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MEP Success Stories from West Virginia

Celebrating the Importance of Success Through Teamwork

Reported Year
2024
STOCKMEIER, as a family business, believes the company's success hinges on a dedication to the growth and advancement of their team, both as individuals and professionals. STOCKMEIER hosts team-building events each year during the company holiday party as part of the company's commitment to professional growth for its team. After the success of

SAL Chemical Company Uses Process Mapping to Drive Continuous Improvement

Reported Year
2024
Management at SAL Chemical Company values continuous improvement. As part of an ongoing effort to improve their processes SAL Chemical Company was interested in a strategic approach to identifying potential process improvement opportunities. SAL Chemical Company also wanted to train employees in this methodology as part of their commitment to

Mini Grant Program Helps Company Align Shipping Processes for Efficiencies.

Reported Year
2024
To remain a global leader, Marsh Bellofram needed to update its shipping and receiving system to streamline internal processes and increase market share in the energy industries served. This included the addition of cycle count, inventory movement functions, and purchase order receiving functionality updates within Fourth Shift, Marsh Bellofram’s

Automated Merchandising Systems Seeks to Improve Energy Efficiency

Reported Year
2024
Innovation, reliability, and dependability are at the core of AMS. One thing that ties these values together and allows AMS to be an industry leader is continuous improvement. Leadership at AMS has been extremely proactive in identifying opportunities to improve their manufacturing processes in support these core values. Most recently, this

WVMEP Provides CPR, First Aid, and AED Training

Reported Year
2023
The SJ Morse Company takes the safety and health of its employees so seriously that they go above and beyond meeting regulatory compliance obligations. As part of this commitment to safety, SJ Morse Company wanted to provide employees with CPR-First Aid-AED training so that they are prepared to help one another if an injury occurs, or someone

WVMEP Helps Precision Tool Comply with Cybersecurity Requirements

Reported Year
2023
Leadership looked to strategically broaden its focus and grow the business into other areas, including the Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain. As a small company with limited resources, the flow down of cybersecurity requirements were not only overwhelming but also very unclear to Precision Tool. Precision Tool leadership turned to the WVMEP

Manufacturer Trains New Internal Auditors to Support ISO 9001 System

Reported Year
2023
DALB Inc. is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and has their own internal auditing team that evaluates their own operations as part of the required auditing process. To ensure that their audit team is robust and that enough employees are trained to conduct audits, they contracted with WVU Industrial Extension, part of the MEP National Network, to train

World's Leading Solid-State Converter Company Receives ISO 9001 Internal Auditor Training

Reported Year
2022
FCX customers often require ISO 9001 certification. Their business is dependent on having a strong, sustainable quality management program that ensures customers are receiving products that meet or exceed their standards. The WVU Industrial Extension, part of the MEP National Network™, was hired to train the FCX management team to become internal

WVUIE Assists Company with Updated Plant Layout Needs

Reported Year
2022
The Troy Group needed to update existing plant layout drawings to reflect existing layouts including current safety equipment and means of egress for emergency situations. The company also wanted an up-to-date scaled layout of the Wheeling facility that could be used for future review of processes and space for improvement activities.