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Success Story powered by Central NY MEP Center: Central New York Technology Development Organization (CNYTDO)

  • 30% increase in sales
  • Effective Meetings – Better planning, time management, and utilization of resources
  • 5S and Visual Controls, Value Stream Mapping, KPI Development, and Lean
  • Better utilization of people & inventory control, lead-time reduction

“Whereas we are extremely pleased with our initial progress and efforts, we have identified additional areas of improvement through the training for which we will look to CNYTDO once again for assistance. We are very appreciative of CNYTDO’s support during this critical transformational project.”

James Hickey, President

Vara Corporation

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Success Story powered by NY MEP Center(s): CEG and FuzeHub

  • $170,000 in cost savings (includes $50,000 Fuzehub grant)
  • $65,000 in increased or retained sales
  • $750,000 in new private equity investment
  • 4 created or retained jobs

“As a growing business, Vara Safety’s progress was accelerated through the key support of the regional organizations in Upstate New York including the Center for Economic Growth, FuzeHub, Workforce Development Initiative, and Upstate Venture Connect.”

Timmy Oh, CEO

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Reimann & Georger Corporation

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Success Story Powered By Western NY MEP Center: Insyte Consulting

  • $1.2 million in annual sales growth for marine products.
  • $600,000 in retained sales among current accounts.
  • $250,000 annual cost savings for inventory related expenses.
  • Foundation for continuous improvement, e.g. Kan Ban, for marine products.
  • Methodology to expand practices into two other major product lines.

“The project refocused the organization on the importance of inventory control and inventory processing. These improvements have been very sustainable as the business continues to grow while inventory turns continue to increase.”

Pat Greeley, CFO

Faces of Manufacturing: Patrick Jolly of Tower Isle Foods

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Tower Island Frozen Foods produces Jamaican-style patties with a delicious beef or chicken filling that’s seasoned with island spices and baked inside a pastry crust. For nearly 50 years, the company’s food products have been proudly made in Brooklyn, home to one of the largest populations of Jamaican-Americans in the United States. Today, Tower Isles’ …

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FourSquare/TRE

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Success Story powered by Southern Tier MEP Center: AM&T

  • 15 new jobs and 55 retained jobs
  • 170,000 invest in new process development and equipment in 2019
  • expect increased sales of 25%
  • More successful customer development and improved customer retention
  • expected total impact of $32.7 million

“Through AM&T’s efforts FourSquare/TRE was able to develop and implement an effective ISO 9001 quality management system, under an aggressive schedule, which produced significant improvements in our product yields and provided access to increased numbers of customers. They were also helpful in providing access to financial resources necessary to acquire funding to support the development of the process and its full implementation.”

Rick Haddock, President

Caraway Tea Company

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Success Story powered by Hudson Valley MEP Center: MTEC

  • $500,000 in increased sales
  • $3.5 million in retained sales
  • 1 job created
  • 20 retained jobs
  • cost savings through reduced inventory

“Working with MTEC has been fantastic. They have helped us streamline our process efficiencies and improve our bottom line. I would recommend them and look forward to working with them on future projects.”

Michael Caraway, Owner

Powerflow, inc.

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Success Story powered by Western NY MEP Center: Insyte Consulting

  • Achieved certification with zero major or minor non-conformances.
  • Retained automotive business which is 100% of manufactured product.
  • Simplified the quality management system.

“With Insyte’s guidance hands-on support the IATF certification process progressed quickly and smoothly. We were able to address concerns and meet our planned re-certification date.”

Sean Gallagher, General Manager

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