Cutting Edge Advice Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute works to keep Georgia’s economy growing www.gatech.edu When Rotary Corporation, headquartered in Glennville, Georgia, considered manufacturing its own lawnmower blades in 1971, it asked experts at Georgia Tech to conduct a feasibility study. Because of Tech’s study, Rotary bought a blade manufacturer in Ohio and moved it to Glennville. “When we started manufacturing, our business really started growing,” says Ed Nelson, Rotary’s president. Today, Rotary: • Employs 450 people • Delivers parts to 20,000 customers • Conducts business in 50 countries Since that first study, Rotary has tapped into nearly every service offered by the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute: • Studies to determine the best steel and blade manufacturing • Air sampling for environmental quality • Noise monitoring • General safety audits • Lean manufacturing • Energy efficiency • Business growth Georgia Tech helps large companies like Rotary, as well as small companies, entrepreneurs, economic developers, and communities throughout Georgia improve their competitiveness through the application of science, technology, and innovation. “ Our business has really grown and Georgia Tech was there for us, each step of the way. ” Georgia Tech regional offices: Albany Athens Atlanta Augusta Cartersville Dublin Gainesville LaGrange Macon Savannah Warner Robins
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Cutting Edge AdviceGeorgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute works to keep Georgia’s economy growing
www.gatech.edu
When Rotary Corporation, headquartered in Glennville, Georgia, considered manufacturing its own lawnmower blades in 1971, it asked experts at Georgia Tech to conduct
a feasibility study. Because of Tech’s study, Rotary bought a blade manufacturer in Ohio and moved it to Glennville. “When we started manufacturing, our business really started growing,” says Ed Nelson, Rotary’s president.
Today, Rotary:•Employs450people•Deliverspartsto20,000customers•Conductsbusinessin50countries
Since that first study, Rotary has tapped into nearly every service offered by the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute:•Studiestodeterminethebeststeel and blade manufacturing•Airsamplingforenvironmentalquality•Noisemonitoring•Generalsafetyaudits•Leanmanufacturing•Energyefficiency•Businessgrowth
Georgia Tech helps large companies like Rotary, as well as small companies, entrepreneurs, economic developers, and communities throughout Georgia improve their competitiveness through the application of science, technology, and innovation.
“Our business has really grown and Georgia Tech was there for us, each step of the way.”
Georgia Tech regional offices:
AlbanyAthensAtlantaAugustaCartersvilleDublinGainesvilleLaGrangeMaconSavannahWarner Robins
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