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MEP Success Stories from New Mexico

Theta Plate finds Growth in New Markets

Reported Year
2022
Velasquez saw opportunity in meeting the high standards of Sandia National Laboratories located nearby. The laboratories’ mission is to develop, engineer, and test non-nuclear components of nuclear and advanced technologies, and it categorizes approved vendors into tiers based on capability and quality control. Theta Plate was already an approved

New Mexico MEP Helps Startup Pitch Technology to Potential Clients

Reported Year
2022
Because the RingIR tool is small and portable — about the size of two lunchboxes — and can accurately discern a gas’s molecular fingerprint in seconds, it can be used to instantly improve safety for oil and gas workers, first responders, soldiers, and workers in a wide range of industries. However, before the company could begin manufacturing, it

New Mexico MEP hHelps High-Tech Startup Journey from Lab to Market

Reported Year
2021
In its formative years, when AOT was developing its technology at the Air Force Research Lab in Albuquerque, New Mexico MEP Innovation Director Scott Bryant, part of the MEP National Network™, was asked to help with ISO documentation, cyber security and the creation of a growth strategy that would allow the company to prepare for manufacturing

New Mexico MEP helps Albuquerque doctor meet growing demand for healing products

Reported Year
2021
The company needed help meeting increased demand generated by rapid success in an industry that is unforgiving about supply interruptions. It was also interested in new production equipment that would help it move from small-lot manufacturing to greater efficiency as it scaled. For help they contacted New Mexico MEP, part of the MEP National

A Craft Winery Emerges from the Pandemic

Reported Year
2021
When the coronavirus pandemic temporarily halted tourist traffic and shuttered restaurants and bars throughout New Mexico, the winery had an inventory worth $100,000 and fewer avenues to deliver its products to customers. The Burds were able to keep products moving out the door through online wine tasting events, shipments to its more than 400 wine

IDS Manages Growth with Help from New Mexico MEP Pilot Project

Reported Year
2021
Military electronics obsolescence and other applications are driving the growth of 3D-printed electronics because the technology allows factories and installations to avoid the downtime and cost of retooling. Electronic printing enables equipment operators to insert a new CAD file and quickly resume production. When IDS received a significant

ACME Worldwide Enterprises Rises Above the Competition with ISO

Reported Year
2020
Before joining Acme Worldwide Enterprises in 2008, Managing Director Eugene Moya had worked for large companies that were registered with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). But he had never led a company through ISO registration, and he didn’t think Acme was big enough to warrant the investment of time and money. That changed

The Flavor of Success: Salsa Maker Prepares for New Facility with Help from New Mexico MEP

Reported Year
2020
New Mexico Sabor continues to produce from a commercial kitchen, where Gallegos-Ortega pays access fees and hourly usage fees, making it imperative that ingredients are ready for each production run and kitchen time is expedited. Equipment and ingredients must be brought from remote locations, adding to the intrinsic inefficiencies of a shared

Bringing Innovation to Rural Clothing Manufacturer

Reported Year
2020
Navajo Spirit is working on balancing automation with existing manufacturing processes, by rolling out updated information technology. General Manager Carl Ballenger has moved the business forward using technology to digitize patterns and standardizing work processes. Carl, along with Virginia Yazzie Ballenger, Navajo Spirit's owner and designer