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MEP Success Stories from North Carolina

Carver Machine Works Realizes Multiple Rewards from a Commitment to Quality

Reported Year
2024
Lindsey Crisp, President and CEO of CMW Global, said, “The rigors required by the defense industry have helped us be a better company for all our customers.” The defense critical projects require the company to meet quality certifications from the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP), Non-Destructive Testing

First Flight Venture’s Hangar6 Helps Onda Vision Technologies Turn Ideas into Products

Reported Year
2024
Onda Vision needed a place for initial testing and proofs of concept to be considered for the USDA Hydration Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, and found that through the North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP), which provided a grant that supported his participation in the Propeller pre-accelerator

ABT Metals Witnesses Transformative Growth Through ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Reported Year
2024
When it was time to look for an organization that could help them implement ISO 9001:2015, they were drawn to NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions, part of the MEP National Network™, because of their fair pricing and local support, which benefited the great state by utilizing an in-state company. “It’s been a great experience working

3C Store Fixtures Excels with a Marketing Systems Revamp through the NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions Marketing Launchpad Program

Reported Year
2023
When NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions (IES) regional manager, Anna Mangum, approached the company in 2020 with the opportunity to participate in the marketing support program with the assistance of the Emergency Assistance Program (EAP) grant, President Michael Jones reluctantly accepted, saying, “I was willing to check the program

Haynes International Achieves AS9100 Certification With Help from NCMEP Partner: A Testament to Excellence in Aerospace Manufacturing

Reported Year
2023
Haynes International connected with the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP) partner, North Carolina State University Industry Expansion Solutions (IES). When the Mountain Home facility wanted to improve its AS9100 standard, IES was the first organization Quality Assurance Manager Bobby Chandler called. IES met with senior

Facility Upgrades Help Cummins-Meritor’s Morganton Facility Reach New Heights

Reported Year
2023
“In 2021 a potential new client approached us asking for an incremental supply of trailer axles,” said Cummins-Meritor Morganton Site Manager Kevin Roy. “They wanted to onshore their operations from China but their request exceeded our capacity. We realized we would need to upfit our operations and equipment.” For help Cummins Meritor reached out

Going on the Offense for Defense: NC Defense Manufacturer Takes Steps to Ensure Prosperity

Reported Year
2023
David Holden, the president of MSI Defense Solutions says the transition to becoming a defense manufacturer wasn’t easy. “We went from a motorsports company to a defense manufacturer in 2008. The defense industry is much more regimented than the racing industry”, Holden stated. This shift brought the desire for guidance. MSI Defense knew of NC

Forging Quality: NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions Provides Mechanical Speciality, Inc. with ISO 9001 Implementation Services

Reported Year
2021
As an organization whose target clients are companies that outsource their manufacturing, Mechanical Speciality's reputation and ability to attract new clients depend mostly on the quality of operations and products. “We saw a trend happening in manufacturing that to work with larger corporations you had to have some credentials and ISO 9001 was