Optimize Your Workflow to Improve Your Bottom Line
Rising costs have taken a toll on all businesses in the last decade. But the good news is, opportunities to reduce expenses can be found at each step of your manufacturing flow!
Wasted movements, suboptimal layouts, overprocessing, and more can all eat into your profits.
You know your products, people, and facility inside and out. With the help of Polaris MEP’s lean specialists, you can see your whole organization with new eyes, break down perceived boundaries, and perfect your operations from beginning to end.
The manufacturing improvements have saved Contech over $50,000 and increased the investment in our workforce by $20,000. With our out-of-pocket investment of $10,000, the return on investment to our company is $7 to $1. That ROI helped our organization to reinvest in the company.
Don LaChappelle
Controller, Contech Medical, Inc.
Solutions To Your Challenges
Growth & Strategy
Lean Manufacturing
Facility Layout
How We Help
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Polaris MEP helps you and your team reduce waste to reduce costs.
Years of experience in manufacturing help us identify the hidden sources of waste in your processes.
We’ll train your team to eliminate non-value added activities (such as defects, waiting and extra processing) from your process. Through a continuous improvement mindset, workers will find ways to minimize waste on an ongoing basis.
EFFICIENT DESIGN
Layouts can almost always be improved, even those that seem perfect. Expenses can be reduced through improved efficiency in
- process flow,
- material handling techniques,
- distribution,
- safety protocols,
- ergonomics, and
- machinery upgrades.
Our experts work with you to evaluate, design and implement changes to improve manufacturing end-to-end.
EXPAND CAPACITY
Maximize results without heavy headcount increases. Our project managers and vetted third party resource partners can help you increase capacity, freeing up your team to focus on your area of expertise and production.
“I have limited bandwidth as an engineer. Having Polaris MEP as a partner allowed us to have our resources work on other projects that also contributed to generating revenue.”
– Brian Malloy, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
By analyzing all aspects of your business, our manufacturing experts can help you find the submerged costs that are eating away at your profits.
Even small changes can make a big impact. With the help of an outside perspective, you might find surprising savings!
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
A highly trained workforce is your best defense against rising expenses. Those who know how to get the most work done in the most efficient manner at the most valued assets a company can have.
Polaris MEP can help you optimize your team through
- Lean manufacturing training,
- “Training Within Industry” Job Instruction, Job Methods and Job Relations courses,
- Grant-funded skills programs,
- and more!
Identify Every Opportunity
- Understand where the waste in your processes is holding you back
- Realign your costs with your growth strategy
- Reinvest your savings to accelerate growth
Related
5 Quick Tips to Controlling Inventory in 2022
Among the many "side effects" of COVID-19 has been its impact on the supply chain and controlling inventory. A 2021 Grainger report found that inventory management was the second biggest area of impact from the pandemic after lead time. With supplies and parts...
TAG! Sign Manufacturer Finds Kaizen is “It” for Transformation And Growth
Company Profile National Marker Company (NMC), a subsidiary of Justrite Safety Group, manufactures high-quality safety identification products. The Rhode Island company has been helping make the world “a little bit safer” since 1934. The company serves a variety of...
During Pandemic Lockdown, Rhode Island Job Shop Pursues ISO to Open Doors
Company Profile R&R Machine Industries, Inc. is a full-service, CNC contract machine shop. The job shop sets itself apart by providing clients with seamless service, not only milling and turning but also guiding outsourced parts through other manufacturers for...
Transportation waste decreased by 32% and yearly work content (productivity) improved by 35%. “(Polaris MEP) opened our eyes to the full potential impact of Lean and Continuous Improvement.”
Karl WadenstenPresident, VIBCO
Category: Reduce Expenses
Providence Business News: Digital innovation webinar
Polaris MEP will host a free digital innovation webinar for manufacturers who are interested in expanding their digital solutions on Jan. 17
Providence Business News: More than $87M from 2023 federal spending bill to support 78 Rhode Island projects
The 2023 federal spending bill includes more than $87.2M to support 78 RI projects, including manufacturing work-based training.
Info Session Video Series Introduces 4 Proven Lean Productivity Tools
Series of info session videos introduces 4 Manufacturing productivity tools: SMED, Value Stream Mapping, Process Flow and Spaghetti Diagrams.
WHAT and WHY of Setup Reduction / Quick Changeover / SMED
Why does SMED aka quick changeover result in increased production flexibility and more satisfied customers? Find out in this intro video.
Introduction to Value Stream Mapping
Why is Value Stream Mapping a proven and beloved tool to identify and remove / reduce “waste” in manufacturing? This intro video explains.
Process Flow Mapping Info Session
Want to remove waste in your flow of work from customer order to production to shipping? Watch this information session video & discover Process Flow Mapping.
Expand Through Exports – Meet the Local Resources for RI Manufacturers
Webinar introduces Rhode Island manufacturers to local resources to help them expand through exports: Chafee Center, US Commercial Services
Mahr Inc. Sees Measurable Results from Relationship with Polaris MEP
When Mahr Inc needed help finding quality candidates, upskilling existing team and leadership training, they turned to Rhode Island’s MEP.
#MFGDay2022 – Manufacturing Day Student Experience
VIDEO: More than 300 Rhode Island schoolkids attended the 2022 Manufacturing Day career / student experience event hosted by Polaris MEP.
Spaghetti Diagrams Info Session
Extra steps are great for Fitbits, not manufacturing. Learn how spaghetti diagrams help make waste visible as parts & people travel through the shop.




