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MEP Success Stories from Illinois

Success in Operations

Reported Year
2024
The leadership at The Caldwell Group recognized the importance and long-lasting positive impacts of receiving the ISO 9001:2015 certification, as it provides another level of credibility to their reputation. The certification provides further evidence that the work being done in their organization is of the upmost quality, especially when much of

Organize Your Workplace

Reported Year
2024
Searching for a way to grow their workplace organization, FusionTECH came across the 5S workplace organization program. FusionTECH was interested in the positive impacts that the 5S system can create for their organization. The 5S methodology is designed to create continuous improvement that builds efficiency and productivity for workplaces

Establishing A New Website with Help from IMEC

Reported Year
2023
Steven Plastics needed to dramatically increase its market awareness and promote its extensive range of processing capability from 75 to 3000 tons. As a smaller company, having an online presence was a goal for Steven Plastics to help them grow their reach. However, being a small company also meant they had fewer resources and less time to put

Be Found Online

Reported Year
2023
Looking to branch out and reach more markets, Spoerer felt that the next step would be to upgrade her website and eCommerce marketplace. At the time, IMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, had recently released their “Cook County Manufacturing Reinvented Grant”, designed to help small to mid-sized manufacturers (SMMs) with funding for projects to

Maximize Your Potential

Reported Year
2023
Howe Corporation started their connection with IMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, back in 2014. Initially connecting with IMEC through a grant, their initial projects were focused on plant layout and lean. Howe stayed connected with IMEC to continue to find ways to grow and, in the past 3 years, they’ve collaborated on projects such as ISO

Grey Iron Casting Company Develops and Grows Their Online Presence

Reported Year
2022
Lemfco, Inc. was striving to grow their online presence, specifically in the marketing realm. Social media has grown to be a major contributor for sales growth and brand awareness, and Lemfco was looking to occupy some of that space. Lemfco has history working with IMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, and turned to the IMEC team for help with
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