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Lean Training Helps Dairy Make Transformational Cost-Saving “Moooooves”

Lean Training Helps Dairy Make Transformational Cost-Saving “Moooooves”

Jun 3, 2025 | Lean Manufacturing, Polaris MEP, Results

Company Profile Rhode Islanders have been enjoying products from Wright’s Dairy Farm and Bakery since the early 1900s. At first, the farm focused on bottling milk. Today, the Wright’s business includes 105 cows, a state-of-the-art milking barn, a bakery and a retail...
“We Knocked Our Production Time Nearly in Half” With Lean Training

“We Knocked Our Production Time Nearly in Half” With Lean Training

Jun 3, 2025 | Growth & Strategy, Lean Manufacturing, Polaris MEP, Results

Company Profile If you’ve ever attended live entertainment – a professional play, musical or concert – chances are you’ve seen Creative Conners products in use. The Cranston, RI company manufactures scenic automation products such as stage elevators that make villains...
Lean Is A “Game-Changer,” Shortening Furniture Production Time From Days to Hours

Lean Is A “Game-Changer,” Shortening Furniture Production Time From Days to Hours

Dec 12, 2024 | Lean Manufacturing, Polaris MEP, Quality Management Systems, Results

Company Profile Lancelot Pinnock struggled with a common parenting challenge: his son was small, the kitchen countertops tall. He wanted to do more than just juggle the toddler and the sink. An engineer by trade, Lancelot used his skills to design a unique, foldable...
Lean Inventory Training Helps Glassworks Studio Reduce Mess and Stress, Increase Success

Lean Inventory Training Helps Glassworks Studio Reduce Mess and Stress, Increase Success

Apr 26, 2024 | Lean Manufacturing, Polaris MEP, Results

Company Profile In 2004, artist Tracy Glover found that she was so busy with her “on the side” glassworks design and production, she quit her day job and founded her own studio. Pawtucket-based Tracy Glover Studio has since grown in size – 8 employees and a 5,000...
Lean Principles Help Ceramic Lighting Maker Hwang Bishop Design a Brighter Future

Lean Principles Help Ceramic Lighting Maker Hwang Bishop Design a Brighter Future

Jan 31, 2024 | Growth & Strategy, Lean Manufacturing, Polaris MEP, Results

Company Profile Felicia Hwang established Hwang Bishop Designs in 1993, with a vision for handcrafted, bespoke lighting that was made to order to the interior design community. Her early pieces were primarily wood turned but she turned to ceramics in 2007, first...
American Tool Company Enjoys Benefits of ISO + Lean with Help From Polaris MEP

American Tool Company Enjoys Benefits of ISO + Lean with Help From Polaris MEP

Oct 31, 2023 | Lean Manufacturing, Polaris MEP, Quality Management Systems, Results

Company Profile Phil McCally was 10 years old in 1985 when his family purchased Lincoln, RI-based American Tool Company (ATC), a quality machining company with demonstrated expertise in turning, milling and drilling. Originally founded in 1918, ATC has produced...
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