Stern Rubber Acquired by Zhongli North America
News Release For Release: IMMEDIATELY ZHONGLI NORTH AMERICA, INC. PURCHASES STERN RUBBER COMPANY The purchase of Staples, Minnesota-based Stern Rubber Company by Troy, Michigan-based Zhongli North America, Inc. is announced by Kenneth Rohan, vice president of operations for Zhongli North America, Inc. a leading global provider of vehicle parts and components and assembly parts including […]
Flouroelastomers That You Wear
Rubber That You Wear Fluoroelastomers are a special purpose synthetic rubber with a fluorocarbon base. Fluorocarbon, which is made of a broad family of compounds including fluorine, chlorine and carbon, are added to other synthetics, such as rubber to create many products, spanning from fishing line, to Teflon. In the case of the development of […]
Brainerd Golf Trail Continued
Lakes area Golf Continued From Last Week Last week, we talked about the amazing golf available in the Brainerd lakes area, and specifically, the Brainerd Golf Trail. This week, we pick up where we left off, and discuss the remaining courses. With Craguns and Maddens, located on the south side of Gull Lake, fifteen miles […]
Championship Golf in Stern Rubber’s Back Yard
Lakes Area Golf Calls it a Season Located about twenty miles east of Stern Rubber, is the Brainerd Lakes area, which is home to many recreational activities, including fishing, biking, boating, skiing, hunting, and some of the best golf in the country. Golf Digest even wrote that the Brainerd area is “one of the top […]
International Elastomer Conference
Stern Rubber Attends International Elastomer Conference Bob Jackson (President), and Connie Krueger (Purchasing Supervisor) attended the International Elastomer Conference, held in Cleveland, OH, during the week of of October 12th. This conference was well covered by the Rubber & Plastics News, which recently featured an article about Stern Rubber Company. Bob and Connie spent their […]
Rubber & Plastics News Article
`Reprinted from Rubber & Plastics News Stern Rubber expands in Minnesota By CHRIS SWEENEY 10/12/2015 Photo by Chris Sweeney This new warehouse is part of Stern Rubber’s expansion to its manufacturing facility in Staples, Minn. STAPLES, Minn.—Stern Rubber Co. isn’t afraid to try new things, and it is paying off with more business. The firm recently celebrated […]
Reading, Writing and Entrepreneurial Skills
Central Minnesota CEO When people think of high school, they often think of learning the basics: reading, writing, and arithmetic. Yet as our world changes, so does education, and a man that noticed a need for this change is Craig Lindvahl. Craig is the founder and Executive Director of the CEO program, which was started […]
Terry Stern Earns Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award On Saturday, September 26th, Terry Stern was awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for an incident-free 50 year flight career. Jay Flowers from the Federal Aviation Administration presented the award to Terry on a foggy morning at the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport. The FAA started presenting the awards on […]
Customer Spotlight: IMMI
IMMI – Seat Belts for Polaris RZR XP 1000 One of Stern Rubber’s newest customers is Indiana Mills and Manufacturing, or IMMI. IMMI produces seat belts, tie downs, and safety equipment for everything from UTV’s to fire trucks. IMMI has facilities located in the USA, Mexico, UK, and China, and is headquartered in Westfield, Indiana. […]
Meet Our New Quality Manager Mark Pfeifer
Mark Pfeifer Joins the Team at Stern Rubber Company Mark is one of our newest team members at Stern Rubber Company, and he was recently hired as our Quality Manager. As the Quality Manager, he manages the Quality Assurance Dept., and has responsibility for the quality of all the products produced here at Stern Rubber, […]