Stern Rubber Improves Facility
Even with our recent addition here at Stern last February, we are constantly working to expand and improve our facility for our employees, and to fit our needs. In the last few weeks, we have been putting some time into renovating our old offices into a new lunch area, as well as adding a new […]
Minnesota ATV Trails
Minnesota springs are full of many fun and exciting things to do, yet one of the most popular is ATV trail riding. With hundreds of miles of trails spread throughout the state, the opportunities to venture out on your machines is endless. One of the closest trail systems, located just 40 miles from Stern Rubber, […]
A Crucial Piece of Testing Equipment – Tensile Tester
Within our quality lab here at Stern Rubber we have many pieces of technology. From 3-D printers and scanners, to our Keyence high speed measuring system, quality of our products is at the top of our list. Yet there is one piece of equipment in the lab, that is key to our product’s success and […]
Stern Rubber Supports the Local Fire Departments.
Here at Stern Rubber, we are proud to support local firefighters and departments, and our own firefighting team members, Barry Hirschey of Staples Fire Department and Bob Jackson of Pillager Fire and Rescue. Recently in the Brainerd area, the talk of fire was a popular topic when a local resort offered an amazing training opportunity. […]
Flexible Material for 3D Printing
3-D printing has become a new and very futuristic way to design and display products in the manufacturing industry. From key chains to ears, the limits seem almost endless to what can be printed. Here at Stern, we have added a new feature to our 3-D printing capabilities, and purchased a flexible, almost rubber-like, printable […]
Gull Lake’s Frozen Fore
As winter in the Brainerd Lakes Areas winds down, there is one event at the end of February that helps put a spring time twist on remaining snow and ice, and that is the Frozen Fore. Beginning in 2005, the Frozen Fore has grown into a three-day event designed to raise money and support local […]
Mountain Biking in the Brainerd Area
Riding Across the Region The Brainerd Lakes Area is the home of beautiful lakes, great fishing, world class resorts, stellar golf courses, and most recently, some of the best mountain biking in the country. The Cuyuna area, located between Crosby and Riverton Minnesota, about 20 miles from Stern Rubber’s Aitkin facility, recently altered their rugged […]
Story of Scorpion Continued
Last week, we talked about how one of Stern Rubber’s first customers, Scorpion, got its start in Crosby, MN. This week, we pick up the story in 1968. Although things for Scorpion seemed to be going very well, it was not without hardship. Following a great year in 1967, Scorpion was working even harder to […]
The History of Scorpion
Beginning in the early 1960’s, the idea of the snowmobile exploded. Few companies that were manufacturing sleds then are still around today including Coleman, Husqvarna and Sears and Roebuck. Yet one manufacturer that began in Crosby, Minnesota about 45 miles from Staples, and only 20 miles from Stern Rubber’s plant in Aitkin, was a manufacturer […]
Epichlorohydrin Rubber
Here at Stern Rubber, we pride ourselves in being able to offer many types of materials to a support a wide variety of customers. From Fluoroelastomers to Polyurethane, Stern offers many different types of material for to our customers, and one of those materials is epichlorohydrin. Epichlorohydrin is an organo-chlorine compound and an epoxide that […]