Top Quality turned to the Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership (DEMEP) for help in streamlining its operations. Accredited by the National Institute for Standards and Technology, the non-profit organization’s mission is to substantially improve the quality, productivity and profitability of Delaware manufacturers by identifying, transferring and implementing best practices.
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RoboCamp Exposes Students to Manufacturing
At RoboCamp, 13 to 15-year-old students work with engineering instructors to assemble, design and program voice and motion activated security control robots.
Read More...DNREC Goes Lean
“Now, instead of a one-size-fits-all form, the application consists of a series of building blocks that applicants can put together like a set of Legos. Operators of dry cleaning plants and auto body shops no longer have to wade through complex forms that chemical manufacturers must complete.”
— Amy Mann, DNREC Engineer
Pulmonary Associates Dramatically Increases Efficiency with Value Stream Mapping
Technology, depending on how it is used, is often credited with the success or failure of aspects of managing a physician’s practice. Although there is no doubt that technology plays an important role, each process in an office operation – billing, scheduling, handling phone calls, responding to consultations, etc – must be sound.
Read More...Training Helps Atlantis Earn Certification Essential to Growth
“I’d rather see more money spent on the front end and have production go smoothly without any defective parts. Training from DEMEP helped improve our efficiency and improve our quality. We’ve shipped more than 3.5 million parts to Nissan since September 2006, and we’ve had no rejects.”
— Ken Orr, Atlantis president