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MEP Success Stories from Pennsylvania

Risk Management Concepts for Production and Support Personnel

Reported Year
2020
Berkley Medical Resources previously had Catalyst Connection, part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, deliver the Risk Management Principles and Guidelines course to management and supervisory personnel. As a follow up, the company was looking to improve the recognition of risk management concepts for its production personnel

Website Revamp Showcases Quality Products and Capabilities

Reported Year
2020
Bashlin knew two things -- first, that a company’s website is important for first impressions when attracting new customers , and second, that it is vital the site be user friendly to retain existing customers. Bashlin's site was functional, but it had been developed using a platform that would soon be obsolete and no longer provided technical

Access Granted: Cybersecurity Solutions Enable an Expanded Footprint

Reported Year
2020
AMM had an urgent need to address cybersecurity, specifically the completion of a Cybersecurity Assessment (CSA), in response to customer requirements. A CSA identifies an organization’s information assets, along with the risks that could affect those assets. Its objective is to then take the necessary measures to limit and mitigate those risks.

Improved Operations Set the Stage for Generations of Success at Holly Label

Reported Year
2020
Holly Label was operating with a quality management system (QMS) that was conforming to, but not registered to, the ISO 9001:2008 standard. Company management desired to bring its current QMS into conformance with ISO 9001:2015 and obtain registration as a way to evidence the company’s commitment to quality and potentially attract new customers

Internet & Website Project with DVIRC Yields Substantial Improvments

Reported Year
2020
Fredericks Company had embarked on a growth initiative that focused on their traditional business development efforts as well as utilization of digital/internet marketing strategies. The objective was to increase top-line business to combat declining presence of several products, competitive pressures, and overall economic uncertainty. To achieve

Quality Certified

Reported Year
2020
Crescent Industries first engaged with MANTEC, part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, in 1996 on an ISO project. Since that time MANTEC has provided strategic planning, executive team development and process improvement projects. Crescent Industries recently turned to MANTEC for upgrading to the ISO 13485:2016 standard revision

IMC Delivers Arc Flash Safety Training Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Reported Year
2020
As part of a program to become compliant with OSHA arc flash requirements, PMG asked IMC, part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, to train selected employees in arc flash safety, part of the industry standards governing electrical safety training. However, due to the COVID-19 health guidelines, the required spacing between

Operational Excellence with a Tight Methodology

Reported Year
2020
One of the company’s strategic business goals is a 25-40% sales increase of its Manufacturing Technologies division, including contract manufacturing for welding and machining, to reduce risk of economic cycles associated with capital equipment sales supporting the automotive market. Accomplishing this lofty goal requires Gasbarre to implement

Planning for the Industry 4.0 Challenge

Reported Year
2020
Catalyst Connection, part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, met with the senior management team at J.V. Manufacturing to discuss the company’s desire to develop a comprehensive business strategy that would not only help the company achieve its long-term goals, but also help them prepare for Industry 4.0.

Cigar Manufacturer Rolls Out New Safety Programs with NEPIRC

Reported Year
2020
The Avanti Cigar Company has always been committed to employee safety and well-being. After inviting NEPIRC, part of the Pennsylvania MEP and the MEP National Network™, onto its shop floor for a free workplace safety walk-through, the company acknowledged the need for additional safety training and enhanced safeguards around some of its newer
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