As owner and president of STRYKER, Nicole Malson has led asuccessful transformation of a company with deep roots and a longstanding reputation. After purchasing the business, she completed afull rebrand one year later, evolving Industrial Nameplate, Inc. into...
Introduction: Our Journey of Strength and Innovation For 65 years, we've proudly delivered high-quality labeling and workwear solutions with a steadfast commitment to durability and reliability. What began as Thunderbird Industries in 1960, founded by Fred Ziegler in...
Upgrading Our Visitor System: A Practical Improvement for Our Small Business I've realized it's the little things that you don't think about that end up being a big risk to your business. Maybe because you don't think about them. With CMMC regulations, you have to...
Nicole Malson, president of STRYKER, receives the Women of Excellence award for her leadership in manufacturing. Discover her inspiring journey.
Ditch the paper order forms for your company apparel and promo items.
Top 5 Laundry Tips To Keep Your Custom Apparel Looking NEW! Congrats! Your custom apparel is brand new, out of the box, and in perfect condition! Now lets keep it like that! There are a few laundry tips and tricks to keep your screen printing ink or embroidery thread...
Switching from Gmail to Outlook and all the fun in between.
Choosing our MSP for CMMC
After interviewing a handful of Managed Service Providers (MSP) that could take us through the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) journey, it was time to choose one. This was a difficult decision based on there being multiple MSPs that were familiar...
As my team and I prepared to start the process of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), we were under the basic assumption that we would be able to hire an internal IT person to take care of this for us. Save yourself some time because this is not the...
A couple of years ago, one of STRYKER’s main customers, who is a prime contractor for the federal government, gave us a heads-up that we would need to have Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) in a few years. CMMC is a system of compliance levels that...
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a system of compliance levels that helps the government, specifically the Department of Defense (DOD), decide if an organization or business has the necessary security to work with vulnerable data. In a nutshell,...
New Name, New Look If you’re local, you may have noticed the bold new look of our building, located off of Hwy. 15 in Appleton. Industrial Nameplate Inc. and TOP DOG Apparel Inc. have merged to become STRYKER. STRYKER embodies our vision of being the industry...
Save the date! We are excited to announce that STRYKER will be an exhibitor at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, held from July 25 to July 31, 2022. More than 500,000 aviation enthusiasts from 80 countries attend EAA AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI....
APPLETON, WI. (April 18, 2022) - STRYKER has been selected as a finalist in the small-sized business category for the 33rd Annual Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards. Nicole Swanton, STRYKER president and owner, stated "We are honored to be chosen as a finalist...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Industrial Nameplate Inc. Earns Certified Metalphoto® Converter Designation The company completes assessment, implements processes to improve quality and application knowledge for the Metalphoto® product line. Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Monday,...
Industrial Nameplate Inc., Appleton, WI- Industrial Nameplate Inc. is celebrating 60 years in business and is honoring many milestones in 2020. First and foremost, we celebrate the life and legacy of Fred Ziegler, founder of Industrial Nameplate Inc. With many tears...
If you're a visual person, you're in luck! We've simplified and put our ordering process into a visual diagram so that you have peace of mind and know what to expect when working on a project with TOP DOG Apparel. Whether it's custom T-shirts, embroidered hats or...
We are happy to announce that we are now JCP Certified! The JCP was established in 1985 to allow United States (U.S.)/Canadian contractors to apply for access to Department of Defense/Department of National Defence (DOD/DND) unclassified export controlled technical...
It is with great pleasure that I can announce, Industrial Nameplate Inc. has achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification! After nine months of working as a team to create systems and processes to achieve the highest quality product, we were able to pass our certification...
How does this work? Below, we break down our ordering and design process for custom shirts into 5 easy steps. 1. Determine your budget per shirt If you are ordering for a group of people, determine how much money each person is willing to spend on a shirt. Remember,...
Some of you as customers may be aware of our journey to ISO 9001:2015 certification. We are excited to have the opportunity to tackle this challenge as a team and improve our processes to provide the highest quality product. For those unfamiliar with ISO 9001:2015...
Congratulations to Oshkosh Truck on their new contract! We love to see our customers succeed. As one of the core customers of Industrial Nameplate Inc., we are proud to be a part of their vendor team. Our labels and tags are seen on their military equipment and...
In an industry primarily dominated by men, we are proud to say we have completed our Woman Owned Small Business Certification! Industrial Nameplate Inc.'s Owners Lynn Lanser and Nicole Swanton are a mother and daughter team. As second- and third-generation owners of...
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