IMC is excited to announce our latest graduates of our Lean Manufacturing Level One Certification program.
Congratulations to the following companies:
A small company in Pennsylvania is seeking domestic manufacturers to produce natural chewing gum. Please take a few minutes to review the attached opportunity and if interested, contact Dana Gordon, danag@imcpa.com, 814-933-7828. Dana will work with interested companies to determine if the opportunity is a fit and complete the online form for review. Deadline to respond to this request is January 11, 2021.
Project N95 is a nonprofit organization created as a rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization serves as a national clearinghouse for critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies. It provides a trusted, transparent and simplified way to navigate the complexities of the PPE market. Since May 2020, Project N95 has delivered more than 2 million units of PPE to protect health care and front-line workers and has partnered with medical societies including the American College of Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Medical Association to name a few.
As Project N95 works closely with health care workers, we continue to hear from them about the lack of adequate access to needed PPE. As the pandemic continues and schools reopen, we are actively seeking ways to help our essential workers. Many Project N95 buyers are interested in purchasing products manufactured in the U.S. and Project N95 is actively seeking supplier partners.
If you’re interested in participating in Project N95 on a voluntary basis, please visit and complete their Domestic Manufacturing Interest Form. For more information about Project N95, contact Karen Carswell of MassMEP (Massachusetts MEP Center) at karenc@massmep.org.
A small company in Pennsylvania is seeking domestic manufacturers to produce a lift chair motor. Please take a few minutes to review the attached opportunity and if interested, contact Dana Gordon, danag@imcpa.com, 814-933-7828. She will work with interested companies to determine if the opportunity is a fit and complete the online form for MEP review. Deadline to respond to this request is March 1, 2021.
A small company in Pennsylvania is seeking domestic manufacturers to produce metal components for a lift chair. Please take a few minutes to review the attached opportunity and if interested, contact Dana Gordon, danag@imcpa.com, 814-933-7828. She will work with interested companies to determine if the opportunity is a fit and complete the online form for review. Deadline to respond to this request is March 1, 2021.
A small company in Montana is seeking domestic manufacturers to partner in the production of an initial prototype bandage. Please take a few minutes to review the opportunity synopsis below.
If interested, contact Dana Gordon, danag@imcpa.com, 814-933-7828. She will work with interested companies to determine if the opportunity is a fit and complete the online form for review. Deadline to respond to this request is December 15, 2020.
A small company in Arizona is seeking domestic manufacturers to produce aluminum cans. Please review the attached synopsis and if you or a manufacturer that you know would be interested and able to respond to this supplier opportunity, contact IMC’s Dana Gordon at danag@imcpa.com by December 30, 2020.
A small company in Georgia is seeking domestic manufacturers utilizing a Wet Tile Manufacturing Process for preparing ceramic tiles for packaging. Please review the attached synopsis and if you or a manufacturer that you know would be interested and and able to respond to this supplier opportunity, contact IMC’s Dana Gordon at danag@imcpa.com by December 11, 2020.
Located in Williamsport, PA, Hermance Machine Company is a 100+ year old, family owned and operated industrial machine company specializing in the sale, distribution and manufacture of equipment used primarily in the woodworking and wood products manufacturing industries, with the majority of sales in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern US. The business currently employs approximately 40 full-time skilled employees, many of whom have been with the company for 10 or more years.
The Hermance management team had begun the implementation of a project plan to launch and grow two new product lines through acquisition and product development to complement, deepen and further develop the broad product and customer base in the core industrial equipment business, which had realized consistent year-over-year (YOY) growth. Because of the success of these initiatives to date, as well as, increased revenues and geographic market expansion of the core business, Hermance Machine Company was outgrowing its current facility and was also preparing to purchase additional capital equipment to move forward. With many initiatives in partial progress, coupled with an internal transition in management of the company from parents to sons, the executive management team was seeking assistance and options for planning and implementation.
Through an on-going client relationship with Hermance Machine Company, IMC recognized an opportunity to present the company for consideration to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Action Team, which provides assistance packages to select companies looking to locate, grow or expand in Pennsylvania with an emphasis on quality job creation. To implement the initiative, IMC conducted a series of strategic planning sessions with the Hermance Executive Team to develop a detailed Strategic Project & Business Plan that would result in the creation and retention of nearly 60 full-time jobs, an estimated revenue increase of 20% YOY with a total project investment of $3.2 million. The strategic plan and proposal were successfully submitted and approved by the PA Governor’s Action Team. In addition to providing direction and clarity for the Hermance leadership team, this process also resulted in an assistance package offering from GAT that included a robust combination of grants, low interest financing, tax credits and employee training reimbursements totaling more than $2.1 million. Hermance Machine company continues to implement these plans.
In local media articles and published press releases from PA GAT, owners Joe and Claire Strouse expressed their appreciation for IMC’s assistance by saying, “Our local Innovative Manufacturers’ Center personnel were instrumental in assisting us to prepare and qualify for this opportunity.” (https://imcpa.com/imc-helps-hermance-machine-secure-state-funding-expandsupporting-nearly-60-jobs/) They also stated, “We would have been hard pressed to complete our appeal to the Governor’s Action Team without IMC doing the heavy lifting and having their backing and support.” (https://www.sungazette.com/news/topnews/2019/10/local-company-to-expand-with-state-grants/)
Pictured (center) is Dan Manetta, President of the PA Statewide Industrial Resource Center Network and Executive Director/CEO of the Innovative Manufacturers’ Center (IMC) with (left) PA State Rep. Bryan Cutler, PA Speaker of the House and (right) Bob Zaruta, President of the NWIRC – Northwest Industrial Resource Center.
The three gathered in Harrisburg for recognition of #MFGDay20, October 2, 2020 and the importance of the manufacturing industry to the economy of the Commonwealth. The meeting was made possible by Rep. Parke Wentling of the 17th House district.