Do the world a favor, raise an engineer!
This week, February 18-24 is National Engineers Week. Parents envision their children being successful. Asked [...]
There ain’t no free lunch, (especially in Supply Chain)
We heard “ain’t no free lunch” many times over our lives, first from our parents, [...]
Slow learners
Sometimes, it takes longer than expected for a market to mature. In the case of [...]
Here, one IS better than two
We are told often, in general two is better than one. That is unless you [...]
Tis the season, (no not that season)
Tis the season is right, it is Flu, Cold, RSV, COVID season all over the [...]
It’s Awards Season, so here are your favorites
Looking at the Newsletter/Blog posts for 2023, there are two distinct aspects to note. The [...]
A GREEN Holidays!! People here loved it!
Yes, there was a lack of snow, but technically in Minnesota it is not green [...]
Making a difference in the community
Our local help group Holiday Giving Tree had a larger list this year than last. [...]
Times are tough, or are they?
The Manufacturing ISM Report on Business contracted (a reading under 50) in November, AGAIN. [...]
Can we run your resin?
Why, yes is the resounding answer! PlastiCert can injection mold ANY commercially available thermoplastic. Certainly, [...]
Celebrating Howard
Today we again celebrate our Founder’s birthday. Howard Ysteboe traveled the world opening injection molding [...]
Fortune favors the bold
A modern Western saying derived from a Latin quote. While there is a military inference, [...]
Recent Interactions with Youth
One result of Manufacturing Month was to spend time with students talking about and showing [...]
The Work Reward Relationship
We’re told while growing up that if we work hard, we will be rewarded. As [...]
Manufacturing Month – Celebrate, Open Your Doors!
Each October we celebrate Manufacturing Month around the U.S. This year was no exception here [...]
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 [...]