Our Team

Our Team

comes from manufacturing

MFG.inc is not a consultancy.

We’ve spent thousands of hours at every level, from operator to owner, on every shift.

We understand what it takes to improve the business without slowing production, even under pressure.We build practical resources and tools for the people running manufacturing companies every day.

What we're building

What we're building

Our resources and tools give manufacturers a practical method for improving and growing with less stress and less turbulence:

  • Guides, templates, and simple downloads
  • Real examples from real manufacturing teams
  • A growing library of case studies and practical content
  • Frontline Leadership Certification training
  • A practitioner community to trade wins, misses, and what actually worked

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What we believe

We have a pretty simple view of manufacturing:A shop that runs like a trauma center might seem impressive.It’s not.If the business only runs well when a few people sprint, the business doesn’t run well. When the Run is under control, Growth shows up everywhere, starting with how the day actually runs.

We’re here to help manufacturers build something better:

  • Clearer priorities
  • Faster decisions
  • Problems solved where they happen
  • Confident leaders at every level.
What we believe

Run Improve Grow ® (RIG) is the method behind MFG.inc.

It’s built from decades of hands-on work inside manufacturing operations and designed to hold up under real operating pressure. RIG gives teams a practical way to:

Run

Run

today

Improve

Improve

tomorrow

Grow

Grow

on purpose

With more than
750,000
hours
inside manufacturing operations, this method holds up even on your busiest days.  Different companies. Same shift.
Cindy Farrer

Cindy Farrer

Former SVP, Global Operations & Supply Chain

“Before, most conversations were about missed schedules, quality issues, and customer complaints. After Run Improve Grow, there were more forward-looking discussions: What should we fix so this doesn’t keep happening? What do we need to support new products and customers? It shifted the dialogue from ‘getting through the day’ to ‘building a better operation.”

Fabien Schmahl

Fabien Schmahl

Former President & CEO

thyssenkrupp BILSTEIN of America

“We didn’t just improve processes — we changed how people think about their role in the business.”

Steven Vitale

Steven Vitale

President

Midwest Industrial Supply, Inc.

“We did an [Run Improve Grow] audit of where we felt we were, and the entire organization was operating in the Run.... ”

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