| August Birthdays - Aug 2, 2010 |
Larry Myking
Mandi Rauchman
Irene Klammer
Kelly McCabe
Alan Baer
Reggie Williams
Duane Perrizo
Tony McMichael
Jay Rush |
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| Anniversaries - Aug 2, 2010 |
Mandi Rauchman 10 yrs
Tom Wanta 16 yrs
Terry Harroun 3 yrs
Tony McMichael 2 yrs
Ann Austad 6 yrs
Alan Baer 19 yrs |
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| 5 - S Training at AFI - Nov 1, 2007 |
On September 26th - 52 employees from the AFI team came together for a training. For some it was a review, for others it was a first time training. Al Baer, Quality Assurance, and Ryan Kapsner, Operations Assistant led the training.
5S categories are: (Are we at the Academy Awards?) Sort/Set in order/Shine/Standardize/Sustain and the winner is SUSTAIN! Al and Ryan both stressed we need to keep up the work we began 2 years ago. AFI's team will continue our monthly audits in each area of the building. Al also briefly explained Kaizen's and what they are and how they will improve our work which ultimately improves our service to our customers. Every month we are encouraging participation by giving a prize to one of our employees ideas.
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| Chuck is Coater of the Year! - Oct 19, 2007 |
We are so proud! Chuck Klammer was selected as 2006 -2007 "Coater of the Year" . This award is presented every year by the National Board of the Chemical Coaters Association International. The award is given to one chemical coater that gives time, service and support to their local chapter. Presenting the award to Chuck is President Pat Cullen of the Twin Cities Custom Coaters Association International Chapter.
Congratulations Chuck, you are one in a million!
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| AFI Celebrates Anniversaries! - Oct 19, 2007 |
Associated Finishing wants to congratulate the following dedicated employees for their years of loyal service. Each employee received gift cards from local Mankato Businesses. They received their gift certificates at AFI's ESOP meeting on October 12, 2007 at Matt's Catering in Mankato.
Reggie Williams - 15 years, Shari Small -10 years,
Vicki Schreyer 10 - years. Phyllis Olfert 5 - years,
Kathy Guetschow, 20 - years. Bill Neegaard 10 - years.
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| Artwork Requirements - Oct 2, 2007 |
| When setting up new orders that require either silk-screening or pad printing, we frequently have trouble explaining exactly what is required for artwork to our customers. AFI has in-house silk-screen and plate exposure units. Artwork needs to be the exact graphics sized to fit on the part on a clear sheet of film. Any imperfections on this film will show up on the finished product. E-mail has become a very useful tool for sending artwork. While PDF formats are very popular, they can sometimes be difficult for our Graphic Designer to deal with. Adobe Illustrator files are the file format of choice, it allows the most flexibility for resizing and since it is vector based, text and lines tend to come out much "cleaner" not pixilated. Other popular file formats that will also work include: QuarkXPress, InDesign and Corel Draw. Please e-mail files to quotes@associatedfinishing.com and we will take care of the rest. |
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| On the Job Training - Sep 18, 2007 |
| AFI has invested in new electrostatic guns for our liquid paint line. To be more effective and also in an effort to provide our customers with better service we have invested in this new technology. Our training was conducted on Thursday, September 6th in our lunch room with 17 painters in attendance. This training will be the first of many to assured that we are all using the correct technique to get the best quality coverage for our customers. |
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| Christmas in August?!? - Sep 18, 2007 |
On Saturday, August 25th, 64 employees and guests loaded a bus heading for The Renaissance Festival in Shakopee, Minnesota. Because of everyones busy schedules in December we chose to celebrate together in August. The Renaissance Festival offers a variety of food and fun and of course shopping. The weekend theme was Highland Fling. I could not believe the number of men in skirts (kilts) that day!!!
From, 1-3 p.m. AFI rented one of the tents on the grounds and we had lunch as a group. The lunch was delicious, Turkey legs, stuffed Chicken, corn on cob, rolls, relishes, mini cheese cakes and cold drinks. During our Royal meal the Royal Insulter was invited to insult Al Baer, Quality Assurance, who was celebrating his 61st birthday that day. At around 3:30 we boarded our bus again and returned home. A jolly great time was had by all
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| Welcome to the new site! - Mar 30, 2007 |
| Welcome to the new website for Associated Finishing. We're excited to offer some new features on our website as well as new information about ourselves and what we do. If there are any important developments here at AFI you will find them here. |
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