Just before the holiday break I posted the first part in this round up highlighting 2011 in Manufacturing. As we continue into July and through the rest of the year, remember that more important than the links themselves are the underlying trends that are the currents holding this sea of industry news together. Trends Continue Continue Reading →
Earlier this week I looked back at a post from January to see how well my predictions for manufacturing in 2011 lined up with what really happened. In case you weren’t here for it, our “5 Rs of Manufacturing Trends” included REVAMPing old process, RETHINKing sustainability, RETURNing production to America, REFORMing policy, and RETEACHing the Continue Reading →
It’s been a week since the YSK team made a safe return from ProPak Asia, and I am happy to report our worldwide trade show debut was an absolute success. Not only did YSK President Mike Pickard and Product Manager Tom Bowser do a stellar job representing our company on the global front – Continue Reading →
We have interesting and challenging news to share with you. YSK President Mike Pickard, in addition to guiding our company, has recently been selected by our industry leaders to serve as the President of the Machine Knife Association. This group that is one of the oldest trade associations in the country has a primary mission Continue Reading →
How about everybody? Seriously. Besides the fact that plastic is everywhere, what amazes me most is the amount of time and innovation we spend improving both the process and the material itself – adapting to ever-increasing demand for products that are both cost effective and environmentally friendly. In the last month alone, my news feeds Continue Reading →
Keeping stride with their own commitment to power plants with 30% renewable energy by 2020, P&G constructed the 100m-tall turbine in a single day at the Coevorden Pet Care plant. The turbine is expected to generate some 17% of the energy normally consumed by the plant – enough to power 1500 Dutch households. Then, in Continue Reading →
Dear Fellow Twitter Friends, This year, I’m shifting away from the traditional #FollowFriday memes of the past in favor of something a little more personal. Instead of the customary laundry list of @ recommendations, each week I’ll post a short list of top tweeters – who may or may not be related in any conventional Continue Reading →
Even as manufacturing is credited as being a driving force behind economic recovery both here and abroad, we can’t help but notice a growing rift in what is arguably the most important foundation to any developed nation. To put it bluntly, the highly skilled labor pool is also an aging labor pool. Yes, it’s also Continue Reading →
Packaging is amazing. It protects products, informs consumers, helps us build our brand, and looks awesome in the process. High-visibility packaging options also offer offering a clear way to showcase products and sometimes even reduce materials, too. Of all the high-visibility packaging out there, the clamshell remains one of the most popular, especially in the Continue Reading →
This morning I discovered a post about the fact that reshoring isn’t going as well as we’d think. While I appreciated the solid statistics, timely citations, and overall clarity of the article; I couldn’t help but feel a little lost after that. “What do I make of this?” I thought. “If the numbers are down Continue Reading →