Rhetech Wins Manufacturing Excellence Award

Don Smullen, Director of Operations at Rhetech Inc., accepts the MRC’s Manufacturing Excellence Award
from MRC Executive Director Jack Pfunder (left) and industry consultant Steven Little (right).

Rhetech was one of four Lehigh Valley companies recognized for Manufacturing Excellence by the Manufacturers Resource Center, a leading industry development institute based in Bethlehem, PA. Click here to visit the MRC website. The award recognized Rhetech’s efforts over the past three years to transform the company around Lean Enterprise principles. In a ceremony on October 30 of this year, Rhetech’s management team was on hand to accept the award on behalf of the entire company. The company’s Lean Enterprise program has included training all employees in Lean Principles, and has undertaken continuous improvement efforts in manufacturing assembly, factory layout, and sales and administrative processes.