Celebrating Interns
PlastiCert has been providing interns with work experience activities for nearly 20 years. We have [...]
How is that Business Ranking looking now?
A few weeks back, we blogged about the difference between states' ranking for business vs [...]
No Company is an Island
When we drafted our PlastiCert mission statement, we made sure to recognize that we as [...]
International Women in Engineering Day
International Women in Engineering Day, June 23rd, brought to you by Women’s Engineering Society (WES) [...]
D-Day and Manufacturing
Last week many followed the news coverage of the 80th anniversary of the June 6th [...]
PlastiCert – We’re a Plast…. no a Composite Injection Mold and Molding Provider
We are taught to have the 30 second elevator speech prepared. To communicate who PlastiCert [...]
Call early and then call often
If time to market is important to you (and who doesn’t think that?), for gosh [...]
Quality versus Quantity, every time
We took note of two surveys that released their results recently. Chief Executive Group released [...]
High School Awards and Scholarship Night
This week was Awards night at the local high school. Seniors were awarded certificates and [...]
You can only automate so much, people are the key, both finding new talent, and retaining existing.
There is a great deal of discussion in manufacturing about job openings not being filled. [...]
Questioning your molder choice due to automation?
Magazines, emails, newsletters, all touting automation and not just an answer but a savior of [...]
Blowing off steam? We do it all day!!
The injection cycle includes pressing the two mold halves together with tonnage and shooting plastic [...]
Trend vs statistical trend
The latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® issued a few days ago, was quite encouraging! [...]
Welcome back, nice to hear from you!!
You have seen us write about and feature on our web site, that we do [...]
What are you waiting for?
Converting metal parts to plastics and composites has been around for decades, yet, manufacturers, meaning [...]
Pi Day celebrating math, PLUS science in neutral
This posting comes out on Pi Day. Pi, that mathematical oddity, is simply the ratio [...]
Diversity – a polarizing term that should not
In recent years, Diversity has taken on both positive AND negative connotations depending on your [...]
Ranking states for business
I was recently asked to participate in voting for the Best and Worst States for [...]