Willington Companies APICS Plant Tour
On Tuesday, September 9th 2008 the Willington Companies celebrated completion of a year of LEAN Manufacturing with an APICS sponsored plant tour. Attendees included many local Connecticut & Massachusetts businesses interested in seeing LEAN manufacturing principles at another facility. Also in attendance were Fred Shamburg from Leanovations International and Tom Dzialo from the Hartford APICS Association. Both were mentors in …
What’s in the Crate?
On August 20th, 2008 Willington Nameplate received a few brand new additions to our Printing Department: Two state of the art flatbed graphic printing presses with automatic takeoff loading into our new curing unit. Our company-wide LEAN initiative, which has a focus on reduction of waste out on the production floor, allowed us with some minor changes to easily integrate …
The Willington Companies Lean Transformation Becomes a Bonus to All Employees
The Willington Companies (TWC), headquartered in Stafford Springs, CT manufacturers’ nameplates, decals, labels and large format graphics for thousands of companies throughout the US and around the world. They have been helping companies to identify, brand and/or promote their product or service for more than 43 years. They are proud of their history, culture and reputation that has contributed to …
K.I.S.S. – “Keep It Simple Stupid” A Glossary of Printing Terms
Like most businesses, the printing industry has its own unique jargon that gets thrown around and we expect that most people just understand what we are talking about. Now sometimes people do but other times I’m sure they are thinking to themselves, “What is this guy talking about?” Our industry is a very technical one: from print fabrication methods to …
HOW IT’S MADE | High Speed Precision Nameplate Machining
At the Willington Companies, we are no stranger to odd shaped nameplates and parts. The above example shows a part that we made for a customer that only required low quantities along with complex mechanical configurations. Because of the low annual usage, the cost to build expensive compound tools would have been cost prohibitive. The Willington Companies can produce low-quantity, …
Willington Nameplate History
Marcel Goepfert started his career working for a nameplate company in the Springfield Massachusetts area after graduating High School. After working his way up through the organization, Marcel decided that he would take all his personal belongings and sell them in order to start his own business. Willington Name Plate was incorporated in 1965 by Marcel and Sheila Goepfert. This …
Getting the Right Information
We at the Willington Companies consider ourselves to be experts in the specialty printing industry, and after over forty years of experience I believe we’ve earned the title. Of course there might be some difference in opinion out there, but you know what they say about opinions. . . Really I am here to discuss with you the importance of …
Are You Making a LASTING Impression?
It’s a simple question, is your company taking the necessary measures to make a permanent mark on your customers mind? The sad fact is you probably are not and in most cases. . . . the majority of the time it’s not your fault. Just as you wouldn’t expect a nameplate manufacturer to give your engineers pointers on the design …