All during the holiday season and even now we are bombarded with ads for products with the added bonus, “and shipping is always free!!”. Such a statement implies that the seller is waiving the shipping cost and not charging us. It has to be that, because last I checked, shipping companies are still charging for […]
Composites Engineering Scholarship Golf Tournament Recap
16th Annual WSU-Miller Brothers School of Engineering Composites Golf Benefit raises over $15,000 for scholarships for WSU Composites Materials Engineering Students On a beautiful Thursday afternoon September 13, composites professionals from across the US gathered to raise scholarship money for Winona State University Composites Engineering students. PlastiCert participants (L-R) Carl Beaurline (PlastiCert guest, CMB […]
PlastiCert announces the promotion of Lana Knabel to HR & Finance Manager
Lewiston, MN June 28, 2016 – PlastiCert, celebrating its 35th year of innovative and quality plastic injection molding design and molding manufacturing services, announces promoting Lana Knabel to her new position of Human Resources and Finance Manager. With the retirement of Robert Geesey, PlastiCert has promoted Lana Knabel to the position of Human Resources and […]
PlastiCert thanks Robert Geesey for 23 years of dedication
Lewiston, MN June 28, 2016 – PlastiCert, celebrating its 35th year of innovative and quality plastic injection molding design and molding manufacturing services, thanks retiring Robert Geesey. PlastiCert presented Robert Geesey Director of Finance and HR with another clock for his collection, this one engraved with a message of thanks and gratitude for his 23 […]
PlastiCert announces selection by new customer
Lewiston, MN April 4, 2016 – PlastiCert, a 35-year veteran of innovative and quality plastic injection molding design and manufacturing services, announces being selected as the molder of choice for a new consumer sporting goods manufacturer looking to launch immediately. After some engagement between engineering groups of the two firms, PlastiCert was ultimately selected for […]
Finding, Training, and Retaining Employees
Coworkers, manufacturing needs them, and to grow manufacturing you need more of them. As of late the trade magazines and papers report that they have been in short supply. We have been holding our own here at PlastiCert, but have used short and long term actions to help mitigate, if not alleviate the problem. Short […]
Do we only run molds made at PlastiCert?
Naturally, the majority of the molds that reside here at PlastiCert we have designed and subsequently use to mold parts. We do have a number of molds that our customers sent here having been designed and made elsewhere. Sometimes our customers are looking to pare down their supplier list and concentrate their molds here at […]
Asking your molder for a “quick” mold quote?
Let us just ponder that a little while. If you are talking about needing a rough, plus or minus 50% approximate number after looking at your sketches or CAD file or even sketches that is based on similar work in the past, then no problem. If you want a number that you can put in […]
Avoiding sink marks
Sink marks are like invading pests, once you realize you have one, getting rid of it will be difficult. Sink marks can be defined as a depression in the plastic part; it can even resemble a dimple or a groove. It is caused by excessive localized heat with resultant contraction (sinking) of the resin/composite as […]
Going Green – Latest steps at PlastiCert
Our march toward increased “greenness” continues at PlastiCert. We have been working on green initiatives for some time, assessing what works best for our customers, the environment, and us. Our recent efforts in the area of going paperless are going well. PlastiCert’s use of Tablets at our Work Centers has proven to be well thought […]