We are excited to share the news that we are still working, still moving forward, and making room for new equipment! In the last few weeks, we have been rearranging and reorganizing our shop floor to make room for new equipment. Keeping our shop and equipment up to date is essential to [...]
Keeping up to date on equipment keeps our shop running at top efficiency and keeps our capabilities cutting edge. New equipment is an investment, and the curation of the right mix of new and old machinery is a dance with the advantages of new equipment and keeping costs down with old equipment. The idea is [...]
Last week we hosted Steve Grove, the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner, to discuss our industry, challenges in manufacturing, and Minnesota Business. The commissioner is rolling out an ambitious plan for 2020 with big goals. We have some ambitious plans, too; our plans for growth mirror the goals of the DEED [...]
I met last week with our Stinson rep to catch up on new products and patterns. No one knows quality performance fabrics, vinyls, non-PVCs, and now silicone options more than Clayton. As always, it was educational. I've met with Clayton and other fabric reps enough to know how quality is measured on these fabrics, in double [...]
This week at Minnesota Millwork & Fixtures, we installed a new precision Kundig sander in our facility. Kundig is a Swiss engineered sanding machine, the name Kundig is world renowned and known for high end precision sanding. Kundig sanders are utilized by well-known industry leading manufactures such as: Jaguar, Boeing, Elkay, Ikea, Martin Guitar, Airbus, [...]
