Time moves too fast-

I don't know if you have been in the same boat as us over the last couple weeks.   We have been trying to keep pushing with the new ideas, but all the work is getting in the way.   We have had a large number of testing on new filters, and have also been struggling to keep all the equipment up and running.  I am anxiously awaiting the holiday.    All the new innovation has turned into more of a hobby than a job.  Inventing new stuff is a BLAST!

Lots of Dog Treats

I guess they had a leak in the dust collector.  We are cleaning filters for a pet food company. The filters are full of dog treats.  Not pieces but, whole ones.  I have no idea how a whole dog treat gets inside a dust collector cartridge.
Not just one piece.  Lets put it this way: Roxie, and Dutchess are very happy pets.  Each filter had 25 pounds of product inside. I have enough dog treats to start a packaging line, and sell product.

It is interesting.......Pet food manufacturers have more stringent regulations and requirements than human food manufacturing.    Makes you think.

Life is changing.

As all of the older guys (me included) are retiring and getting out of the way the methods we are using to business are changing.  It used to be that it was all relationship based.  You developed a professional trust with some one, and you became their expert.   More recently with the young graduates moving into the marketplace are changing the landscape.   They want to use a computer.  they want to chat or IM.  The personal touch is leaving the business world.  It is getting tougher to build brand loyalty.  It is intresting to watch this change and to see how companies adapt..  Being old, I still want to know the person I am dealing with.

Makes you Think

I had the chance to sit in the woods Saturday looking for the 10 point white tail.   No, no luck.   It sure gives you a chance to think. A clear head brings on a whole new sense of direction.  I enjoy thinking about the difference we are making by cleaning filters.  Maybe we can keep the woods unpolluted a little longer

holiday thoughts

Here it is again...Time for shut down.  Many of you will be crawling into dust collectors.  Gettin' dirty again.  Be safe............. Have a good holiday.

It is that ime of year

I am sure you have seen the pictures of all the filters sitting outside "Ready to ship".  Cleaned  boxes of cartridges lining the drive waiting on truckers   Winter brings us some interesting challenges, mainly storage. We are designed to flow in and out.  We do not have room for storage unless items are taken to another building.  The filter cleaning orders, and the filter sizes we clean seem to be getting bigger and bigger.
I was just sitting here trying to plan for a change of season. Trying to not miss a detail.    I guess I best get out of the seat and start preparing for winter.  I am transferring to the plant in Porto Rico.  I wish, instead just another cold winter ahead.

Bless all those on the East Coast

I find it difficult to post anything this week.  All We can think about is all the pain and suffering due to the flooding.  Bless all of you.