5 things medtech manufacturing executives learned from their dads

June 15, 2018 By Danielle Kirsh

1. Try and look at what’s next.

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One of the lessons Eric Crainich learned from watching his dad run Design Standards was to try and look at what’s next.

“[My dad] was always looking at what’s next and what could be the next competitive advantage,” Crainich said. “Markets are always changing.”

For example, Design Standards has been a molding company for 30 years. Recently, they moved into the tooling business and started doing tooling in-house for injection molds. Crainich says that has been a successful move and has allowed for speed and control.

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Danielle Kirsh is an award-winning journalist and senior editor for Medical Design & Outsourcing, MassDevice, and Medical Tubing + Extrusion, and the founder of Women in Medtech and lead editor for Big 100. She received her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication from Norfolk State University and is pursuing her master's in global strategic communications at the University of Florida. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn, or email her at dkirsh@wtwhmedia.com.