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MEP Success Stories from Maryland

Blending Leadership for Success: How Lucta Transformed Frontline Leadership to Drive Growth

Reported Year
2024
In its U.S. manufacturing facility, Lucta faced a common challenge: frontline leaders, promoted for their technical skills and strong work ethic, lacked formal leadership training. While they excelled in their specific roles, their new responsibilities as team leaders required broader leadership capabilities, including effective communication, team

Parker Plastics, Inc. – Industry 4.0 Grant Application Support for Technology Adoption

Reported Year
2024
Parker Plastics identified an opportunity for implementing a vision system and auto case filling system to streamline a production line process. The goal was to improve the output, quality, and consistency of bottle containers to their customers, by detecting and avoiding any quality defect issues during the production of the bottle containers. The

Conveyor & Automation and Maryland MEP Technology Showcase

Reported Year
2023
Conveyor & Automation, like many manufacturers, continues to look for new and innovative ways to engage new clients and markets to grow their business. At the same time, to remain competitive, Maryland manufacturers are looking to invest in Industry 4.0 technologies, machinery and robotics, and digital business practices but lack access to

Lonza-Walkersville Improving Workforce Through Internships

Reported Year
2023
Lonza Walkersville, like many manufacturers, continues to look for new and innovative ways to enhance, improve and increase their workforce. In the summer of 2023, Lonza Walkersville participated in Maryland MEP’s Manufacturing Internship Program, funded in partnership with the Maryland Department of Labor's EARN Maryland Program as a way to train

Optimizing Facility Space and Material Flow to Support Future Growth

Reported Year
2023
Supply chain disruptions and an increase in sales forced Fuchs to increase the amount of inventory and materials they have on hand, leaving warehouse capacity at Fuchs’ Hampstead facility at >95%. Not only did this cause Fuchs to quickly run out of space, but this also uncovered opportunities to improve the efficiency of the processes surrounding

Maryland MEP Managing Strategic Growth

Reported Year
2022
Based on the demand for its technology, MaxCyte has experienced consistent and significant business growth over many years and MaxCyte’s management identified several areas that had the potential to limit its ability to scale. They embarked on a strategy that included relocating to facility space more than double the size of its prior facilities