A new playing field, worker pay is no longer vulnerable
With all the labor disputes going on, it appears that years of using hourly workers [...]
It was bound to happen, but 44 years in the making?
Having chosen small start-up company environments (versus larger corporate entities), it seems logical that similar [...]
Reshoring just got serious, (as if it wasn’t before)
The Chinese Communist Party announced in September that workers should stop using iPhones inside China’s [...]
Charity, and EOS Golf
During this "end of summer" week, PlastiCert will be sponsoring teams and donating items for [...]
PlastiCert continues to invest in itself!
Last week PlastiCert took delivery of a new Milacron 125 Ton injection molding press as [...]
Wanted: More Woman Engineers
Women in Engineering and Manufacturing I recently received an email leading to a post about [...]
When metal or basic resin, just won’t do
This week is the Fifth Annual National Composites Week. Their theme is “Composites Are Now” [...]
Life or death engineering
After writing about inspiring our next engineers, the next discussion revolves around, “what do engineers [...]
Liking where we are at
How is life in your neck of the woods? It is quite awesome here in [...]
Inspiring tomorrow’s engineers (Pt 2)
So how do we inspire kids to excel at Math and Science? There are studies [...]
Inspiring tomorrow’s engineers (Pt 1)
It’s the anniversary of the first Landing on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Apollo [...]
Customers are everything
Duh, that is obvious. But the customer base means different things to different businesses. Customer [...]
Very Proud of Our Team!
PlastiCert was notified by Plastics Technology Magazine and Gardner Intelligence that we have been named [...]
Plans to grow? Yes but, we like being a Boutique.
A recent customer visit included the question of where will be in five years. We [...]
Change is good, but not always smooth
Life moves fast. When you want change, sometimes you just make the change while [...]
Being part of the Community
Summer is the time for festivals, civic celebrations, and fundraisers. Our area is no exception. [...]
Riding a bucking horse
Early 2022, economists were predicting a tougher business climate. Inflation was rising, interest rates rapidly [...]
Changes/Problems – your knowledge base determines how you approach them
As engineers, we are problem solvers. It is said, effective problem solving requires a clear [...]