The measure of a leader in fluid application systems is how well it can adapt to out-of-the-ordinary requests. And for us, the unusual is usual. That’s because, as the preeminent provider of fluid application solutions, Designetics is often tasked with helping manufacturers come up with new ways to solve problems. And, along the way, we get pretty unusual requests, which require pretty unusual solutions.

We are used to creating new products and sourcing specific materials to accommodate a manufacturer’s fluid flow requirements. Along the way, we’ve created a product line that consists of thousands of options—and we are still designing and prototyping new options weekly.

Recently, economic factors have made manufacturing outcomes and projections less clear: The result? Many manufacturers have had to make do with less—less supplies, less margins, less forecasting and less planning.

As the premier provider of fluid applications systems and solutions, Designetics can help manufacturers navigate uncertain waters in a number of ways, focusing on providing efficiencies that, in turn, can help boost operating and profit margins and offer a way for all sorts of industries to succeed in turbulent times.

For example, by providing applicators that accurately and efficiently control fluid for manufacturing components, Designetics reduces spoilage and supply chain waste. So, by reducing spoilage, manufacturers can decrease overhead associated with waste and production errors.

Ah, the new year. It’s a time rife with possibility, when opportunity seems to be around every corner and optimism for a great twelve months abounds. It’s also a time of reflection, looking back at the previous year and taking stock.

For us, the past year has been one of great success, and it has informed our resolutions for the new year.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals Northwest Ohio Chapter announced that Designetics Cares, the nonprofit, philanthropic arm of the fluid application system industry leader Designetics, Inc. will be honored as Outstanding Foundation as part of the 31^st Annual National Philanthropy Day Luncheon at the Premier Banquet Hall, Toledo, OH.

It all started with a simple request. More than thirty years ago, a major glass company came to what would become Designetics with a challenge: Could it prime glass so it could be installed in vehicles with adhesives instead of bulky metal fasteners?

Designetics personnel saw a challenge…but also an opportunity to create a new industry. And so, fluid application, as a science and as an industry, was born out of that simple request. Designetics engineered a way to apply fluid effortlessly, giving assembly lines and workers control over applications and flow rates.