Having been designated a Top Shop 2 years running is very gratifying. As you might guess, we did not get there by crossing our fingers hoping things were going well. The best thing about these two benchmarking efforts is not the recognition. The Top Shop, as well as our two national awards from the When […]
PlastiCert pronounced a TOP SHOP, AGAIN
Lewiston, MN October 12, 2020 – PlastiCert, a veteran of innovative and quality plastic injection molding design and manufacturing services for nearly 40 years, has again been pronounced one of a handful of Top Shops in the United States by Plastics Technology Magazine. Plastics Technology Magazine recently published the results of their 2020 Top Shops […]
Gotta love it when a plan comes together!
We have been blogging about our capital improvement plan (CIP) and the equipment we have been acquiring. Covering both the mold shop equipment and the injection molding equipment, we’ve spent the last 2+ years replacing equipment. 2018 saw us replace our 90-ton press. 2019 we acquired a new custom motor stator winder for a dedicated […]
Success breeds success!
A quote from sports yet very applicable to business. PlastiCert has been adding new customers consistently. While a good number of these are the new-fashioned way of finding us through an internet search, we love engaging with new customers because of past relationships. Right now, we are adding new business, but it is indirectly due […]
Back to New Toys
I promised a more in-depth look at our latest capital equipment acquisition, our Cincinnati Milacron MTs 500-41.3. It is a 500-ton injection molding press and as the name alludes to, its barrel can hold a little over 2 ½ pounds of resin . This injection press took the place of the used 440-ton press that […]
The one constant, change
Change is inevitable. Over time, all things change, both people and businesses. As we begin to approach our 40th year of business, PlastiCert has seen monumental change. Starting out specializing in small electrical connectors, we have evolved to embrace the need for larger yet still low and medium volumes of orders across a myriad of […]
Another Anniversary, how time flies.
When I arrived back in my office after the Labor Day holiday, my calendar reminded me that Tuesday September 8th was the anniversary of the management buyout (MBO) of PlastiCert. It was amazing to reflect on the fact that it has been 9 years since that day and the change that has occurred. PlastiCert was […]
National Composites Week
This week, August 24-28 is National Composites Week. The goal of National Composites Week is to celebrate and bring attention to the myriad ways that composite materials and composites manufacturing contributes to the products and structures that shape the American manufacturing landscape today. Some time ago, I started (and blogged about) starting to refer to […]
National Composites Week – Agricultural Telecom
With the advent of smart agricultural tools, farm equipment has entered the 21st century and so has their communications. GPS is all the rage now and we were approached by a customer to mold a component that would be used for GPS electronics mounted atop a cab. For the environmental and possible chemical exposure, a […]
National Composites Week – Agriculture Fertilizer Application System
A longtime agricultural products customer here at PlastiCert approached us about a new delivery system they were designing for liquid fertilizers. PlastiCert worked with them deriving the chemical, environmental, and physical requirements. The finished part needed both extreme chemical resistance and structural strength, but no one material could satisfy both requirements. PlastiCert worked with this […]
