Monday afternoon we celebrated 45 years of Ebonite International in Hopkinsville, Ky. Although our company has been around over 100 years, we’ve been in Hopkinsville since 1967. More on that later…
For our celebration we did what any 45-year old would do… we threw a party! The plant shut down early, and all employees were invited to bring their families and friends to visit. We cleared out a huge space in the building dedicated to Receiving, put up tables and chairs, and fired up the grill out back. Don Pedersen,…Read More
You might think that a company that is more than 100 years old would be set in its ways, but that is far from true when it comes to the use of technology at Ebonite International. Things are changing all of the time, and we strive to meet our goal of:
Technology and Manufacturing
Over the past year, we have greatly expanded technology on our shop floor. We connected our ball engraving…Read More
We’ve shared quite a bit with you recently about our Lean Manufacturing efforts. What you may not know is that these efforts have resulted in some real improvements in waste reduction.
We’ve all got a responsibility to reduce the amount of stuff we throw away, but in the manufacturing world, a lot of this is related to scheduling and forecasting. For example, when we mix the ingredients to build a core for a new 15# high performance ball, that mixture becomes a liquid that could make 30 cores. If…Read More
Bowling is a game that is enjoyed by more than 80 million people annually in the USA. The #1 participatory sport in our country for over 40 years, bowling is also played in 115 other countries. This is an amazing statistic when you consider that there are 192 members of the United Nations, and our sport is played in 61% of them.
Outside of the USA, our version of bowling is usually called Tenpin Bowling, to distinguish it from the many other forms of bowling that exist. Most countries that…Read More
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