Avantech is a founding partner of the Bridges Career Academies and, along with other Brainerd Lakes-area manufacturers, is a perennial sponsor and exhibitor at Career Exploration Day.

Avantech, a Minnesota-based manufacturer of tooling solutions to the global plastics industry, recently hired Kevin Cook as its CNC Business Manager. Cook will lead efforts to streamline, accelerate, and continuously improve the throughput and performance of...

Randy Georges, Travis Simons, Rob Cain, Jason Ostendorf, Jason Hennessey (left to right) Avantech has created and deployed the Manufacturing Solutions Team (MST) to deliver engineered tooling solutions via streamlined systems, enhanced information flow, and customized...

The global rotational molding community has lost two distinguished ambassadors, as Professor Roy Crawford and Ing. José Miranda Tamborrel recently passed away after battles with cancer. Prof. Crawford, a 2006 inductee into the Association of Rotational Molders Hall of...

  In our ongoing quest to better understand market needs and position Avantech to serve a global audience, we’ll be participating in several upcoming industry events, including the SPE Rotational Molding Division TopCon 2016, to be held in Cleveland June 5-8, and...

At a recent industry event, Jim Braeunig, President & CEO of Hedstrom Plastics, a globally successful rotational molder in Ashland, Ohio, stated, “as an industry, we tend to undervalue ourselves.” I agree with Mr. Brauenig, and in order to equate rotomolding with...

I hear it often: “Social media is a waste of time in our industry.” This sentiment has been uttered at industry functions, among trade association members, and by thought leaders within the rotational molding community. This viewpoint is understandable. Rotomolding is...

BRAINERD, MINN. — Avantech, a Minnesota-based manufacturer of tooling solutions to the global plastics industry, recently announced the promotion of Tom Innis to the position of president, effective Oct. 1, 2015. In addition to his organizational leadership role,...

By Tom Innis VP Sales and Marketing I had the privilege of representing Roto Made Local, the collaborative effort between the Association of Rotational Molders and SPE-Rotational Molding Division, at the recent IDSA International Expo in Seattle. IDSA, or the...

By Eric Wobschall Design Intern Hello all, My name is Eric Wobschall and I have been spending the summer as a Design Intern here at Avantech. I currently attend the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie and will be graduating in December with a degree in...