Paul,

Just letting you know that I appreciate the email updates and links to the American Innovator. Also, I have no problem helping out people in our region that may reach out to you looking for some words of encouragement or knowledge / experience sharing.

Things are going well here. We just graduated our 3rd class of Viking Academy. These folks received some more targeted training in 2 second lean and cultural change to augment what is shared at our drumbeats. It’s a rewarding process. Lots of hard work, but rewarding. The group that recently graduated includes operators, material handlers, mold setup, customer service, program management, and our operations manager. It was a diverse group and allowed us to break down barriers between departments and through levels within the organization.

Have a great weekend. Travel safely.
Shawn
Viking Plastics

Paul Akers, of The American Innovator broadcast, Paul Akers, of The American Innovator broadcast, continues his journey in Africa to Lake Manyara Tree Lodge.

For more information on the trip orchestrated by &Beyond, visit their website.

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Paul Akers takes us along during the concrete pour at FastCap’s new facility. Should be able to move in by December 1, 2013. Very exciting!

Paul Akers takes us along on the Lean to See Tour for Omni Duct. For more information on FastCap, visit our website. For more information on Lean, visit 2 Second Lean.

Paul Akers talks with the FastCap staff about why they clean each morning. Reasons: work efficiently, better for customer, make the rest of the day easier, eliminates mistakes, addresses abnormalities, shows respect, to make improvements, messy breed messy, eliminate distractions, and so we can EAT PEANUT BUTTER. For more information on lean, visit 2 Second Lean.

Paul Akers, of The American Innovator broadcast, Paul Akers, of The American Innovator broadcast, continues his journey to Africa at the magical Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.

For more information on the trip orchestrated by &Beyond, visit their website.

For more information on The American Innovator, visit our website or Facebook.

For more information on lean, go to 2 Second Lean or Facebook.

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Ashley, of Klime-Ezee, submitted this video saying, “We always seem to end up with un-identified battery charges… here’s an easy solution!”

For more information on FastCap’s Holey FastWrap, visit our website.

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Dave West, of Meadowview Construction, sent us this video showing us a very creative use of FastCap’s PowerMags to quickly pick up loose nails or screws. For more information on this product, visit our website.

We watched this in FastCap’s morning meeting. Great innovative company!

We watched this in FastCap’s Morning Meeting…don’t blink!!!