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Polypropylene vs. Polyethylene Containers: Which Material Fits Your Application?
October 22, 2026Picking a container material sounds simple until the wrong one shows up in your warehouse. A tote that cracks in ...
Read ArticleFreight-Optimized Corrugated Plastic Packaging: How Knock-Down Plastic Totes Cut Container Costs
October 22, 2026Freight is one of the least discussed line items in a packaging program and one of the most expensive. And ...
Read ArticleRetail Display Assembly: Turnkey vs. Piecemeal Cost Comparison
October 22, 2026A retail display program usually gets budgeted the same way: a quote for the display structure, a separate quote for ...
Read ArticleKitting Services vs. Traditional Fulfillment: Which Model Fits Your Operation?
August 21, 2026If your team is drowning in individual pick and pack orders, or your production line keeps slowing down every time ...
Read ArticleWhy Leading OEMs Are Choosing White Room Over Cleanroom for Certain Devices
October 27, 2025You want capacity and cost back without sacrificing quality Your team is under pressure to add throughput, hit launch dates, ...
Read Article3 Proven Ways Operations Leaders Reduce Overhead in 2025
September 29, 2025Rising labor costs, tight margins, and unpredictable supply chains are putting pressure on operations leaders. For mid-sized manufacturers in Minnesota ...
Read ArticleThe QA Leader’s Checklist: Proactive Quality Steps and a Rapid Response Playbook
August 25, 2025Prevent More, Fix Faster: The QA Balancing Act You’re tasked with preventing defects before they occur and also managing any ...
Read ArticleHow to Navigate the Manufacturing Labor Shortage in Minnesota and Wisconsin
July 30, 2025Manufacturing Labor Shortage Trends in Minnesota and Wisconsin If you run a mid-sized manufacturing business in Minnesota or Wisconsin, you’re ...
Read ArticleNPS 2024
December 18, 2024We are thrilled to announce that MDI has achieved an exceptional Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 93%! This outstanding score ...
Read ArticleSpecial Olympics Athletes to Explore Careers through Virtual Reality at Inclusive Work & Resource Fair
July 4, 2024On Saturday, June 22, MDI’s Unified Work team provided Special Olympics athletes with a unique opportunity to explore various career ...
Read ArticleFrom Volunteering to Leading, MDI has Been Key to My Career Success
May 30, 2024By: Steve Reinardy On Saturday, May 18, I was proud to graduate from the Partners in Policymaking class from the ...
Read ArticleAndriel Dees Joins MDI Board of Directors
May 30, 2024Andriel Dees, Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion, Minnesota State System Education: Hampton University, William Mitchell College of Law Minneapolis-based ...
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