment efforts to retaining their existing employees. This is done by providing employee development opportunities, recognizing their achievements and organizing employee activities. Olympia Chimney Supply is another manufacturer that emphasizes

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

ATAS International Leverages Ongoing Relationship with MRC

Reported Year
2023
ATAS International, manufacturer of sustainable building envelope products, relies on MRC, part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, for an ongoing list of support services ranging from new-product development and leadership training to maintenance strategy development, CEO Forum participation and more.
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