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.

There’s an old joke: how do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. In a similar vein, how do you get to be the premier provider of fluid applications systems and solutions? Testing, testing, testing.

Testing is a hallmark of the work Designetics does in ensuring industries like automotive, aerospace and electronics get the applicator tips, systems and fluid application processes they deserve. Clients oftentimes come to Designetics with an open-ended problem, seeking expertise in fluid application. By looking holistically at the client’s work and manufacturing process, Designetics personnel can better assist in solving fluid application issues or integrating the system seamlessly into their process.

At Designetics, our goals for success extend past our work in fluid application systems and solutions. There’s the surrounding community to consider.

To that end, Designetics established, as a central tenet to its operating philosophy, a focus on charitable works in the surrounding communities. The thought: by helping to enrich the lives of others, everyone benefits.

Designetics Cares, the company’s nonprofit charitable foundation, provides outreach, volunteer efforts and financial assistance to local organizations, encouraging Designetics employees to donate time for the betterment of those less fortunate, as well as worthy organizations.