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MEP Success Stories from Texas

Revising Consumption Factors and Inventory Control Leads to Cost Savings

Reported Year
2025
Vinton Steel faced a significant challenge in its steel production process, impacting cost efficiency, material management, and product quality throughout its operations. At the core of this challenge was the accuracy of consumption factors for crucial alloying elements, such as ferrosilicon, ferromanganese, ferrochrome, and ferrovanadium. The

Learning, Doubling Throughput, and Having Fun

Reported Year
2025
Argon Medical’s leadership at their manufacturing facility in Athens, Texas, aimed to enhance the utilization of existing capacity in two key value streams to boost throughput for several of their products serving larger customers. Specifically, they aimed to reduce work in process (WIP), synchronize station times, and double the throughput in the

Integrating Manufacturing Principles into the Construction Industry

Reported Year
2025
Over the past decade, CDCB has observed a 75% increase in construction and development costs, while incomes have only risen by 15%, making homeownership unattainable for many families. For this reason, CDCB embarked on a mission to research and develop volumetric modular housing to reduce costs by at least 20%. This endeavor required a transition

Empowering Leadership at United Alloy

Reported Year
2025
As UA strategically expands its manufacturing footprint to enhance agility, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness for customers, it is encountering common challenges associated with rapid growth, such as workforce strain, operational inefficiencies, and an increased risk of employee burnout. Recognizing that its workforce is predominantly composed of

FluxWorks: Empowering Progress,Transforming Motion

Reported Year
2024
DFARS 252.204-7012 initially allowed companies to self-attest that they met DoD minimum cybersecurity requirements in alignment with NIST SP 800-171 (Rev 2). However, in November 2020, DFARS252.204-7019 and DFARS 252.204-7020 were introduced to ensure more accurate reporting of cyber security compliance. These new requirements provided a higher

From Standards to Success: Mor-Medical’s Journey to ISO Certification

Reported Year
2024
Mor-Medical International offers a full variety of manufacturing solutions for almost any medical product. Recognizing the importance of growth and expansion, they set their sights on obtaining ISO certification to bring structure and increase quality through their processes. However, the path to ISO certification seemed daunting and unfamiliar

Sticky Solution Solves Slippery Stacking Situation

Reported Year
2024
As part of a pollution prevention and CARES Act grant providing onsite assistance to food and beverage manufacturers, TMAC, part of the MEP National Network™, reached out to B.C. Williams to see if they were interested in receiving assistance from the grants. Director of Operations Shane Collins welcomed the opportunity and asked TMAC to review

Top Labels, Inc. Inventory Management System

Reported Year
2024
Over the years, the company has grown steadily, expanding its customer base and product offerings. However, Top Labels began to encounter a significant challenge due to the absence of a warehouse inventory management software. This situation resulted in several operational inefficiencies and difficulties in managing inventory effectively. Top

Pioneer Balloon – Taking Safety to New Heights

Reported Year
2023
The City of Dallas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have strict environmental requirements to ensure that water discharge into the sanitary sewage system and into the storm water drainage is compliant with state regulations through semi-annual assessment and auditing. If Pioneer Balloon cannot meet the compliance obligations
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