Local companies are filling the gap to meet the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) that local hospitals, caregivers, first responders and others working with the public desperately need to protect themselves from the Covid-19 disease.
“Essentially, the world is out of these kind of products,” Tom Misgen, chief executive officer of Guy & O’Neill, a Fredonia company that makes sanitizing wipes, said Tuesday.
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A quick glance around Molded Dimensions’ factory in Port Washington — a company that makes everything from car parts to fire extinguisher pins — indicates it has plenty of business.
On a recent weekday, eight orders were on the whiteboard to be completed that day.
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If you have an important presentation coming up, you may be feeling anxious. This is completely normal — even experienced speakers can be nervous before a speaking engagement.
Luckily, you don’t have to let those fears overtake you. Many members of Milwaukee Business Journal Leadership Trust have extensive experience in public speaking and have learned how to manage their pre-speech jitters to deliver a great presentation. Below, five of them share the tricks they use to get primed and ready before speaking in public.
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Some companies see a surge of business during the holiday season, while others wind down the year more slowly. There are ways to take advantage of whichever situation your company is in to finish strong and set up a great year ahead.
Below, 10 members of Business Journals Leadership Trust share their strategies for making the most of the holiday season.
Read MoreAl Mejia, CEO of Molded Dimensions, has been invited to join Milwaukee Business Journal Leadership Trust, an exclusive community for influential business leaders, executives and entrepreneurs in the Milwaukee area.
Read MoreOriginally appeared in Inside Rubber Magazine, January 2019
Molded Dimensions LLC has been in business since 1954. The company moved to Port Washington, Wisconsin, in 1973, where it has grown into a 100+-employee, three- shift facility with four separate divisions: rubber, cast urethane, moldmaking and strategic sourcing. President Mike and CEO Linda Katz purchased the business in 2001, and its project base focuses on low- to medium-volume custom manufacturing. This niche serves Molded Dimensions well, keeping its customer portfolio diversified and ensuring a continuous stream of interesting technical projects.
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PORT WASHINGTON, Wis.—Linda Katz has been part of a manufacturing environment virtually her entire life.
Her father, Lorand Spyers-Duran, launched plastics injection molder Sussex, Wis.-based Sussex Plastics Inc.—now called Susses IM Inc.—in 1977, which gave the 10-year-old an opportunity to view first-hand what it was like to work in a factory.
Read MorePort Washington, WI, June 2015 – On Friday, June 12th 2015, Molded Dimensions, Inc., was honored by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as one of the Top Workplaces in southeast Wisconsin. This is the fourth year in a row MDI has earned this esteemed award.
Several months ago, MDI employees were surveyed. It is from the workplace survey responses that MDI was chosen as a Top Workplaces company. The MDI responses are compared to local and national averages in the areas of execution, work environment, connection, company direction, supervisions, and pay/benefits. MDI continues to beat the industry averages by as much as 40% on these criteria.
Read MoreThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been recognizing the Top Workplaces in southeastern Wisconsin for six years, giving businesses and organizations here an opportunity to celebrate and share their best practices.
Read MoreUrethane and rubber product maker Molded Dimensions has expanded its operation and increased its capabilities with the addition of a mold maker.
It also plans to purchase another facility in late May to house its latest acquisition and a division that’s presently housed at its complex of buildings in Port Washington, Wis.
Molded Dimensions recently purchased Knuth Machine and Tool, based in Grafton, Wis., for an undisclosed amount and renamed the business KM Tooling, according to Mike Katz, president of Molded Dimensions.
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