Success Stories

“By DEMEP teaching Lean manufacturing, employees could see that they could do things differently. They are not chasing the flavor or the month or the latest business fad.”
— David M. Harman, Manager, Continuous Improvement

“DEMEP’s assistance has made us more organized and achieving ISO certification has opened doors for us. Potential contractors take a second look at us now. Next, we are going to implement Lean Manufacturing.”
— Cathy Field Lloyd, President & CEO

“We’re saving a quarter of a million dollars a year. We’re using fewer hours to process the same amount of product, and we’ve moved workers to other parts of the plant where they’re more needed.”
— Rafael Perez, Deboning Manager, Georgetown Processing Plant

Speakman recognized the importance of getting good advice on how to transform its manufacturing processes, so it turned to the Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership (DEMEP), and discussed its plans with DEMEP Executive Director Steve Quindlen and Manufacturing Specialist John Barone.

“We average about 15 percent savings in our recommendations, which when compared with the cost of the program to the Department of Energy, results in well over a 100-to-one return on investment,” says Keith Goossen, IAC director.