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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:43:18 0000

SUPERB vision brings Ohio molder success despite the recession

By Dan Hockensmith | PLASTICS NEWS STAFF

Posted March 12, 2010

Superb President John Miller (Superb Industries Inc. photo)

SUGARCREEK, OHIO (March 12, 2:40 p.m. ET) — Located at the edge of Ohio’s Amish country, management at SUPERB Industries Inc. thinks it’s found the keys to progressive manufacturing in small-town values and global vision.

Above all, he said, SUPERB is focused on U.S.-based manufacturing, something too many manufacturers have sent overseas, he said.

“If the last 18 months haven’t taught us that trading derivatives and commodities on Wall Street doesn’t build wealth, than nothing will,” he said. “If somebody in Washington doesn’t get the idea that in order to create wealth, we’ve got to take clay and make bricks, take steel and build cars, take wood and build homes — if they don’t do that, the U.S. will become a service industry in which we will serve tea and coffee to the people that do.”

Get a look at SUPERB's operations in this Plastics News video.

SUPERB Honors Retiree

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:26:42 0000

Sugarcreek, OH – SUPERB Industries honored Albert Schlabach at a luncheon in his honor to celebrate his retirement after 12 years of service. SUPERB president, John Miller, presented him with a handcrafted engraved clock.

SUPERB on Fox Business

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:59:40 0000

Sugarcreek, OH, Jan 15, 2010 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) ----By showcasing the attention to detail and work ethic expected from Ohio's Amish Country, SUPERB Industries at Sugarcreek is doing something rare among stateside manufactures: It's growing. SUPERB President John Miller credits its Bottom-Up Management System and utilization of high-speed, near-net-shape manufacturing technology for giving SUPERB the edge needed to compete and win contracts away from foreign-based manufacturers for the production of metal and plastic components and fully-assembled parts for the automotive, electronics, home appliance, hardware, security and other industries worldwide. "I am passionate about manufacturing because our middle class quality of life depends on it," Miller said. "We must take steel and build cars, take clay and make bricks, take wood and build homes or we will become a service economy in which we pour the tea and coffee for the people that do."

Miller's Monster, by Dave Mast

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:41:38 0000

When J.D. Miller decides to dive into a project, he doesn’t mess around... he does it big. The New Bedford native has always had a passion for steam engines. Recently, he saw the culmination of a dream take place when he finished the restoration of one of the world’s rarest steam engines — a 110 Case, which is as majestic as it is beautiful.

Case 110 Makes its Debut at Doughty Valley Steam Days July 23 - 25, 2009!

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:46:33 0000

My earliest memories are of my dad working on engines. Now in his 72^nd year, he is ready to present the crowning achievement of his life at the Doughty Valley Steam Days—a meticulously restored vintage 1912 Case 110 horsepower steam traction engine. A literal mammoth, the Case 110 weighs in at 43,000 pounds ensuring that the seven foot diameter wide-body-wheels have the needed traction to deliver the power at its disposal. Leading edge technology in its day, the Case 110 boasts power steering enabling the operator to steer with ease even when pulling 14 plows on the expansive western plains of the United States. The Case 110 was rated the most efficient steam engine in its day—delivering the most power with the least amount of coal and water. It had—to be politically correct—the lowest “carbon footprint” of any engine in its class at the time (not that we will be concerned about that when the black smoke billows upward at Doughty Valley J).

John Miller

President
SUPERB Industries, Inc.

330-852-0500 Office

330-283-4447 Cell

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PS: If you need assistance to make overnight lodging arrangements or have any questions about travel to the area contact me or Diane Ely at my office for assistance.

July 4th Ponderings: Our Declaration of Dependence on Divine Providence

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:45:09 0000

Why the Declaration of Independence is as much about dependence on Divine Providence as independence from tyranny.

By John Miller, President

SUPERB Industries, Inc.

Monday, July 8, 2008

Why Work? by John Miller

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:27:59 0000

Actually my lead question was: “Why work with your hands?” but some might say, “Why work at all?” Why tolerate bothersome interruptions to what otherwise might be a leisurely life? Why has working with your hands fallen out of fashion? When did doing an honest day’s work get uncoupled from the train of success?

Passion's Promise, by John Miller

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:20:27 0000

Meet the carriage maker from Missouri: Actually, you already did before you got to work this morning and you will meet him again before you get home tonight—not the person of course, but the product of his passion. You, along with millions of others, are the benefactors of passion’s promise. The story does not begin in Missouri, nor does it end there. It begins in Bremen, Germany where a young lad of seven boarded the Bremen Barque Sophie with his family and embarked on a voyage to the land of limitless promise....

Small Things, by John Miller

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:11:28 0000

“Who shall despise the day of small things?” asked an ancient prophet. Good question. The answer is thought provoking with application today: Nearly everyone has despised or ignored the “day of small things” at one time or another. And, is it any wonder? We live in a world of big news, big companies, big deals, and big wigs. Small things? Who has time for that? The answer: The wise, the prudent, and the truly successful.

Values Virtues, by John Miller

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:57:01 0000

We live in a conflicted society where people expect to get value for goods and services, but want to ignore values and standards—which is just another way of saying that they want to do whatever they please whenever it pleases them. The reality is that you cannot have it both ways. Good old fashioned values are virtuous: When people commit to them, consistency, reliability, and dependability result that enable them to produce goods and services of value.