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 [...]
Burgers, Brats, Thank Yous All Around
Traditionally Memorial Day kicks off the start of summer, even here at PlastiCert, except this [...]
Awards and Scholarship Night
This week was Awards night at the local high school. Seniors were awarded certificates and [...]
Thermoplastic Resin Selection – it is the foundation of your design.
One of the frequent discussions at PlastiCert revolves around resin. Either selecting one for a [...]
Layoffs are all the rage
How times have changed. Just six months ago, surveys were showing about half of all [...]
No squeaking here
It’s an old saying, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease”. I have always thought of [...]
SHORING and all its flavors
PlastiCert has been working on the shoring issue its entire history. We were well versed [...]