Setting Traps During Work

I was walking through our contract manufacturing shop the other day and I decided to set a trap. I caught Stefan, one of our QC guys. Is this normal behavior? -ph

 

 

From the Vault: April Fools Fun at Innovative-IDM circa 2009

From the I-IDM vaults comes this timely, 30-second classic from 2009. After all, No. 4 of our four Company Goals is to “Have Fun!”

April Fools Prank at Innovative Automation from Innovative-IDM on Vimeo.

DMI Employee of the Month Honored

Drink Machine Incorporated (DMI) announced that Pepper Hastings, VP of Carbonation and Serpentine Feeding Systems, was named DMI Employee of the Month for May 2013. Hastings is pictured below after declaring all is well with Drink Machine’s 28-can cooling shelf and feeding system.

“Hastings has been a model employee who takes initiative and has learned to use Voice Changing technology to further DMI’s call to actions,” said Michael Mueller, VP of Energy Drink Procurement, and the only other employee of DMI. “He deserves this honor.”

Mueller pointed out some of the advantages of being employed by DMI, including no additional compensation AND travel to exciting exotic locations such as Tom Thumb, Albertsons, Costco and Kroger. Mueller says Hastings was treated to a handshake and a Refreshe brand cherry cola in a sparsely attended, brief ceremony at DMI headquarters Tuesday afternoon.

Early Social Media Pioneer

Here’s an early social media project one of our current employees did in 1990. Quite a feat considering there was no Internet as we know it at the time. Introducing, the Pay Phone Project. And we’d thought everyone had forgotten.

Strange Baseball Weekend

Here’s what I did this weekend (lower right, kneeling). Our 12U team played in a costume classic and won “best dressed team.” Britt did the flier for the tournament about a month ago and it pulled in 30 teams. The point is, we all at Innovative have lives away from the office. This is just one story. We hope to bring you others. — ph

Off to High School

My oldest son starts high school at Flower Mound Marcus today. Good luck, Drew. It’s been a fun ride. — ph

Man Struggles With Simple Lightbox Assembly

We shot two new Cool Gadget vids last Friday using our new lightboxes and video studio. Gene walked in with a camera while I struggled to assemble these seemingly harmless yet inherently dangerous items. Have you ever put up a tent? That’s what this reminded me of.