Transitioning Molds
Give me your tired, your poor……………* In the molding world, we sometimes can feel like [...]
St. Mary’s is running their annual ski outing/race, this weekend.
We are Minnesotan’s; we get out and embrace the winter. I see many reports from [...]
Automation applied to an operation……..
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to [...]
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 [...]