Blogs

How is Manufacturing a Player in the World Cup?

July 3, 2014

Goaaaaallllllllll! Does this sound familiar? In the past few weeks, the world has been captured...

June 13, 2014

American manufacturing is most definitely back in a big way—and it’s also definitely one of...

May 30, 2014

It wasn’t long ago when everyone was convinced that all American manufacturing jobs would end...

April 30, 2014

If you are familiar with the 5S methodology, you’ll know how useful it is in...

April 7, 2014

Manufacturing is often the art of managing the unpredictable. Whether it’s producing rubber and plastic...

March 12, 2014

While most of the country is worrying about staying warm and digging out from another...

February 3, 2014

We have some exciting news to share with you—our newest addition to our facility is...

January 12, 2014

At Universal Polymer and Rubber (UP&R), we are guardedly optimistic about the upcoming New Year....

December 31, 2013

If you were to travel back in time to rubber manufacturing facilities from twenty years...