Franklin Connections Blog

  • Made in the USA

    Dec-12-2012 | Comments: 4 | Posted In: | Posted By: Don McCloskey

    The Great Recession might have produced a new generation of bargain hunters. Yet, however price-conscious, people have continued to prefer – and purchase – goods bearing the “Made in the USA” labels. These goods might have costs more than their counterparts made in China or elsewhere; however, people saw the U.S.A.-made products as higher quality and, therefore, the better value.(...) <read more>

  • One Adhesive Does NOT Fit All

    Nov-26-2012 | Comments: 4 | Posted In: | Posted By: Marketing Admin

    Ask some manufactures what type of glue they use to assemble wood products, and they’ll casually respond, “Oh, the white stuff” or “yellow wood glue.” Such responses can exasperate those of us in the adhesives business. Wood glues are much more complex than that. A number of adhesives manufacturers focus on producing a full range of wood adhesives to enable customers to better meet the requirements of particular applications.(...) <read more>