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MEP Success Stories from Texas

Ethicon – Elevating Supervisors to Elevate All

Reported Year

2021

With over 650 employees and working a 24/7 schedule, Ethicon had a wide variety of supervisors – some experienced, some brand new, some with outside experience and some with only Ethicon experience. Understanding that the key to maintaining and improving efficiencies, productivity and quality is to have outstanding supervisors who can motivate and

Expanding a Small-Business Operation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Reported Year

2022

Southside Plants experienced a tremendous increase in sales and growth, more than Meg’s home-based operation could handle. The operation needed to be scaled-up and to secure an additional manufacturer or a toll manufacturer. (Toll processing, or toll manufacturing, is a process in which a company provides raw materials or semi-finished goods to a

Detail Mold and Manufacturing – Quality Management System to Grow

Reported Year

2021

With Dan Berg – former 3M employee of 39 years – at the helm, Detail Mold & Manufacturing (DMM) made the strategic decision to expand their capabilities to better serve their current customer base along with expanding into the medical device sector such as plastic dispensing components. His vision was to be able to provide DMM’s customers with a

A Stitch in Time: Classic Caps and Embroidery Brings New Practices to Nearly a Century of Tradition

Reported Year

2021

TMAC, part of the MEP National Network™, has built a long-lasting relationship with Classic Caps. TMAC first began working with Classic Caps as they moved into their old Dallas location from another close by location in 1999. A few years later the TMAC team worked with them on layout and expansion of the screen-printing processing area along with

Gulf Coast MEP Bolsters Community by Assisting Texas Small Business During Covid-19 Pandemic

Reported Year

2021

In May 2020, the Houston region reached record high unemployment rates. Due to the pandemic, the robust manufacturing sector came to a screeching halt, while frontline workers were scurrying to secure limited personal protective equipment (PPE) to keep themselves safe. Connect Community launched the Sewn Goods initiative to quickly mobilize small

Handcrafted in Fort Worth, Texas since 1958, Kisabeth creates long lasting furnishings and millwork known for their superior quality.

Reported Year

2020

Kisabeth has a long history of exceeding customer expectations on their journey for continuous improvement. As a leader in its industry, Kisabeth also values its unique ability to preserve and protect the planet’s resources while producing heirloom furnishings. Kisabeth was interested in learning more about how applying Lean manufacturing

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