Greetings, Gateway community. What’s good? How is spring treating you? We’re still dealing with a lot of cooler temperatures it seems, but warmer days are soon upon us (or at least we hope they are…).
This month’s issue of the Gateway welcomes newcomers Intelligent Cutting Solutions (ICS) out of Newington, Connecticut who are here to tell us all about their waterjet cutting service. The company, founded in 2020, has experience quick growth in the marketplace, which is an interesting success story given that they opened during “pandemic times.” We hope you enjoy it. We’ve also included an interesting piece they had included in their blog which details ten reasons waterjet cutting ought to be considered for some of the cutting jobs out there.
ICS’s blog post also led us to the idea that, if you’ve got a solid blog going on your site and want to repurpose some of the stories you’re telling and submit some industry insights to us, we’d be happy to run them and give your content more legs and greater exposure. Please consider it!
Our second feature this month is a bit of a departure from what we’ve normally been doing. We received a book from two manufacturing leaders, Shannon Karels and Kathy Miller called “Steel Toes and Stilettos.” The book is about their collaborative journey of transforming a traditionally run batch operation to a Lean enterprise—characterized by authentic leadership, an inclusive culture, and excellent business results. They had some interesting insights to share, and we had a blast interviewing them for this story! Let us know what you think! And, while we’re at it, we LOVE interviewing folks and learning more about what they’ve been up to, so if you have a story you’d like to share and expound upon, let’s work together to tell it!
