Scotsman Recognizes Donnelly for Outstanding Performance in Total Quality Management - (5/2/03) Scotsman, a leading manufacturer of ice machines, recognized Donnelly Custom Manufacturing with a Silver Award for outstanding supplier performance. The criteria considered for the award included quality control, on-time delivery, cost reduction and responsiveness.
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Donnelly Receives WCIF Training Grant to Implement Lean Manufacturing Process - $16,000 grant from the West Central Initiative Fund (WCIF) one in a series of WCIF grants that Donnelly has used to develop an expertise in short-run, close tolerance injection molding and contract manufacturing.
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Diebold Recognizes Donnelly for World-class Performance - It received recognition as part of Diebold’s annual Supplier Certification Program, which differentiates suppliers as part of its continuous improvement process.
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Donnelly Custom Manufacturing CEO published in Plastics News Perspective entitled 'Free' Trade Carries Hefty Price - (9/15/03) While Donnelly Custom Manufacturing experiences continued success in the marketplace, CEO Stan Donnelly is actively involved in a campaign to call attention to the disparities between manufacturing in the U.S. and in China, the related economic and societal implications, and to advance a solution for moving forward.
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Modern Plastics features Stan Donnelly as a guest columnist in article entitled Something's happening here. (February 2004 Issue) In the As I See It column of Modern Plastics' February 2004 issue, guest columnist Stan Donnelly, Donnelly Custom Manufacturing CEO, poses questions on the changes that are reshaping American manufacturing. "Making things, the manufacture of something from nothing, was a critical human event that catalyzed the development of modern society. What becomes of that society if we're no longer making things?” There's something happening here; what it is ain't exactly clear.
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Donnelly Featured in May Issue of Injection Molding Magazine - (5/2/03) In an article entitled "Short-term expertise develops long-term strategy," author Clare Goldsberry explores how Donnelly's focus on short-run manufacturing is helping big-name industrial OEMs succeed.
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Ron Kirscht Profiled in Injection Molding Magazine - (Jan., 2003 issue) An interview with Donnelly Custom Manufacturing President Ron Kirscht appeared as part of the magazine's annual injection molding salary survey article.
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Donnelly Custom Manufacturing's Lean Manufacturing practices recognized in Minnesota Technology Magazine's Fall/Winter 2003 issue. Since Donnelly began adopting Lean Manufacturing concepts in January of 2003, the company's employees have successfully conducted at least one "continuous improvement event each month."
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Plastics Technology Features Donnelly in Trouble Shooter Article - (7/1/03) Plastics Technology's Injection Molding Trouble Shooter features an article entitled "Avoid Common Mold Set-Up Mistakes" by Dave Lamb and Brad Andrist of Donnelly Custom Manufacturing. Donnelly has embraced the challenge of perfecting mold change over.
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Article on Donnelly's Vertical Rotary Press Business in Plastics News - (March 31, 2003 issue) Plastics News reported on Donnelly's new business resulting from the purchase of an Arburg rotary vertical press.
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Donnelly CEO Fills Key Interim U.S. Senate Chief of Staff Post - Credits Successful Business Practices for Helping Advance Major Initiatives, including Homeland Security.
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Donnelly President Named to Minnesota CPA Society Leadership Cabinet - Ron Kirscht, President of Donnelly Custom Manufacturing, was recently selected to serve a three-year term on the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA) Leadership Cabinet.
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Donnelly Custom Molds its Own Success Story - Feature story in Nov./Dec., 2001 issue of PM&F magazine.
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