This month’s wallpaper celebrates Wilson Football’s factory in Ada, Ohio. Available in 4 different sizes for your computer or iphone. Free to download. Also available as a poster for purchase in the shop. STANDARD SCREEN | WIDESCREEN SCREEN | HD SCREEN | iPHONE  
This week’s wallpaper highlights the KitchenAid factory in Greenville, Ohio that make every single KitchenAid stand mixer in the world. Available in 4 different sizes for your computer or iphone. Free to download. Also available as a poster for purchase in the shop. STANDARD SCREEN | WIDESCREEN SCREEN | HD SCREEN | iPHONE
As you drive through the town of Greenville, Ohio and out towards farm country, you encounter two massive plants, both owned by the Whirlpool Corporation. Today our adventure was inside 1701 KitchenAid Way, the manufacturing home to EVERY single KitchenAid Stand Mixer in the world. The KitchenAid plant employs just around 650 workers, one of which I was lucky enough to have guide me through the factory. Sharon has worked at this very plant for several decades, starting out in the paint booth and making her way to various stations involved in the production of the famed Stand Mixer, of which 6,000-8,000 are produced per day. She, as did all of the employees I encountered, talked with a sense of pride and duty when discussing the history, quality and manufacturing process of the 1.7 million KitchenAid Stand Mixers that pass through Greenville, Ohio every year. These employees work on every…Continue Reading
Since 1941 every NFL game ball has been made by Wilson, and since 1955 all of those balls have been made in their Ada, Ohio factory. It is the only football specific factory in the world. The NFL is the only major sports league to make their ball in the USA. With a production capacity of 4,000 balls a day and over 700,000 footballs a year, it keeps all 120 factory employees busy around the clock. Most of their employees have several generations of factory employees in the family, with decades of experience. The above video is episode 1 of 3 for the Wilson Football Factory series. View Episode 2 and Episode 3.   FACTORY TOUR DETAILS: Call 419.634.9901 for all info regarding the Wilson Football factory tour, as details change regularly. Cost: Reservations: Yes, call ahead: 419.634.9901 Tour Duration: Factory hours: Wilson Football Factory 217 Liberty St. Ada, OH 45810 Also, head on…Continue Reading
Wooster manufacturing and company headquarters have been located on Madison Ave, Wooster, Ohio since 1909. Their in-house engineering, production, graphic design and printing departments employ 520. The company is known for their quality and innovative high standards. Milestones noted are the invention of angle sash paintbrushes and a development of cementing bristles to the paintbrush using their “Foss-set” process. They were the first to create brushes of nylon filaments used with latex paints and also first to use synthetic fabrics for paint roller covers, now standard in the industry. Wooster Brush Company has the solution for painting shelves, trim and the challenging ceiling-to-wall angle with their Shortcut R. This award winning brush was introduced in 1999. The brush is full-sized with only a 2 ¼ unique, maneuverable handle. The soft Shergrip TM handle gives more control and comfort. This brush can be used with all paints and varnishes and stains. Wooster…Continue Reading