You can only automate so much, people are the key, both finding new talent, and retaining old.
There is a great deal of discussion in manufacturing about job openings not being filled. [...]
The 6th annual Frozen River Film Festival begins next week.
Here in the Winona area during winter, there are plenty of outdoor activities like cross [...]
The Golden Rule of plastic part design
Much has been said and written about this “golden rule,” but based on the drawings [...]
How do you get your color?
The French painter Pierre Bonnard was quoted, “Color does not add a pleasant quality to [...]
If You Can’t Take the Heat
Mold temperature control Molders talk about injection molding your parts and the process is all [...]
Biopolymers continue to come of age
Biopolymers have been evolving consistently for quite a few years now. From initial uses as [...]
Re-shoring, right shoring, call it what you want, maybe even common sense.
There are fashion trends, weather trends and yes even management trends. When a business leader [...]
Resin Integrity
The base resins and composite resins used at PlastiCert have a myriad of end uses. [...]
Molds can talk to you, if you listen.
Performing preventative maintenance or repairs to a mold can be straightforward. With documentation to identify [...]
The Mississippi River Valley has a ton of offerings during the holidays.
The annual Trester Trolley Christmas Light Tour of Winona Each Saturday and Sunday evening, beginning [...]
Is it the part design or the mold?
Who’s to blame when you can’t get conforming parts? PlastiCert President/Owner talks about how we [...]
Fighting black specks can be a screwy endeavor
Any molder that shoots parts in natural colors or clear knows the havoc black specs [...]
Preventative maintenance for ALL the parts of the system keep things moving
Another benefit of having both mold design/build AND injection molding under the same roof is [...]
PlastiCert sits on the fringe of the highest concentration of plastics industry employment in the country
PlastiCert benefits from all of the good and little of the bad sitting on the [...]
Tuesday’s Business Quote:
Any other Engineers out there that read Tom Swift growing up? I did and have [...]
Medical plastics development
One of the faster developing markets in thermoplastics is the Medical market. After having spent [...]
Early holiday season concert
Black Friday does not have to be black – It is the start of the [...]
Finding workers with the right skill set
There is a large demand for skilled workers such as welders, machinists and electricians [...]