PPB April 2015

FACTORY FLOOR

“Our simplest item to produce is our Smart Cloth due to its shape and single-

sided imprint,” says Toddy Gear’s Viktorya Kooistro, director of marketing and com-

munications. “Our most complex item is the Stress Ball-Screen Cleaner. It is the

most complex because it is comprised of four individual panels, two of which are

imprinted, and then all of the panels are hand-sewn together.”

TODDY GEAR TURNS OUT FUNCTIONAL MICROFIBER

PRODUCTS FOR TECH DEVICES.

BY JEN ALEXANDER

The production process for Toddy

Gear items requires the majority of

employees involved to have specialized

experience and trade expertise, says

Kooistro. “Positions such as master sew-

ers, digital print operators and press

operators are highly trained in their

trades. For these positions we not only

employ highly-skilled and seasoned pro-

fessionals, we also provide ongoing

training to ensure skill sets are improv-

ing with technology.”

Toddy Gear’s most popular prod-

ucts are its Smart Cloth, the Stress Ball-

Screen Cleaner and The Wedge™

mobile device stand. Read on to learn

how The Wedge is made.

The manufacturing process for The

Wedge begins with Toddy Gear’s art

department reviewing the approved art-

work and optimizing it for print produc-

tion. The print production department

N BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS,

supplier Toddy Gear

(UPIC: T516677) is making smooth moves with its

U.S.-made microfiber cloth promotional products. The

company moved its microfiber manufacturing to the

U.S. in 2013, and in its manufacturing facility turns out 13 dif-

ferent types of products, 11 of which are made on-site, while

two non-microfiber items are imprinted at the facility.

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