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			<title>NJMEP offers lean management, lean office, lean manufacturing training and more!</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEP helps keep NJ manufacturers in business with business process improvements such as business continuity planning, lean production strategies, lean manufacturing tools, and more. Through New Jersey tax credits, rd tax credits, lean manufacturing training, NJMEP can help. NJMEP also can help companies going green, also with rohs compliance, iso certification, new product development, and more. </itunes:summary>
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			<itunes:summary>Get lean with NJMEPs lean manufacturing tools.  Our lean manufacturing training includes lean six sigma, lean 5s training, kaizen principles, kanban system, and more. Were also helping companies going green with green manufacturing initiatives. NJMEP can help your manufacturing processes succeed!</itunes:summary>
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			<title>NJMEP Field Agent - Ronald Eleuteri</title>
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			<title>Learn if you have a lean office with NJMEPs HR Assessment Form</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEP offers lean strategies for office, lean manufacturing training, business process improvement, and more! Through manufacturing performance measures, business continuity planning, lean management, and total productive maintenance, you can have lean office in no time!</itunes:summary>
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			<title>NJMEP Field Agent - Karen Evanko</title>
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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP's field agents are fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.&nbsp;<a href='/karen_evanko.aspx' title='NJMEP Field Agent - Karen Evanko' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Field Agent - Joseph Mastrianni</title>
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			<title>NJMEP Field Agent - Gerald Najarian</title>
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			<title>NJMEP Field Agent - Rick Rainey</title>
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			<title>NJMEP Field Agent - Christopher Reese</title>
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			<title>NJMEP Field Agent - Dorothy Repka</title>
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			<title>NJMEP Field Agent - Robert Tomkins</title>
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			<title>NJMEP Support Staff - Robert L. Loderstedt, III</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.</itunes:summary>
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			<title>Made in New Jersey - Company  Product Spotlight</title>
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			<title>NJMEP Field Agent - Brian Conley</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/brian_conley.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs field agents are fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP's field agents are fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.&nbsp;<a href='/brian_conley.aspx' title='NJMEP Field Agent - Brian Conley' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Directions to NJMEP - NJ leader in lean manufacturing, New Jersey tax credits, and more</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEP is a leader in keeping NJ manufacturers lean through lean manufacturing training, lean production, lean management, lean six sigma, lean 5s, lean healthcare, lean office, lean food processing methods, and more! Business process improvements include business continuity planning, manufacturing performance measures, rd tax credits, New Jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, and more.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP is a leader in keeping NJ manufacturers lean through lean manufacturing training, lean production, lean management, lean six sigma, lean 5s, lean healthcare, lean office, lean food processing methods, and more! Business process improvements include business continuity planning, manufacturing performance measures, r&d tax credits, New Jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, and more.&nbsp;<a href='/directions.aspx' title='Directions to NJMEP - NJ leader in lean manufacturing, New Jersey tax credits, and more' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Become a Lean Manufacturing  Lean Management Resource Partner</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Contact NJMEP to learn how you can be lean manufacturing partner.  NJMEPs services include lean manufacturing training, lean management solutions, business continuity, new jersey tax credits, and more.  Get assistance in manufacturing processes, new product development, business process improvement, green manufacturing, and more!</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Contact NJMEP to learn how you can be lean manufacturing partner.  NJMEP's services include lean manufacturing training, lean management solutions, business continuity, new jersey tax credits, and more.  Get assistance in manufacturing processes, new product development, business process improvement, green manufacturing, and more!&nbsp;<a href='/become_a_resource_partner.aspx' title='Become a Lean Manufacturing & Lean Management Resource Partner' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Lean manufacturing, lean enterprise, business process improvements and more from NJMEP</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Learn all about lean manufacturing principles, lean production, business continuity planning, and more from NJs leading lean management organization. Get info about manufacturing processess, rd tax credits, green manufacturing, rohs compliance, iso certification, lean 5s training, and more!</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Learn all about lean manufacturing principles, lean production, business continuity planning, and more from NJ's leading lean management organization. Get info about manufacturing processess, r&d tax credits, green manufacturing, rohs compliance, iso certification, lean 5s training, and more!&nbsp;<a href='/training_video.aspx' title='Lean manufacturing, lean enterprise, business process improvements and more from NJMEP' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Lean manufacturing, lean production, business process improvements and more from NJMEP</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEP offers lean manufacturing tools and lean manufacturing training for a variety of service areas.  Our business process improvement strategies and lean management tools will ensure efficient manufacturing processes.  We also cover new product development, iso certification, rohs compliance, and even help companies going green!</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP offers lean manufacturing tools and lean manufacturing training for a variety of service areas.  Our business process improvement strategies and lean management tools will ensure efficient manufacturing processes.  We also cover new product development, iso certification, rohs compliance, and even help companies going green!&nbsp;<a href='/service_areas_old.aspx' title='Lean manufacturing, lean production, business process improvements and more from NJMEP' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Support Staff - Anthony DeSantis</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP's support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.&nbsp;<a href='/anthony_desantis.aspx' title='NJMEP Support Staff - Anthony DeSantis' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Support Staff - Lynore Desantis</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP's support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.&nbsp;<a href='/lynore_desantis.aspx' title='NJMEP Support Staff - Lynore Desantis' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Support Staff - Joseph D’Urso</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP's support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.&nbsp;<a href='/joseph_durso.aspx' title='NJMEP Support Staff - Joseph D’Urso' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Support Staff - Kathleen Baldwin</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP's support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.&nbsp;<a href='/kathleen_baldwin.aspx' title='NJMEP Support Staff - Kathleen Baldwin' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Support Staff - Howard L. Kaplan</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP's support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.&nbsp;<a href='/howard_l_kaplan.aspx' title='NJMEP Support Staff - Howard L. Kaplan' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Support Staff - Robert Basso</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/robert_basso.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP's support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.&nbsp;<a href='/robert_basso.aspx' title='NJMEP Support Staff - Robert Basso' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Learn if you have a lean office with NJMEPs Quality Management Assessment Form</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/quality_management_assessment_form.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEP offers lean strategies for office, lean manufacturing training, business process improvement, and more! Through manufacturing performance measures, business continuity planning, lean management, and total productive maintenance, you can have lean office in no time!</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP offers lean strategies for office, lean manufacturing training, business process improvement, and more! Through manufacturing performance measures, business continuity planning, lean management, and total productive maintenance, you can have lean office in no time!&nbsp;<a href='/quality_management_assessment_form.aspx' title='Learn if you have a lean office with NJMEP's Quality Management Assessment Form' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>DISMAR Corporation</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/dismar_corporation.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>DISMAR needed to establish a business plan for present day operations and future development. Individual managers were doing their own thing.  NJMEP coordinated and facilitated a strategic planning effort where the president and his key managers defined the companys mission, vision, objectives, and an action plan.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">DISMAR needed to establish a business plan for present day operations and future development. Individual managers were doing their own thing.  NJMEP coordinated and facilitated a strategic planning effort where the president and his key managers defined the company's mission, vision, objectives, and an action plan.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/dismar_corporation.aspx' title='DISMAR Corporation' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Learn if you have a lean office with NJMEPs Lean Enterprise Assessment Form</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/lean_enterprise_assessment_form.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEP offers lean strategies for office, lean manufacturing training, business process improvement, and more! Through manufacturing performance measures, business continuity planning, lean management, and total productive maintenance, you can have lean office in no time!</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP offers lean strategies for office, lean manufacturing training, business process improvement, and more! Through manufacturing performance measures, business continuity planning, lean management, and total productive maintenance, you can have lean office in no time!&nbsp;<a href='/lean_enterprise_assessment_form.aspx' title='Learn if you have a lean office with NJMEP's Lean Enterprise Assessment Form' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Corporate Documents  Policies about Lean manufacturing, lean enterprise, business process improvements and more from NJMEP</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/njmep_corporate_documents__policies.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Learn all about lean manufacturing principles, lean production, business continuity planning, and more from NJs leading lean management organization. Get info about manufacturing processess, rd tax credits, green manufacturing, rohs compliance, iso certification, lean 5s training, and more!</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Learn all about lean manufacturing principles, lean production, business continuity planning, and more from NJ's leading lean management organization. Get info about manufacturing processess, r&d tax credits, green manufacturing, rohs compliance, iso certification, lean 5s training, and more!&nbsp;<a href='/njmep_corporate_documents__policies.aspx' title='Corporate Documents & Policies about Lean manufacturing, lean enterprise, business process improvements and more from NJMEP' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>C-Tech Associates</title>
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			<itunes:summary>C-Tech needed to reduce manufacturing time. The company had to respond more quickly to the rapidly increasing order demand, but did not want to hire additional employees. NJMEP learned of C-Tech and its manufacturing needs when the firm attended an informational program held for all manufacturers in Sussex County.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">C-Tech needed to reduce manufacturing time. The company had to respond more quickly to the rapidly increasing order demand, but did not want to hire additional employees. NJMEP learned of C-Tech and its manufacturing needs when the firm attended an informational program held for all manufacturers in Sussex County.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/ctech_associates.aspx' title='C-Tech Associates' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>AVCON Corporation</title>
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			<itunes:summary>AVCON contacted the NJMEP after reading an article about them in the newspaper. Once on site, the NJMEP Field Agent conducted a QuickView™ that showed that they were lacking the ability to track the process flow and production time from receipt of a customer job order through the shop floor build, clean and packaging process.

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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">AVCON contacted the NJMEP after reading an article about them in the newspaper. Once on site, the NJMEP Field Agent conducted a QuickView™ that showed that they were lacking the ability to track the process flow and production time from receipt of a customer job order through the shop floor build, clean and packaging process.

&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/avcon_corporation.aspx' title='AVCON Corporation' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Specialty Molding Corporation</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Specialty Molding needed a low cost prototype mold of a completely new design. They were seeking a method to avoid the time and expense in designing, developing and implementing the new mold that then produces the molded product.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Specialty Molding needed a low cost prototype mold of a completely new design. They were seeking a method to avoid the time and expense in designing, developing and implementing the new mold that then produces the molded product.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/specialty_molding_corporation.aspx' title='Specialty Molding Corporation' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Home Rubber</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Anything the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program can do for small manufacturers is necessary and so vital to the viability and survival of these businesses, stated Richard Balka, President of Home Rubber Company.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">"Anything the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program can do for small manufacturers is necessary and so vital to the viability and survival of these businesses," stated Richard Balka, President of Home Rubber Company.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/home_rubber.aspx' title='Home Rubber' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Flemington Precast</title>
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			<itunes:summary>In our world of virtual business, innovative young minds offer small New Jersey manufacturers hands on help. A Marketing Plan created through the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) by two graduate students from the New Jersey Institute of Technology zeroed in on a strategy to help Flemington Precast  Supply, L.L.C. make plans for the future and meet the challenges of todays changing business climate.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">In our world of virtual business, innovative young minds offer small New Jersey manufacturers hands on help. A Marketing Plan created through the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) by two graduate students from the New Jersey Institute of Technology zeroed in on a strategy to help Flemington Precast & Supply, L.L.C. make plans for the future and meet the challenges of today's changing business climate.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/flemington_precast.aspx' title='Flemington Precast' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>FPI Thermoplastic Technologies</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/fpi_thermoplastic_technologies.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) provided new business acquisition support through the Personal Business Advisor (PBA) program to FPI Thermoplastic Technologies, Inc. that resulted in a 25% increase in sales. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) provided new business acquisition support through the Personal Business Advisor (PBA) program to FPI Thermoplastic Technologies, Inc. that resulted in a 25% increase in sales. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/fpi_thermoplastic_technologies.aspx' title='FPI Thermoplastic Technologies' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Aero Tec</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/aero_tec.aspx</link>
			<guid>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/aero_tec.aspx</guid>
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			<itunes:summary>Aero Tec Laboratories, located in Ramsey, was able to enhance profits by improving manufacturing processes thanks to the efforts of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP).</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Aero Tec Laboratories, located in Ramsey, was able to enhance profits by improving manufacturing processes thanks to the efforts of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP).&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/aero_tec.aspx' title='Aero Tec' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>OSheas Printing Stamping</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/osheas_printing_stamping.aspx</link>
			<guid>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/osheas_printing_stamping.aspx</guid>
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			<itunes:summary>The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted O’Sheas to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted O’Sheas to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/osheas_printing_stamping.aspx' title='OSheas Printing Stamping' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Meto Corporation</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/meto_corporation.aspx</link>
			<guid>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/meto_corporation.aspx</guid>
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			<itunes:summary>New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted Meto Corporation to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted Meto Corporation to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/meto_corporation.aspx' title='Meto Corporation' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Besam</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/besam.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>This nationally recognized business planning and manufacturing assessment tool would provide the East Winsor-based company with a full evaluation of all business and technical operations.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">This nationally recognized business planning and manufacturing assessment tool would provide the East Winsor-based company with a full evaluation of all business and technical operations.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/besam.aspx' title='Besam' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Adaptive Design Labs</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/adaptive_design_labs.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Two years ago, Adaptive Design Labs, Inc. learned about the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) through a newspaper article.

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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Two years ago, Adaptive Design Labs, Inc. learned about the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) through a newspaper article.

&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/adaptive_design_labs.aspx' title='Adaptive Design Labs' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Cain Machine Company</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/cain_machine_company.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>New Jersey MEP contacted Cain Machine Company and took them through a QuickView™ Assessment which indicated the need for better information flow and operational / output documentation. The Field Agent then suggested ISO 9000 certification, so that they could address both their internal organizational process needs and begin competing in new markets.

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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">New Jersey MEP contacted Cain Machine Company and took them through a QuickView™ Assessment which indicated the need for better information flow and operational / output documentation. The Field Agent then suggested ISO 9000 certification, so that they could address both their internal organizational process needs and begin competing in new markets.

&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/cain_machine_company.aspx' title='Cain Machine Company' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Polyurethane Specialties </title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/polyurethane_specialties_.aspx</link>
			<guid>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/polyurethane_specialties_.aspx</guid>
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			<itunes:summary>The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted Polyurethane Specialties to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted Polyurethane Specialties to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/polyurethane_specialties_.aspx' title='Polyurethane Specialties ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Parwan Electronics</title>
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			<itunes:summary>New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), contacted Parwan Electronics to introduce its services for small and medium sized manufacturers </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), contacted Parwan Electronics to introduce its services for small and medium sized manufacturers &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/parwan_electronics.aspx' title='Parwan Electronics' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Elnik Systems</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/elnik_systems.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>The company’s rapid growth put pressures on the organization. Elnik realized they needed to increase standardization and improve procedures to ensure product and process quality. Mr. Joens was familiar with the ISO certification program and recognized it as an opportunity for process improvement and a marketing advantage with their global customer base. 

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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">The company’s rapid growth put pressures on the organization. Elnik realized they needed to increase standardization and improve procedures to ensure product and process quality. Mr. Joens was familiar with the ISO certification program and recognized it as an opportunity for process improvement and a marketing advantage with their global customer base. 

&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/elnik_systems.aspx' title='Elnik Systems' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Universal Metalcraft </title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/universal_metalcraft_.aspx</link>
			<guid>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/universal_metalcraft_.aspx</guid>
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			<itunes:summary>The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted Universal Metalcraft to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted Universal Metalcraft to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/universal_metalcraft_.aspx' title='Universal Metalcraft ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>KDI Triangle</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/kdi_triangle.aspx</link>
			<guid>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/kdi_triangle.aspx</guid>
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			<itunes:summary>The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted K D I/Triangle Corporation to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted K D I/Triangle Corporation to assist them in confirming that their mission critical manufacturing equipment was Y2K compliant.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/kdi_triangle.aspx' title='KDI Triangle' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Burns Ricker</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/burns_ricker.aspx</link>
			<guid>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/burns_ricker.aspx</guid>
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			<itunes:summary>Burns-Ricker, Inc., a Division of B  G Foods, in Dayton, New Jersey was established in 1985 and employs up to 100 people. The bagel chip manufacturer has between 20 and 30 million dollars in annual sales.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Burns-Ricker, Inc., a Division of B & G Foods, in Dayton, New Jersey was established in 1985 and employs up to 100 people. The bagel chip manufacturer has between 20 and 30 million dollars in annual sales.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/burns_ricker.aspx' title='Burns Ricker' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Carlisle Machine Works</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/carlisle_machine_works.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>A New Jersey MEP field agent, Bucky Wellman, contacted Carlisle and performed a QuickView assessment. Through the assessment process, Bucky learned more about the company, and was able to identify the need for Succession Planning.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">A New Jersey MEP field agent, Bucky Wellman, contacted Carlisle and performed a QuickView assessment. Through the assessment process, Bucky learned more about the company, and was able to identify the need for Succession Planning.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/carlisle_machine_works.aspx' title='Carlisle Machine Works' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Quantem Corp</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/quantem_corp.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted Quantem and set an appointment for a visit from a NJMEP field agent. Jim Schulz, a New Jersey MEP field agent, visited Quantem and explained about NJMEP and our services to manufacturers. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) contacted Quantem and set an appointment for a visit from a NJMEP field agent. Jim Schulz, a New Jersey MEP field agent, visited Quantem and explained about NJMEP and our services to manufacturers. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/quantem_corp.aspx' title='Quantem Corp' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>APW Mclean East</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/apw_mclean_east.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>APW Mclean Robbinsville, located in Mercer County New Jersey, manufactures integrated thermal management products and is striving to improve its business operations to world-class competitiveness. McLean builds products for the telecommunication, computer and data communication markets. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">APW Mclean Robbinsville, located in Mercer County New Jersey, manufactures integrated thermal management products and is striving to improve its business operations to world-class competitiveness. McLean builds products for the telecommunication, computer and data communication markets. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/apw_mclean_east.aspx' title='APW Mclean East' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Captive Plastics</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Captive Plastics, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of plasticpackaging for the Personal Care, Health Care, Food and Beverage markets. Captive Plastics provides customers with “one stop shopping” through its capability to produce plastic bottles as well as closures and overcaps nationwide. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Captive Plastics, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of plasticpackaging for the Personal Care, Health Care, Food and Beverage markets. Captive Plastics provides customers with “one stop shopping” through its capability to produce plastic bottles as well as closures and overcaps nationwide. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/captive_plastics.aspx' title='Captive Plastics' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>High-Tech Funding</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/news/hightech_funding.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology has awarded more than $3 million to several of the agencys programs. The state money was allocated last year for fiscal 2008 that runs from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology has awarded more than $3 million to several of the agency's programs. The state money was allocated last year for fiscal 2008 that runs from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008.&nbsp;<a href='/news/hightech_funding.aspx' title='High-Tech Funding' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>New Website for NJ Equipment Manufacturer Provides Link To International Customers</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/new_website_for_nj_equipment_manufacturer_provides_link_to_international_customers.aspx</link>
			<guid>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/new_website_for_nj_equipment_manufacturer_provides_link_to_international_customers.aspx</guid>
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			<itunes:summary>Linker Machines, a small family owned business, wanted to increase sales by expanding its customer base to the international marketplace. The company manufactures automatic linking and peeling machinery for small to medium-sized sausage producers. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Linker Machines, a small family owned business, wanted to increase sales by expanding its customer base to the international marketplace. The company manufactures automatic linking and peeling machinery for small to medium-sized sausage producers. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/new_website_for_nj_equipment_manufacturer_provides_link_to_international_customers.aspx' title='New Website for NJ Equipment Manufacturer Provides Link To International Customers' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Making it Work</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Ranger Industries Inc. in Tinton Falls is amping up its productivity and trying to prove a New Jersey manufacturer can survive.</itunes:summary>
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			<title>Ranger Industries Crafts a Plan to Continue Manufacturing in the USA</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Ranger Industries is a manufacturer of supplies for the arts-and-crafts industry – inkpads, glitter glue, and embossing powders.  It has 55 employees and $8 million in annual sales.  Founded in 1929, Ranger originally manufactured inkpads for banks.  Vincent A. DiLascia bought the company in 1975.  He and his wife, Anne Generas, expanded the company by introducing new ink colors allowing them to open doors to a new market—the arts and crafts industry.  Although DiLascia has retired, Ranger remai</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Ranger Industries is a manufacturer of supplies for the arts-and-crafts industry – inkpads, glitter glue, and embossing powders.  It has 55 employees and $8 million in annual sales.  Founded in 1929, Ranger originally manufactured inkpads for banks.  Vincent A. DiLascia bought the company in 1975.  He and his wife, Anne Generas, expanded the company by introducing new ink colors allowing them to open doors to a new market—the arts and crafts industry.  Although DiLascia has retired, Ranger remai&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/ranger_industries_crafts_a_plan_to_continue_manufacturing_in_the_usa.aspx' title='Ranger Industries Crafts a Plan to Continue Manufacturing in the USA' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Bio-Chem Valve Inc. Receives ISO 9001</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Bio-Chem Valve, Inc., located in Boonton, NJ is a leading manufacturer of miniature solenoid valves and pumps. Bio-Chem Valve Inc. manufactures a complete line of miniature isolation valves, pinch valves and pumps used in chromatography, auto-sampling, blood diagnostics, medical instrumentation, bio-technology, pharmaceutical equipment, environmental analysis and other applications. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Bio-Chem Valve, Inc., located in Boonton, NJ is a leading manufacturer of miniature solenoid valves and pumps. Bio-Chem Valve Inc. manufactures a complete line of miniature isolation valves, pinch valves and pumps used in chromatography, auto-sampling, blood diagnostics, medical instrumentation, bio-technology, pharmaceutical equipment, environmental analysis and other applications. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/biochem_valve_.aspx' title='Bio-Chem Valve Inc. Receives ISO 9001' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Kason Corporation Achieves ISO 9001:1994 Registration in Ten Months! </title>
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			<itunes:summary>Kason Corporation, founded in 1967 by Lawrence Stone, is currently located in Millburn, New Jersey. Kason manufactures circular screen separators, centrifugal screeners and vibration fluid processors for the chemical process industries. Kason employs 46 people in their Millburn facility and ships process machinery through-out the world. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Kason Corporation, founded in 1967 by Lawrence Stone, is currently located in Millburn, New Jersey. Kason manufactures circular screen separators, centrifugal screeners and vibration fluid processors for the chemical process industries. Kason employs 46 people in their Millburn facility and ships process machinery through-out the world. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/kason_.aspx' title='Kason Corporation Achieves ISO 9001:1994 Registration in Ten Months! ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Manufacturers Find Fat Rewards for Going Lean </title>
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			<itunes:summary>Methods pioneered in Asia can cut waste and increase value at all points of the production process.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Methods pioneered in Asia can cut waste and increase value at all points of the production process.&nbsp;<a href='/news/manufacturers_find_fat_rewards_for_going_lean_.aspx' title='Manufacturers Find Fat Rewards for Going Lean ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Makes its Case</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Bob Loderstedt, president of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc., says Gov. Jon S. Corzines proposal to not fund the non-profit organization in fiscal 2009 is extremely short sighted.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Bob Loderstedt, president of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc., says Gov. Jon S. Corzine''s proposal to not fund the non-profit organization in fiscal 2009 is "extremely short sighted."&nbsp;<a href='/news/njmep_makes_its_case.aspx' title='NJMEP Makes its Case' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Manufacturers Get New Lease on Life</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Investors are buying up struggling companies and finding they can turn a profit.</itunes:summary>
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			<title>N.J. Gets Federal Funding For Manufacturing, Research</title>
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			<itunes:summary>The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded more than $500,000 to the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which assists small and midsized manufacturers, and the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium, which conducts coastal environment research, Democratic U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez announced Tuesday.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded more than $500,000 to the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which assists small and midsized manufacturers, and the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium, which conducts coastal environment research, Democratic U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez announced Tuesday.&nbsp;<a href='/news/nj_gets_federal_funding_for_manufacturing_research.aspx' title='N.J. Gets Federal Funding For Manufacturing, Research' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Chair Men Build A Sturdy Future</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Factories streamline operations to battle recession.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Factories streamline operations to battle recession.&nbsp;<a href='/news/chair_men_build_a_sturdy_future.aspx' title='Chair Men Build A Sturdy Future' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Manufacturing Survey Gets Deadline Extension </title>
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			<itunes:summary>Lynore DeSantis, vice president of operations at NJMEP, said the American Small Manufacturers Coalition concluded additional time would increase participation in the survey. New Jersey is targeting a response of at least 5 percent from the state’s nearly 11,000 manufacturing firms; so far, about 300 firms have responded, she said. MEP coaches manufacturers on how to cut waste, operate efficiently and invest in new products.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Lynore DeSantis, vice president of operations at NJMEP, said the American Small Manufacturers Coalition concluded additional time would increase participation in the survey. New Jersey is targeting a response of at least 5 percent from the state’s nearly 11,000 manufacturing firms; so far, about 300 firms have responded, she said. MEP coaches manufacturers on how to cut waste, operate efficiently and invest in new products.&nbsp;<a href='/news/manufacturing_survey_gets_deadline_extension_.aspx' title='Manufacturing Survey Gets Deadline Extension ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Learn if you have a lean office with NJMEPs Manufacturing Systems Assessment Form</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEP offers lean strategies for office, lean manufacturing training, business process improvement, and more! Through manufacturing performance measures, business continuity planning, lean management, and total productive maintenance, you can have lean office in no time!</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP offers lean strategies for office, lean manufacturing training, business process improvement, and more! Through manufacturing performance measures, business continuity planning, lean management, and total productive maintenance, you can have lean office in no time!&nbsp;<a href='/manufacturing_systems_assessment_form.aspx' title='Learn if you have a lean office with NJMEP's Manufacturing Systems Assessment Form' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Steel Craft Industries Unveils High-Tech Production Capabilities</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Founded in 1946, Steel Craft Industries is the United States’ largest manufacturer of unwired and fluorescent lighting fixtures. The company currently employs more than 70 people and supplies original equipment manufacturers with fixtures, parts and subassemblies.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Founded in 1946, Steel Craft Industries is the United States’ largest manufacturer of unwired and fluorescent lighting fixtures. The company currently employs more than 70 people and supplies original equipment manufacturers with fixtures, parts and subassemblies.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/steel_craft_.aspx' title='Steel Craft Industries Unveils High-Tech Production Capabilities' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>RECKITT BENCKISER REDUCES WASHOUT TIME BY 56%</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Reckitt Benckiser, Inc., located in Hillsborough, New Jersey, is the world’s leading manufacturer of household cleaning products. Brands include Lysol, Woolite, Calgon, Wizard and Spray ‘n Wash. Reckitt Benckiser employs approximately 235 people in New Jersey, and has annual sales of approximately 4 billion dollars. Their corporate headquarters is located in Berkshire, United Kingdom. 

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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Reckitt Benckiser, Inc., located in Hillsborough, New Jersey, is the world’s leading manufacturer of household cleaning products. Brands include Lysol, Woolite, Calgon, Wizard and Spray ‘n Wash. Reckitt Benckiser employs approximately 235 people in New Jersey, and has annual sales of approximately 4 billion dollars. Their corporate headquarters is located in Berkshire, United Kingdom. 

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			<title>New Jersey Keeps Jobs Due To Manufacturer’s Loyalty To Its Workers</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Accurate Screw Machine Products Co. Inc. (ASM) is an ISO 9001: 2000  AS 9100 certified manufacturer of electronic hardware and fasteners specializing in JIT delivery to the electronics, aerospace, medical, telecommunications and metal fabricating industries.  ASM was founded in 1967 and in 1998 was acquired by MW Industries, the second largest manufacturer of springs and specialty fasteners in North America.  MW operates eleven manufacturing plants throughout the US. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Accurate Screw Machine Products Co. Inc. (ASM) is an ISO 9001: 2000 & AS 9100 certified manufacturer of electronic hardware and fasteners specializing in JIT delivery to the electronics, aerospace, medical, telecommunications and metal fabricating industries.  ASM was founded in 1967 and in 1998 was acquired by MW Industries, the second largest manufacturer of springs and specialty fasteners in North America.  MW operates eleven manufacturing plants throughout the US. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/new_jersey_keeps_jobs_due_to_manufacturers_loyalty_to_its_workers.aspx' title='New Jersey Keeps Jobs Due To Manufacturer’s Loyalty To Its Workers' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Business Grapples with Rising Oil Prices</title>
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			<itunes:summary>With the price of oil topping $100 a barrel last week, the bottom line of companies in New Jersey and elsewhere is increasingly being squeezed. And there’s no magic bullet, say experts.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">With the price of oil topping $100 a barrel last week, the bottom line of companies in New Jersey and elsewhere is increasingly being squeezed. And there’s no magic bullet, say experts.&nbsp;<a href='/news/njbiz_article.aspx' title='Business Grapples with Rising Oil Prices' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>GEMCO Receives Immediate Benefits from ISO Registration</title>
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			<itunes:summary>General Machine Company of New Jersey (GEMCO) achieved ISO registration in March 2001! After 11 months of hard work by a dedicated team, GEMCO’s goal was achieved through a consortium approach of ISO Program Implementation. Benefits of internal system improvements and product quality have already been realized. 

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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">General Machine Company of New Jersey (GEMCO) achieved ISO registration in March 2001! After 11 months of hard work by a dedicated team, GEMCO’s goal was achieved through a consortium approach of ISO Program Implementation. Benefits of internal system improvements and product quality have already been realized. 

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			<title>Teamwork Results in ISO 9001:1994 Registration for COMPAC!</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Eight feet of floodwaters could not prevent the team at COMPAC from achieving their goal of ISO registration. In May 2001 COMPAC was recommended for ISO 9001:1994 registration for their New Jersey facilities, Compac Corporation in Netcong and Compac Industries in Edison. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Eight feet of floodwaters could not prevent the team at COMPAC from achieving their goal of ISO registration. In May 2001 COMPAC was recommended for ISO 9001:1994 registration for their New Jersey facilities, Compac Corporation in Netcong and Compac Industries in Edison. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/compac.aspx' title='Teamwork Results in ISO 9001:1994 Registration for COMPAC!' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Henry Troemner Improves Productivity and Reduces Costs Through Lean and Cellular Manufacturing </title>
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			<itunes:summary>Henry Troemner founded Henry Troemner LLC, of Thorofare, New Jersey, in 1840. Their first products were weight balances. Today they are one of the world’s leading suppliers of precision weights and mass standards, and their commercial metrology laboratory offers comprehensive weight calibration and certification services. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Henry Troemner founded Henry Troemner LLC, of Thorofare, New Jersey, in 1840. Their first products were weight balances. Today they are one of the world’s leading suppliers of precision weights and mass standards, and their commercial metrology laboratory offers comprehensive weight calibration and certification services. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/henry_troemner.aspx' title='Henry Troemner Improves Productivity and Reduces Costs Through Lean and Cellular Manufacturing ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Lean Manufacturing Leads To Cost Savings at GIRARD EQUIPMENT, INC.</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Implementation of lean manufacturing techniques through a value stream mapping program has enabled Girard Equipment Inc. to reduce set-up times for their equipment, and has resulted in cost savings of $20,000 - $30,000.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Implementation of lean manufacturing techniques through a value stream mapping program has enabled Girard Equipment Inc. to reduce set-up times for their equipment, and has resulted in cost savings of $20,000 - $30,000.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/girard_equipment.aspx' title='Lean Manufacturing Leads To Cost Savings at GIRARD EQUIPMENT, INC.' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Carteret Die Casting Corp. Realizes Positive Impact on Business Growth as a Result of ISO 9001 Registration</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, Carteret Die Casting Corp. produces custom die cast products for the automotive, defense, electronics and architectural hardware industries. Joe Dapsis, Sr. founded the company in 1960, which now employs 59 people and generates $6,000,000 in annual sales. The company has earned a reputation for producing a quality product that meets their customer requirements.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, Carteret Die Casting Corp. produces custom die cast products for the automotive, defense, electronics and architectural hardware industries. Joe Dapsis, Sr. founded the company in 1960, which now employs 59 people and generates $6,000,000 in annual sales. The company has earned a reputation for producing a quality product that meets their customer requirements.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/carteret.aspx' title='Carteret Die Casting Corp. Realizes Positive Impact on Business Growth as a Result of ISO 9001 Registration' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Small New Jersey Manufacturer Achieves a Big Goal</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/rehtek_machine_company.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Working with the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), Alamo Learning Systems and the New Jersey Department of Labor, Office of Customized Training, Rehtek Machine Company achieved ISO 9002:1994 registration in 2001! </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Working with the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), Alamo Learning Systems and the New Jersey Department of Labor, Office of Customized Training, Rehtek Machine Company achieved ISO 9002:1994 registration in 2001! &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/rehtek_machine_company.aspx' title='Small New Jersey Manufacturer Achieves a Big Goal' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>L  Z Tool  Engineering, Inc. Early to Meet New Standard: ISO 9001:2000</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/lz_tool_engineering.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Early in 1999, L  Z Tool met Field Agents from New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) while attending a seminar on economic development. L  Z expressed an interest in becoming ISO Registered. And so the process began. In addition, in 2000, Mr. Frank Cooper, Director of Sales and Marketing of L  Z Tool, became a member of the NJMEP Board of Trustees. 

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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Early in 1999, L & Z Tool met Field Agents from New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) while attending a seminar on economic development. L & Z expressed an interest in becoming ISO Registered. And so the process began. In addition, in 2000, Mr. Frank Cooper, Director of Sales and Marketing of L & Z Tool, became a member of the NJMEP Board of Trustees. 

&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/lz_tool_engineering.aspx' title='L & Z Tool & Engineering, Inc. Early to Meet New Standard: ISO 9001:2000' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Swenson Company, Inc. Increases Sales through ISO 9001:2000 Registration </title>
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			<itunes:summary>New Jersey Department of Labor referred Victor Swenson, President of Swenson Company, to the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), a National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership network affiliate (NIST MEP). Swenson wanted to improve their internal business systems and develop avenues for new business by becoming ISO Registered. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">New Jersey Department of Labor referred Victor Swenson, President of Swenson Company, to the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), a National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership network affiliate (NIST MEP). Swenson wanted to improve their internal business systems and develop avenues for new business by becoming ISO Registered. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/swenson_company.aspx' title='Swenson Company, Inc. Increases Sales through ISO 9001:2000 Registration ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>New Web Site Increases Company Visibility And Results In New Sales At Spinnerin Dye</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/spinnerin_dye.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Spinnerin Dye began as Spinnerin Inc. in 1939 by Swiss based, Spinnerin Inc. in South Hackensack, NJ. Current owners and former employees of Spinnerin Inc., Bill Rabadan, Mike Sutherland, and Vasfi Ismailovski purchased the company in 1998, and not to loose brand recognition, negotiated to retain the name Spinnerin. The company is a dye house for the textile industry processing over 200,000 pounds of white clothing and home furnishings each week. Their work ends up on the racks of Wal-Mart, Old </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Spinnerin Dye began as Spinnerin Inc. in 1939 by Swiss based, Spinnerin Inc. in South Hackensack, NJ. Current owners and former employees of Spinnerin Inc., Bill Rabadan, Mike Sutherland, and Vasfi Ismailovski purchased the company in 1998, and not to loose brand recognition, negotiated to retain the name Spinnerin. The company is a dye house for the textile industry processing over 200,000 pounds of white clothing and home furnishings each week. Their work ends up on the racks of Wal-Mart, Old &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/spinnerin_dye.aspx' title='New Web Site Increases Company Visibility And Results In New Sales At Spinnerin Dye' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>AERCO International Achieves Goal Through 5-S Project</title>
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			<itunes:summary>AERCO International, Inc., of Northvale, New Jersey, is a manufacturer of gas and steam-fired hydronic boilers and water heaters. With 106 employees, the company is known by HVAC and plumbing engineers worldwide for its innovative product designs, a renowned manufacturing process, a strong reputation for consumer education and a solid network of sales agencies.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">AERCO International, Inc., of Northvale, New Jersey, is a manufacturer of gas and steam-fired hydronic boilers and water heaters. With 106 employees, the company is known by HVAC and plumbing engineers worldwide for its innovative product designs, a renowned manufacturing process, a strong reputation for consumer education and a solid network of sales agencies.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/aerco.aspx' title='AERCO International Achieves Goal Through 5-S Project' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Tri-Tech Tool  Design Co., Inc. Realizes Steady Business and Improved Operations as a Result of ISO 9001:2000 Compliance</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Headquartered in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, Tri-Tech Tool  Design Co., Inc. (Tri-Tech) specializes in the production of plastic molded components, prototypes and plastic injection molds. Brothers, Art and Bill Weber Sr. founded this 28-person company in 1981 and have grown the business to a multi-million dollar company. Tri-Tech manufactures products for a variety of industries including: medical device, construction, plumbing and cosmetics. The company has earned a reputation for their tot</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Headquartered in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, Tri-Tech Tool & Design Co., Inc. (Tri-Tech) specializes in the production of plastic molded components, prototypes and plastic injection molds. Brothers, Art and Bill Weber Sr. founded this 28-person company in 1981 and have grown the business to a multi-million dollar company. Tri-Tech manufactures products for a variety of industries including: medical device, construction, plumbing and cosmetics. The company has earned a reputation for their tot&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/tri_tech.aspx' title='Tri-Tech Tool & Design Co., Inc. Realizes Steady Business and Improved Operations as a Result of ISO 9001:2000 Compliance' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Business Acquisition by Gem Plastics Establishes Company as NJ Plastics Manufacturer </title>
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			<itunes:summary>Mario Verdi and John Domici, Jr. founded Gem Plastics, Inc., in 1999, and they were joined by Frank Garza, as a third partner in 2000. Located in Randolph, New Jersey, Gem Plastics and its subsidiary Creative Plastics and Designs Inc., (CPD) offers complete services from design to finished products of custom plastic and metal parts to their customers.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Mario Verdi and John Domici, Jr. founded Gem Plastics, Inc., in 1999, and they were joined by Frank Garza, as a third partner in 2000. Located in Randolph, New Jersey, Gem Plastics and its subsidiary Creative Plastics and Designs Inc., (CPD) offers complete services from design to finished products of custom plastic and metal parts to their customers.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/gem_plastics_.aspx' title='Business Acquisition by Gem Plastics Establishes Company as NJ Plastics Manufacturer ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Manville Rubber Products Inc. Anticipates Business Growth </title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/manville_rubber.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Intrigued by a marketing initiative, MRP’s Mark Gajewski, contacted the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), a National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership network affiliate (NIST MEP) to learn how NJMEP could be of assistance with their corporate ISO program, sales and marketing initiatives and process control practices. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Intrigued by a marketing initiative, MRP’s Mark Gajewski, contacted the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), a National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership network affiliate (NIST MEP) to learn how NJMEP could be of assistance with their corporate ISO program, sales and marketing initiatives and process control practices. &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/manville_rubber.aspx' title='Manville Rubber Products Inc. Anticipates Business Growth ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Argent Associates Expands Business Through Quality Systems Project</title>
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			<itunes:summary>For Beatriz (Betty) M. Manetta, founder, president and chief executive officer of Argent Associates, Inc., 20 years of hard work, education and experience in the telecommunications industry led her to discover a niche market waiting to be serviced. Argent is a certified minority business enterprise providing inventory control, materials management and logistics to the telecommunications and retail industries.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">For Beatriz (Betty) M. Manetta, founder, president and chief executive officer of Argent Associates, Inc., 20 years of hard work, education and experience in the telecommunications industry led her to discover a niche market waiting to be serviced. Argent is a certified minority business enterprise providing inventory control, materials management and logistics to the telecommunications and retail industries.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/argent_associates.aspx' title='Argent Associates Expands Business Through Quality Systems Project' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>VCT/QualTeq Achieves Goals with Assistance from NJMEP</title>
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			<itunes:summary>VCT/QualTeq Division, a 195-employee company in South Plainfield, New Jersey, is a globally recognized secure/non-secure transaction card service company. A leader in card solutions, VCT/QualTeq has been serving the card production and application needs of blue-chip clients since the mid 1980s.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">VCT/QualTeq Division, a 195-employee company in South Plainfield, New Jersey, is a globally recognized secure/non-secure transaction card service company. A leader in card solutions, VCT/QualTeq has been serving the card production and application needs of blue-chip clients since the mid 1980s.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/vct_qualteq.aspx' title='VCT/QualTeq Achieves Goals with Assistance from NJMEP' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Bitter Sweet Victory for Barry Callebaut USA LLC as They Celebrate the Successful Completion of Their Required Upgrade to ISO 9001-2000 </title>
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			<itunes:summary>Barry Callebaut was formed just over seven years ago when two powers of the chocolate industry, Callebaut the Belgian chocolate producer and Cacao Barry the French manufacturer, joined forces. With 30 production sites worldwide, sales of 2.5 billion and over 9500 employees, Barry Callebaut is recognized as the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products. Most recently Barry Callebaut acquired Stollwerck Group, a German manufacturer and marketer of chocolate and US-b</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Barry Callebaut was formed just over seven years ago when two powers of the chocolate industry, Callebaut the Belgian chocolate producer and Cacao Barry the French manufacturer, joined forces. With 30 production sites worldwide, sales of 2.5 billion and over 9500 employees, Barry Callebaut is recognized as the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products. Most recently Barry Callebaut acquired Stollwerck Group, a German manufacturer and marketer of chocolate and US-b&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/barry_callebaut.aspx' title='Bitter Sweet Victory for Barry Callebaut USA LLC as They Celebrate the Successful Completion of Their Required Upgrade to ISO 9001-2000 ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Helps Well-Bilt Bolster Sales and Marketing</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Well-Bilt Industries, Inc., a Linden, New Jersey company, has been meeting the metalworking and fabrication needs of its customers for more than 20 years. Well-Bilt, founded by President Les Zalewski, performs metal stamping, fabricating and assembly with CNC turning, milling precision machining and cold saw cutting. The ten-employee company generates annual sales of $570,000.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Well-Bilt Industries, Inc., a Linden, New Jersey company, has been meeting the metalworking and fabrication needs of its customers for more than 20 years. Well-Bilt, founded by President Les Zalewski, performs metal stamping, fabricating and assembly with CNC turning, milling precision machining and cold saw cutting. The ten-employee company generates annual sales of $570,000.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/well_bilt.aspx' title='NJMEP Helps Well-Bilt Bolster Sales and Marketing' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Helps Dyna-Lite Grow with New Product Design</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Dyna-Lite Flash Equipment, Inc., founded in 1970, is a manufacturer of professional flash photography equipment. The Union, New Jersey company employs 17 people and generates annual sales totaling $3,500,000.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Dyna-Lite Flash Equipment, Inc., founded in 1970, is a manufacturer of professional flash photography equipment. The Union, New Jersey company employs 17 people and generates annual sales totaling $3,500,000.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/dyna_lite.aspx' title='NJMEP Helps Dyna-Lite Grow with New Product Design' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Lean Strategic Transformation Enables Superseal Manufacturing to Grow Business, Reduce Costs </title>
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			<itunes:summary>In 2001, Superseal Manufacturing Company, Inc., a South Plainfield, New Jersey-based manufacturer of windows for distributors, was carrying huge inventories and achieving less than 50% on-time delivery to its clients. Owner Joe Vespa, Jr. had grown concerned with the possibility of losing customers. A cold call from NJMEP, followed by an introductory letter from NJMEP Field Agent Lorna Runkle, set in motion a process improvement project that would allow Superseal to increase sales, add jobs, inv</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">In 2001, Superseal Manufacturing Company, Inc., a South Plainfield, New Jersey-based manufacturer of windows for distributors, was carrying huge inventories and achieving less than 50% on-time delivery to its clients. Owner Joe Vespa, Jr. had grown concerned with the possibility of losing customers. A cold call from NJMEP, followed by an introductory letter from NJMEP Field Agent Lorna Runkle, set in motion a process improvement project that would allow Superseal to increase sales, add jobs, inv&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/superseal_manufacturing.aspx' title='Lean Strategic Transformation Enables Superseal Manufacturing to Grow Business, Reduce Costs ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Triangle Manufacturing Cuts Costs, Keeps Key Customer</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Triangle Manufacturing Co. Inc., of Upper Saddle River, New Jersey is a contract manufacturer of precision component parts. Founded in 1955 by William Strohmeyer and two partners, the 90-employee company provides services including product development, manufacturing engineering and complete turnkey solutions for production manufacturers via materials management and production. Triangle Manufacturing is ISO 9001-2000 registered and has extensive experience in the medical manufacturing field, incl</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Triangle Manufacturing Co. Inc., of Upper Saddle River, New Jersey is a contract manufacturer of precision component parts. Founded in 1955 by William Strohmeyer and two partners, the 90-employee company provides services including product development, manufacturing engineering and complete turnkey solutions for production manufacturers via materials management and production. Triangle Manufacturing is ISO 9001-2000 registered and has extensive experience in the medical manufacturing field, incl&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/triangle_manufacturing.aspx' title='Triangle Manufacturing Cuts Costs, Keeps Key Customer' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Lean Manufacturing Improves Assured Automation</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Assured Automation of Clark, New Jersey was founded more than 20 years ago. The company is a leading supplier of automated valves and flow components for industrial process control applications. It services a diverse clientele, ranging from small equipment manufacturers to Fortune 500 manufacturing, chemical and pharmaceutical companies.
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			<title>Ferro Corporation Achieves Ergonomic Success with NJMEP</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Ferro Corporation purchased PDI (Pigment Dispersions Incorporated) in 1992, adding it to Ferro’s Performance Chemicals Division. The business manufactures colorants for the thermoset and thermoplastics industries and sells them to the general compounding and coatings industry.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Ferro Corporation purchased PDI (Pigment Dispersions Incorporated) in 1992, adding it to Ferro’s Performance Chemicals Division. The business manufactures colorants for the thermoset and thermoplastics industries and sells them to the general compounding and coatings industry.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/ferro_corporation.aspx' title='Ferro Corporation Achieves Ergonomic Success with NJMEP' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Leads Electrocatalytic Products through Lean Transformation</title>
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			<itunes:summary>USFilter Electrocatalytic Products, a Siemens company, manufactures water treatment systems for commercial, industrial and municipal use. The Union, New Jersey Company is a provider of onsite hypochlorite generation and other electrochemical components and equipment designed to control biological fouling and corrosion at power plants, petrochemical facilities, ships and offshore facilities. It employs 90 people.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">USFilter Electrocatalytic Products, a Siemens company, manufactures water treatment systems for commercial, industrial and municipal use. The Union, New Jersey Company is a provider of onsite hypochlorite generation and other electrochemical components and equipment designed to control biological fouling and corrosion at power plants, petrochemical facilities, ships and offshore facilities. It employs 90 people.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/us_filter.aspx' title='NJMEP Leads Electrocatalytic Products through Lean Transformation' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Katherine Bartling</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP's support staff is fully versed in lean manufacturing, lean production, lean management, and other manufacturing performance measures. They can also advise on business continuity planning, new product development, new jersey tax credits, environmental regulatory compliance, lean strategies for office, and help companies going green.&nbsp;<a href='/katherine_bartling.aspx' title='Katherine Bartling' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Lean Manufacturing Cuts Costs, Speeds Productivity for White Conveyors, Inc.</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/white_conveyor.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Application of the Lean Concepts learned through NJMEP training has enabled White Conveyors, Inc. of Kenilworth, New Jersey to reduce its manufacturing cycle time from three weeks to three days. “The NJMEP approach of ‘train-do’ gave us the ability to immediately apply the concepts to our organization,” explains Nick Scarpa, White Conveyors’ Director of Quality.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Application of the Lean Concepts learned through NJMEP training has enabled White Conveyors, Inc. of Kenilworth, New Jersey to reduce its manufacturing cycle time from three weeks to three days. “The NJMEP approach of ‘train-do’ gave us the ability to immediately apply the concepts to our organization,” explains Nick Scarpa, White Conveyors’ Director of Quality.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/white_conveyor.aspx' title='Lean Manufacturing Cuts Costs, Speeds Productivity for White Conveyors, Inc.' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Trek Connect Applies Lean Principles to Improve Business </title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/trek_connect.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Trek Connect, Inc., of Moorestown, New Jersey, is a woman-owned small business founded in 1999 by Miriam (Mimi) Jacobs. A veteran of more than 30 years in the connector marketplace, Jacobs capitalized on an opportunity to create her own wire harness and cable assembly business and guided the company to success.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Trek Connect, Inc., of Moorestown, New Jersey, is a woman-owned small business founded in 1999 by Miriam (Mimi) Jacobs. A veteran of more than 30 years in the connector marketplace, Jacobs capitalized on an opportunity to create her own wire harness and cable assembly business and guided the company to success.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/trek_connect.aspx' title='Trek Connect Applies Lean Principles to Improve Business ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Voltaix Turns to NJMEP’s Lean Manufacturing to Improve Business </title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/voltaix.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Voltaix is a North Branch, New Jersey manufacturer of high purity specialty gases and chemicals for emerging applications related primarily to electronic and photonic devices. Founded in 1986 by John de Neufville, Ph.D., the company has developed proprietary gas manufacturing capabilities and an array of products that are used in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and ion implantation processes to enhance the performance of silicon-based semiconductor devices such as computer chips and solar cells.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Voltaix is a North Branch, New Jersey manufacturer of high purity specialty gases and chemicals for emerging applications related primarily to electronic and photonic devices. Founded in 1986 by John de Neufville, Ph.D., the company has developed proprietary gas manufacturing capabilities and an array of products that are used in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and ion implantation processes to enhance the performance of silicon-based semiconductor devices such as computer chips and solar cells.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/voltaix.aspx' title='Voltaix Turns to NJMEP’s Lean Manufacturing to Improve Business ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Helps Triangle Tube to Streamline Production Operations</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Triangle Tube/Phase III Co. of Blackwood, New Jersey manufactures and assembles a variety of condensing boilers, heat exchangers and hot water heaters for residential, commercial and industrial use. The Blackwood, New Jersey Company currently has 51 employees and generates annual sales over $25 million.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Triangle Tube/Phase III Co. of Blackwood, New Jersey manufactures and assembles a variety of condensing boilers, heat exchangers and hot water heaters for residential, commercial and industrial use. The Blackwood, New Jersey Company currently has 51 employees and generates annual sales over $25 million.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/triangle_tube.aspx' title='NJMEP Helps Triangle Tube to Streamline Production Operations' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Helps TAH Industries to Achieve ISO Certification</title>
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			<itunes:summary>TAH Industries Inc. of Robbinsville, New Jersey manufactures motionless mixers and cartridge systems for the medical and industrial markets. CEO Terry Horner, who founded the company 25 years ago, was one of the early developers of static mixing technology for the two-component adhesive and sealant industry. TAH, which currently has 125 employees, holds extensive worldwide patents on improvements to this technology, and remains an innovator in providing high-quality, cost-effective motionless mi</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">TAH Industries Inc. of Robbinsville, New Jersey manufactures motionless mixers and cartridge systems for the medical and industrial markets. CEO Terry Horner, who founded the company 25 years ago, was one of the early developers of static mixing technology for the two-component adhesive and sealant industry. TAH, which currently has 125 employees, holds extensive worldwide patents on improvements to this technology, and remains an innovator in providing high-quality, cost-effective motionless mi&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/tah_industries.aspx' title='NJMEP Helps TAH Industries to Achieve ISO Certification' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Precision Escalator Reaches New Heights with NJMEP’s Lean Manufacturing</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/precision_escalator.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Precision Escalator of Kenilworth, New Jersey is a 20-year-old manufacturer of escalator parts, elevator products and moving walk components for all makes and models. With over 80 employees and annual sales of $12 million, the company inventories the largest parts solutions selection in the industry.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Precision Escalator of Kenilworth, New Jersey is a 20-year-old manufacturer of escalator parts, elevator products and moving walk components for all makes and models. With over 80 employees and annual sales of $12 million, the company inventories the largest parts solutions selection in the industry.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/precision_escalator.aspx' title='Precision Escalator Reaches New Heights with NJMEP’s Lean Manufacturing' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>S.S. White Turns to NJMEP for Increased Success</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/s_s_white_tech.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>S.S. White Technologies Inc. is a Piscataway, New Jersey manufacturer of flexible shaft assemblies, bulk shafts and abrasive units for the aircraft, industrial, medical and automotive markets. Dr. Samuel Stockton White, a practicing dentist who helped pioneer his field with the introduction of a high-speed flexible shaft dental drill, founded the company in 1844. S.S. White soon developed the flexible shaft for use in automobile speedometers, power tools, instrumentation, motor controls and cons</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">S.S. White Technologies Inc. is a Piscataway, New Jersey manufacturer of flexible shaft assemblies, bulk shafts and abrasive units for the aircraft, industrial, medical and automotive markets. Dr. Samuel Stockton White, a practicing dentist who helped pioneer his field with the introduction of a high-speed flexible shaft dental drill, founded the company in 1844. S.S. White soon developed the flexible shaft for use in automobile speedometers, power tools, instrumentation, motor controls and cons&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/s_s_white_tech.aspx' title='S.S. White Turns to NJMEP for Increased Success' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Helps SPEX CertiPrep to Improve Processes, Grow Business</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/spex_certiprep.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>SPEX CertiPrep of Metuchen, New Jersey was founded in 1954. The company, which employs 50 people and generates annual sales of $10 million, produces sample preparation equipment and certified reference materials for analytical spectroscopy.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">SPEX CertiPrep of Metuchen, New Jersey was founded in 1954. The company, which employs 50 people and generates annual sales of $10 million, produces sample preparation equipment and certified reference materials for analytical spectroscopy.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/spex_certiprep.aspx' title='NJMEP Helps SPEX CertiPrep to Improve Processes, Grow Business' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Helps Spirent Communications to Achieve ISO Certification</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Spirent Communications is an Eatontown, New Jersey company with 125 employees and annual sales of $50 million. Spirent was established in 1984 as Telecom Analysis Systems, Inc. and was purchased by Bowthorpe plc, a UK-based holding company, a year later. Today, Spirent Communications is a component of the Spirent Communications Group, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spirent plc, an international technology company based in Crawley, UK.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Spirent Communications is an Eatontown, New Jersey company with 125 employees and annual sales of $50 million. Spirent was established in 1984 as Telecom Analysis Systems, Inc. and was purchased by Bowthorpe plc, a UK-based holding company, a year later. Today, Spirent Communications is a component of the Spirent Communications Group, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spirent plc, an international technology company based in Crawley, UK.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/spirent_communications.aspx' title='NJMEP Helps Spirent Communications to Achieve ISO Certification' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Results-Driven Training and Implementation Helps NJ Manufacturer Maintain Its Competitive Edge</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Johanson Manufacturing intends to remain in the state of New Jersey.  Despite mounting competitive pressures, this family-owned and -operated manufacturer of precision electronic and fiber optic products is making a critical investment in the company and its people with assistance from the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the NJ Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NJMEP), an affiliate of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Johanson manufactures the components for p</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Johanson Manufacturing intends to remain in the state of New Jersey.  Despite mounting competitive pressures, this family-owned and -operated manufacturer of precision electronic and fiber optic products is making a critical investment in the company and its people with assistance from the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the NJ Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NJMEP), an affiliate of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Johanson manufactures the components for p&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/johanson_manufacturing.aspx' title='Results-Driven Training and Implementation Helps NJ Manufacturer Maintain Its Competitive Edge' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Introduces Wide Lean Transformation to Enable Avionic Instruments to Grow</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Avionic Instruments, Inc. of Avenel, New Jersey was established in 1970 as a family-owned business. The power conversion equipment company employs 185 in the research, development and manufacturing of power and control systems for the defense and commercial aerospace industries. In July 2005, Avionics was acquired by TRANSDIGM, a holding company with a considerable presence in the aerospace industry. Through the acquisition, Avionic Instruments joined TRANSDIGM’s established engineering firms </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Avionic Instruments, Inc. of Avenel, New Jersey was established in 1970 as a family-owned business. The power conversion equipment company employs 185 in the research, development and manufacturing of power and control systems for the defense and commercial aerospace industries. In July 2005, Avionics was acquired by TRANSDIGM, a holding company with a considerable presence in the aerospace industry. Through the acquisition, Avionic Instruments joined TRANSDIGM’s established engineering firms &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/avionic_instruments.aspx' title='NJMEP Introduces Wide Lean Transformation to Enable Avionic Instruments to Grow' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Training Leads to Leaner New Jersey Headwear</title>
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			<itunes:summary>New Jersey Headwear Corporation of Newark, New Jersey was founded in 1992 by President Mitch Cahn as a manufacturer of union label apparel, including hats and shirts, to be promoted to unions, political campaigns, government agencies and socially responsible organizations. The company’s products, which also include a recently established line of custom bags and embroidery, are available only through a national network of union wear distributors.
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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">New Jersey Headwear Corporation of Newark, New Jersey was founded in 1992 by President Mitch Cahn as a manufacturer of union label apparel, including hats and shirts, to be promoted to unions, political campaigns, government agencies and socially responsible organizations. The company’s products, which also include a recently established line of custom bags and embroidery, are available only through a national network of union wear distributors.
&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/nj_headwear.aspx' title='NJMEP Training Leads to Leaner New Jersey Headwear' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Helps Myat Inc. with a Smooth Move</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Myat Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of proprietary electronic transmission equipment used in television and radio broadcasting and radar installations. Founded in 1951, the third-generation company is located in Mahwah, New Jersey. Myat has 45 employees and generates $5 million in annual sales.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Myat Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of proprietary electronic transmission equipment used in television and radio broadcasting and radar installations. Founded in 1951, the third-generation company is located in Mahwah, New Jersey. Myat has 45 employees and generates $5 million in annual sales.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/myat.aspx' title='NJMEP Helps Myat Inc. with a Smooth Move' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>ITW Thielex Improves Skills, Lowers Costs with Lean Training</title>
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			<itunes:summary>ITW Thielex of Somerset, NJ manufactures a wide range of protective shipping and handling packaging for electronics components, including PVC polygrade clear packaging and IC socket connectors; Plastiglide casters for furniture; and Maxigrip zippers for protective cover applications. The company, which has 68 employees and generates annual sales of $14 million, is part of Illinois Tool Works (ITW), which acquired Thielex in 1983.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">ITW Thielex of Somerset, NJ manufactures a wide range of protective shipping and handling packaging for electronics components, including PVC polygrade clear packaging and IC socket connectors; Plastiglide casters for furniture; and Maxigrip zippers for protective cover applications. The company, which has 68 employees and generates annual sales of $14 million, is part of Illinois Tool Works (ITW), which acquired Thielex in 1983.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/itw_thielex.aspx' title='ITW Thielex Improves Skills, Lowers Costs with Lean Training' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Certech Grows Sales, Cuts Costs with NJMEP’s Lean Training </title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/certech.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Certech, Inc. manufactures injection-molded ceramic parts used in the investment casting of turbine engines. Certech is based in Wood Ridge, New Jersey and has additional manufacturing plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mexico and the UK. The company was founded in 1978 and was purchased by Carpenter Technologies Corporation in 1997. Today, Certech ‘s NJ Operations has roughly 300 employees in two facilities equaling 95,000 square feet.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Certech, Inc. manufactures injection-molded ceramic parts used in the investment casting of turbine engines. Certech is based in Wood Ridge, New Jersey and has additional manufacturing plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mexico and the UK. The company was founded in 1978 and was purchased by Carpenter Technologies Corporation in 1997. Today, Certech ‘s NJ Operations has roughly 300 employees in two facilities equaling 95,000 square feet.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/certech.aspx' title='Certech Grows Sales, Cuts Costs with NJMEP’s Lean Training ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Assists Vital Signs on the Road to Lean Transformation</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/vital_signs.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Vital Signs of Totowa, New Jersey designs, manufactures and markets single-use medical products for the anesthesia, respiratory, critical care, sleep therapy and medical emergency markets. Originally founded in 1972 in New York, the company reincorporated in New Jersey in 1988. Its corporate offices and main manufacturing facility are located in Totowa, while additional manufacturing and warehousing facilities are in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Colorado, and subsidiaries exist in Maryland, Swede</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Vital Signs of Totowa, New Jersey designs, manufactures and markets single-use medical products for the anesthesia, respiratory, critical care, sleep therapy and medical emergency markets. Originally founded in 1972 in New York, the company reincorporated in New Jersey in 1988. Its corporate offices and main manufacturing facility are located in Totowa, while additional manufacturing and warehousing facilities are in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Colorado, and subsidiaries exist in Maryland, Swede&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/vital_signs.aspx' title='NJMEP Assists Vital Signs on the Road to Lean Transformation' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Helps Strato to Grow Lean, Full Speed Ahead</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/strato_inc.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Robert Foxx founded Strato Inc. in 1968 as a developer and manufacturer of products to be marketed to the railroad and transit industries. The Foxx family bought the business in 1972 when current president and CEO, Michael J. Foxx, joined the company upon graduating college. Strato, located in Piscataway, NJ, has 100 employees, a 100,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility and annual sales of $30 million. Michael became president and CEO in 1985, and his two sons head the company</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Robert Foxx founded Strato Inc. in 1968 as a developer and manufacturer of products to be marketed to the railroad and transit industries. The Foxx family bought the business in 1972 when current president and CEO, Michael J. Foxx, joined the company upon graduating college. Strato, located in Piscataway, NJ, has 100 employees, a 100,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility and annual sales of $30 million. Michael became president and CEO in 1985, and his two sons head the company&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/strato_inc.aspx' title='NJMEP Helps Strato to Grow Lean, Full Speed Ahead' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Assists Plastiform Packaging in Successfully Meeting Difficult DEP Requirements</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/plastiform_packaging.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>PlastiForm Packaging, Inc. has been a leader in the field of custom thermoforming since 1958. They manufacture a wide variety of high quality plastic sheets and vacuum thermoforming products and have built a reputation through attention to details, quality control and personal customer services.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">PlastiForm Packaging, Inc. has been a leader in the field of custom thermoforming since 1958. They manufacture a wide variety of high quality plastic sheets and vacuum thermoforming products and have built a reputation through attention to details, quality control and personal customer services.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/plastiform_packaging.aspx' title='NJMEP Assists Plastiform Packaging in Successfully Meeting Difficult DEP Requirements' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Succession Planning for NJ Factories on the Way </title>
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			<itunes:summary>A nonprofit organization that works to boost the efficiency of New Jersey manufacturers is branching into a new arena — succession planning. 

 

The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program has just formed an alliance with the consulting firm Decision Associates to work with factory owners looking to retire and sell their businesses, said Bob Loderstedt, president of Morris Plains-based NJMEP.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">A nonprofit organization that works to boost the efficiency of New Jersey manufacturers is branching into a new arena — succession planning. 

 

The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program has just formed an alliance with the consulting firm Decision Associates to work with factory owners looking to retire and sell their businesses, said Bob Loderstedt, president of Morris Plains-based NJMEP.&nbsp;<a href='/news/succession_planning_for_nj_factories_on_the_way_.aspx' title='Succession Planning for NJ Factories on the Way ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Shows Lynch Exhibits the Way to Growth Through Lean</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Lynch Exhibits of Burlington, New Jersey began as a small, family-owned sign shop that grew into a manufacturer of trade show exhibits and expanded into exhibit design, fabrication, installation and event management. The company currently designs, builds and installs permanent displays for corporate offices, and produces both permanent and traveling exhibits for museums and galleries. Lynch Exhibits has 151 employees, generates annual sales of $15 million, and operates a 210,000 square foot</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Lynch Exhibits of Burlington, New Jersey began as a small, family-owned sign shop that grew into a manufacturer of trade show exhibits and expanded into exhibit design, fabrication, installation and event management. The company currently designs, builds and installs permanent displays for corporate offices, and produces both permanent and traveling exhibits for museums and galleries. Lynch Exhibits has 151 employees, generates annual sales of $15 million, and operates a 210,000 square foot&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/lynch_exhibits.aspx' title='NJMEP Shows Lynch Exhibits the Way to Growth Through Lean' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<itunes:summary>Lee Linear® of Piscataway, NJ was founded as Lee Controls in 1967 in Berkeley Heights, NJ. The company grew into an established manufacturer of precision hardened shafting, and in 2005, ownership changed hands to three long-time employees — Jed Kanter, Jim Ashworth and Mike Mazepa — along with Alan Haveson, former owner of Eastern Bearing Co. of Elizabeth, NJ.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Lee Linear® of Piscataway, NJ was founded as Lee Controls in 1967 in Berkeley Heights, NJ. The company grew into an established manufacturer of precision hardened shafting, and in 2005, ownership changed hands to three long-time employees — Jed Kanter, Jim Ashworth and Mike Mazepa — along with Alan Haveson, former owner of Eastern Bearing Co. of Elizabeth, NJ.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/lee_linear.aspx' title='Lee Linear® Grows Lean with NJMEP' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<itunes:summary>Gulton, Inc. of Metuchen, New Jersey has manufactured thermal print heads for thermal printer manufacturers and aftermarket needs for over 33 years. Gulton, which currently has 29 employees, became a privately owned company in April 2002.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Gulton, Inc. of Metuchen, New Jersey has manufactured thermal print heads for thermal printer manufacturers and aftermarket needs for over 33 years. Gulton, which currently has 29 employees, became a privately owned company in April 2002.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/gulton.aspx' title='Implementation of Lean Manufacturing Techniques with Assistance from NJMEP, Dramatically Improves Gulton's Productivity' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>NJMEP Aids Connector Products in Achieving ISO Certification</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Connector Products Inc. was founded in 1977 in Camden, New Jersey by Mario Polidori, a power utility worker who saw a need for connectors to be used in commercial rail line and power generation applications. He developed the designs and patented the technology while subcontracting the manufacturing. The business eventually grew to a point where he invested in the equipment and personnel to begin manufacturing the products on his own. As the company continued growing and evolving to meet new </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Connector Products Inc. was founded in 1977 in Camden, New Jersey by Mario Polidori, a power utility worker who saw a need for connectors to be used in commercial rail line and power generation applications. He developed the designs and patented the technology while subcontracting the manufacturing. The business eventually grew to a point where he invested in the equipment and personnel to begin manufacturing the products on his own. As the company continued growing and evolving to meet new &nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/connector_products.aspx' title='NJMEP Aids Connector Products in Achieving ISO Certification' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<link>http://www.njmep.org/case_studies/bestwork_industries.aspx</link>
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			<itunes:summary>Bestwork Industries for the Blind, Inc., established in 1981, is a non-profit contract assembler for government programs under the umbrella of the National Industries for the Blind. Located in Runnemeade, NJ, they employ about 50 visually impaired people who sew various products, including uniforms, mostly utilized by the military.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Bestwork Industries for the Blind, Inc., established in 1981, is a non-profit contract assembler for government programs under the umbrella of the National Industries for the Blind. Located in Runnemeade, NJ, they employ about 50 visually impaired people who sew various products, including uniforms, mostly utilized by the military.&nbsp;<a href='/case_studies/bestwork_industries.aspx' title='NJMEP Improved Productivity and Reduced Stress' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<itunes:summary>Senator Menendez, Lautenberg announce $1.5 million for program crucial to New Jerseys manufacturing industry competitiveness program promotes job creation through support of centers that provide manufacturers with services that focus on growth, productivity and efficiency.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Senator Menendez, Lautenberg announce $1.5 million for program crucial to New Jersey's manufacturing industry competitiveness program promotes job creation through support of centers that provide manufacturers with services that focus on growth, productivity and efficiency.&nbsp;<a href='/news/senator_menendez.aspx' title='Senator Menendez, Lautenberg announce $1.5M' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Chivukula Praises US Senators for NJMEP Aid </title>
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			<itunes:summary>TRENTON – Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula (D-17) praised the efforts of Senators Lautenberg and Menendez to provide $1.5 million to aid the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (NJMEP) from the U.S. Department of Commerce.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">TRENTON – Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula (D-17) praised the efforts of Senators Lautenberg and Menendez to provide $1.5 million to aid the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (NJMEP) from the U.S. Department of Commerce.&nbsp;<a href='/news/chivukula_praises_us_senators_for_njmep_aid_.aspx' title='Chivukula Praises US Senators for NJMEP Aid ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Principles of Lean Manufacturing</title>
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			<title>Principles of Lean Manufacturing with LIVE Simulation</title>
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			<title>Survey Will Take Pulse of Manufacturing </title>
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			<itunes:summary>In a bid to reverse a decades-long decline in factory jobs, New Jersey’s 12,000 manufacturers are being asked to take part in a landmark survey to assess how far the state has moved toward world-class standards. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">In a bid to reverse a decades-long decline in factory jobs, New Jersey’s 12,000 manufacturers are being asked to take part in a landmark survey to assess how far the state has moved toward world-class standards. &nbsp;<a href='/news/survey_will_take_pulse_of_manufacturing_.aspx' title='Survey Will Take Pulse of Manufacturing ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<itunes:summary>Whenever he goes to a trade conference, John Baker gets a reality check on the task facing New Jersey manufacturers.

 

Baker, president of Hackensack-based metal-parts maker General AE, is used to the state’s high cost of doing business, red tape and daunting environmental rules. He is struck by the sympathy he gets from his counterparts around the country, especially states where the business climate is warmer.</itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Whenever he goes to a trade conference, John Baker gets a reality check on the task facing New Jersey manufacturers.

 

Baker, president of Hackensack-based metal-parts maker General A&E, is used to the state’s high cost of doing business, red tape and daunting environmental rules. He is struck by the sympathy he gets from his counterparts around the country, especially states where the business climate is warmer.&nbsp;<a href='/news/firms_can_vent_about_cost_of_doing_business_.aspx' title='Firms Can Vent About Cost of Doing Business ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Read NJMEP’s newsletter about lean manufacturing, lean production, and lean management.</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEPs solutions include lean manufacturing tools, lean manufacturing training, business continuity planning, new product development process, and more. Get success by learning lean six sigma, kaizen principles, kanban system, lean food processing methods, and more from NJMEP.</itunes:summary>
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			<title>Do You Have What It Takes to Go International? Manufacturers should seek foreign sales. </title>
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If the idea of becoming an exporter scares you, you are not alone.  Stories of deals gone bad, piracy and logistical nightmares abound.  On the other hand as stated in a recent report by the accounting firm RSM McGladrey, “Going global is not without risk, but competing in the United States against increasingly global competition is no picnic either”.  Coupled with the effects of the declining dollar, this vast, new market is just too large to ignore.</itunes:summary>
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If the idea of becoming an exporter scares you, you are not alone.  Stories of deals gone bad, piracy and logistical nightmares abound.  On the other hand as stated in a recent report by the accounting firm RSM McGladrey, “Going global is not without risk, but competing in the United States against increasingly global competition is no picnic either”.  Coupled with the effects of the declining dollar, this vast, new market is just too large to ignore.&nbsp;<a href='/news/do_you_have_what_it_takes_to_go_international.aspx' title='Do You Have What It Takes to Go International? Manufacturers should seek foreign sales. ' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Principles of Lean Food Production with Live Simulation</title>
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			<title>Green Generalist (Green 101)</title>
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			<title>Principles of Lean Manufacturing with LIVE Simulation</title>
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			<title>Principles of Lean Food Production with LIVE Simulation</title>
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			<title>Made in New Jersey - Company  Product Spotlight</title>
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			<title>How to Increase Cash Flow</title>
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			<title>Green Generalist (Green 101)</title>
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			<title>Other States Woo N.J. Manufacturers - N.J. agency fights back, helps plants boost productivity.</title>
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			<itunes:summary>Eatontown — An all-expenses-paid move and a five-year tax exemption. Thats the latest deal Eli Liebermann says he was offered to relocate his manufacturing plant to New Mexico.  A tempting offer, to be sure, but Liebermann, president of Innovative Power Solutions, which makes generators and transformers for the aerospace industry, turned it down, just like hes turned down a list of other states that have aggressively courted his company in recent years. 
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			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">Eatontown — An all-expenses-paid move and a five-year tax exemption. That's the latest deal Eli Liebermann says he was offered to relocate his manufacturing plant to New Mexico.  A tempting offer, to be sure, but Liebermann, president of Innovative Power Solutions, which makes generators and transformers for the aerospace industry, turned it down, just like he's turned down a list of other states that have aggressively courted his company in recent years. 
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			<title>Made in New Jersey</title>
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			<itunes:summary>NJMEP helps keep NJ manufacturers in business with business process improvements such as business continuity planning, lean production strategies, lean manufacturing tools, and more. Through New Jersey tax credits, rd tax credits, lean manufacturing training, NJMEP can help. NJMEP also can help companies going green, also with rohs compliance, iso certification, new product development, and more. </itunes:summary>
			<description>  <![CDATA[ <div style="MARGIN-LEFT:10px;" class="articlebody">NJMEP helps keep NJ manufacturers in business with business process improvements such as business continuity planning, lean production strategies, lean manufacturing tools, and more. Through New Jersey tax credits, r&d tax credits, lean manufacturing training, NJMEP can help. NJMEP also can help companies going green, also with rohs compliance, iso certification, new product development, and more. &nbsp;<a href='/made_in_new_jersey.aspx' title='Made in New Jersey' class="articleLink">Read more.</a></div>]]></description>
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			<title>Lean Tools for the Office — A Lean Office Overview with Live Simulation</title>
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			<title>Principles of Lean Manufacturing with LIVE Simulation</title>
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			<title>How to Increase Cash Flow</title>
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			<title>Principles of Lean Manufacturing with LIVE Simulation</title>
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			<title>Needing a Friend in Trenton</title>
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			<title>Green Generalist (Green 101)<br>Green Enterprise Development</title>
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			<title>Green Generalist (Green 101)<br>Green Enterprise Development</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/events/greengeneralist7142010_details.aspx</link>
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			<title>Green Generalist (Green 101)<br>Green Enterprise Development</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/events/greengeneralist10132010_details.aspx</link>
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			<title>NJMEP Resource Meeting</title>
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			<title>NJMEP Resource Meeting</title>
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			<title>NJMEP Resource Meeting</title>
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			<title>Lean Hospital with LIVE Simulation</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/events/leanhospital6292010_details.aspx</link>
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			<title>NJMEP Resource Meeting</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/events/njmepresource8192010_details.aspx</link>
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			<title>Tissue Bank Implements Lean Manufacturing Practices To Remain Competitive</title>
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			<itunes:summary>In 1987 surgeons and teaching institutions established The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) to meet the need for a high quality and consistent allograft supply.  The Foundation also supports research to expand the science of transplantation, and encourages the efforts of its members and non-member clients to improve the understanding of donation and transplantation among the medical community and the public at large.  MTF has recovered tissue from more than 60,000 donors and distribut</itunes:summary>
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			<title>Lean Hospital with LIVE Simulation</title>
			<link>http://www.njmep.org/events/leanhospital9282010_details.aspx</link>
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			<title>Lean Hospital with LIVE Simulation</title>
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			<title>Immigration Regulation</title>
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			<title>HR Issues</title>
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			<title>Lean Medical Office with LIVE Simulation</title>
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			<title>Lean Medical Office with LIVE Simulation</title>
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			<title>Lean Medical Office with LIVE Simulation</title>
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			<title>Export Assistance</title>
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			<title>Environmental Regulation</title>
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			<title>TAAC – Introduction to Assistance for Businesses Impacted by Foreign Competition</title>
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			<title>Laura Pise</title>
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			<title>HR Issues</title>
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			<title>NJ Financial Assistance Programs: DOL, EDA</title>
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			<title>NJ Financial Assistance Programs: DOL, EDA</title>
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			<title>TAAC – Introduction to Assistance for Businesses Impacted by Foreign Competition</title>
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			<title>Energy: Availability of Energy Audits, New Jersey SmartStart Buildings - Overview, The Center for Advanced Energy Systems (CAES) - Overview</title>
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			<title>Energy: Availability of Energy Audits, New Jersey SmartStart Buildings - Overview, The Center for Advanced Energy Systems (CAES) - Overview</title>
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			<title>Forward Thinking Manufacturer Educates Its Workforce to Assure Quality</title>
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			<title>Fundamentals of C.N.C - Hosted by Tektite Manufacturing</title>
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			<title>John Latour</title>
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			<title>Stacy Cooke</title>
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