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Polypropylene vs. Polyethylene Containers: Which Material Fits Your Application?

October 22, 2026

Picking a container material sounds simple until the wrong one shows up in your warehouse. A tote that cracks in ...

Freight-Optimized Corrugated Plastic Packaging: How Knock-Down Plastic Totes Cut Container Costs

October 22, 2026

Freight is one of the least discussed line items in a packaging program and one of the most expensive. And ...

Retail Display Assembly: Turnkey vs. Piecemeal Cost Comparison

October 22, 2026

A retail display program usually gets budgeted the same way: a quote for the display structure, a separate quote for ...

Kitting Services vs. Traditional Fulfillment: Which Model Fits Your Operation?

August 21, 2026

If your team is drowning in individual pick and pack orders, or your production line keeps slowing down every time ...

Why Leading OEMs Are Choosing White Room Over Cleanroom for Certain Devices

October 27, 2025

You want capacity and cost back without sacrificing quality Your team is under pressure to add throughput, hit launch dates, ...

3 Proven Ways Operations Leaders Reduce Overhead in 2025

September 29, 2025

Rising labor costs, tight margins, and unpredictable supply chains are putting pressure on operations leaders. For mid-sized manufacturers in Minnesota ...

The QA Leader’s Checklist: Proactive Quality Steps and a Rapid Response Playbook

August 25, 2025

Prevent More, Fix Faster: The QA Balancing Act You’re tasked with preventing defects before they occur and also managing any ...

How to Navigate the Manufacturing Labor Shortage in Minnesota and Wisconsin

July 30, 2025

Manufacturing Labor Shortage Trends in Minnesota and Wisconsin If you run a mid-sized manufacturing business in Minnesota or Wisconsin, you’re ...

NPS 2024

December 18, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that MDI has achieved an exceptional Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 93%! This outstanding score ...

Special Olympics Athletes to Explore Careers through Virtual Reality at Inclusive Work & Resource Fair

July 4, 2024

On Saturday, June 22, MDI’s Unified Work team provided Special Olympics athletes with a unique opportunity to explore various career ...

From Volunteering to Leading, MDI has Been Key to My Career Success

May 30, 2024

By: Steve Reinardy On Saturday, May 18, I was proud to graduate from the Partners in Policymaking class from the ...

Andriel Dees Joins MDI Board of Directors

May 30, 2024

Andriel Dees, Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion, Minnesota State System Education: Hampton University, William Mitchell College of Law Minneapolis-based ...