Providers of durable commercial furniture.
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Increased throughout
Reduced physical demands on employees
MityLite has been providing durable commercial furniture since 1987. From its warehouse facilities in Orem, Utah, MityLite manufactures tables, chairs, portable dance floors, and other event furnishings for a wide range of commercial facilities.
The MityLite team is driven by the idea that the best work is born from diligence, artisanship, and innovation. MityLite holds dozens of patents for inventions related to its products and manufacturing processes. With all this success, Mity needed to tighten up their people processes to support their growth, while also relocating a chair manufacturing line to their Utah location from another plant.
iMpact Utah, a Utah-MEP sub-recipient and part of the MEP National Network™, delivered grant funding to assist with automating a welding process for their chair line. MityLite and iMpact Utah have also started an engagement to provide outside consulting and team development training.
— Alex Dobsky, Exec Vice President of Operations
Manufacturers of portable solar-powered generators.
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Lion Energy of American Fork builds hand-held devices and solar generators for home and commercial energy storage. Their renewable energy solutions help people and organizations become energy independent through safe, silent, renewable power.
Lion Energy has experienced huge growth. They were ranked No. 8 out of 100 companies honored at the 27th annual Utah 100 Awards, based on revenue growth between 2016 and 2022. But with growth comes the need to adapt and plan for the future. To that end, their management team enlisted iMpact to help adjust their processes for sustainable growth.
In response to Lion Energy’s rapidly growing team, iMpact advised the Lion team on updating policies, organizing pay structures, clarifying roles, and optimizing communication across and within groups.
We also helped Lion Energy define and implement the most impactful KPIs (key performance indicators) to measure success. Then they aligned the entire leadership team under the same strategy to track KPIs and achieve their collective goals.
— Tyler Hortin, President
Aerospace and defense suppliers
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Since 2004, ACT Aerospace has been a leader in the aerospace and defense industry. ACT creates crucial components on some of the most respected aircraft in the industry and has earned a position based on reputation for quality engineering. The company is headquartered in Gunnison, Utah, with 52 employees. ACT's capabilities include hand laid-up laminate construction, filament winding, composite compression molding and large autoclave/oven curing.
As a supplier to the aerospace industry, ACT Aerospace must maintain certain certifications regarding the quality of their work. A key client demanded a review of DFARS compliance, particularly focused on reviewing ACT's NIST 800-171 to demonstrate cybersecurity requirement compliance.
iMpact Utah, sub-Recipient of the University of Utah MEP and part of the MEP National Network™, worked with key members of ACT Aerospace team to review the current level of cybersecurity within the company. As part of this project, iMpact trained staff with NIST SP 800-171 Cybersecurity guidelines and requirements and helped them to maximize current IT technology and staff capability.
iMpact also worked with ACT to develop a cybersecurity plan. The company’s client approved the plan and allowed the order pipeline to continue. As a result of this project, ACT also developed documentation to prove they are following the guidelines and requirements for DFARS compliance.
— Bret Ashton , Head of Business Development
Custom hunting rifles
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Improved Inventory Levels
Through Kanban
Fierce Firearms was established in 2012. Fierce differentiates itself by able to keep their custom rifles light without compromising performance or accuracy by using modern, space-age materials. Fierce leads the industry with advanced manufacturing technology that produces extra precise components to the tightest tolerances available in firearms.
Fierce’s owner wanted to further improve quality in the company's product set. He wanted two of his employees to attend a Six Sigma Green Belt course offered by iMpact Utah, a partner in the Utah-MEP, part of the MEP National Network™.
iMpact Utah delivered the Six Sigma Green Belt course and started a Green Belt project with Fierce. Following a site visit to Fierce to determine more business needs, they invited Fierce to tour another operation that had implemented a Kanban system, which Fierce was able to begin at their location. iMpact Utah also delivered COVID-related resources to assist with the purchase of machinery, shelving, and bins.
The engagements resulted in many positive outcomes including increased quality, a new R&D stock project, improved ordering through the Kanban system, and purchase of new machinery.
