Dynalon to attend 2011 Fall ILDA Meeting

Saturday, 10/22 through Tuesday, 10/25 at the
Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky


Martin Davies, Dynalab Corp. / Dynalon Labware President and CEO will be in attandence at the ILDA Fall meeting. The meeting will kick off on Sunday, October 23 with a welcome dinner reception. Board members will meet on Saturday, October 22 so please plan your flights accordingly. 2011 Annual Meeting Agenda.

Dynalon offers an extensive line of economical, high-quality plastic labware and benchtop equipment for all levels, including beakers, cylinders, bottles, carboys, and pipettors. See our popular transparent Merit Water Still and talk with us about your custom fabrication needs.

ILDA is an association of independent laboratory product distributors and their suppliers whose purpose is to help members succeed in serving the needs of their customers. ILDA is committed to providing a forum for networking and educating its members and for promoting the association to the laboratory market.

Fall Meeting 2011 will be held at The Galt House. Take the time to view the fabulous venue that we have selected for our Annual Meeting. When you're staying in the heart of the city you can walk, trolley hop or catch a two minute cab ride to main attractions, fabulous restaurants, museums and live entertainment. The Galt House Hotel is the hub of the city and it's the place to be.

Visit Dynalon at booth 629 of NSTA Area Conference

2011 Area Conference in Hartford

October 27–29, 2011 at the Connecticut Convention Center
Science Inspiring Growth


Stop by the Dynalon booth #629 to talk with Peter Skapriwsky and Steve Yudicky about how we can assist you with your laboratory equipment and supplies requirements. Dynalon offers an extensive line of economical, high-quality plastic labware and benchtop equipment for all levels, including beakers, cylinders, bottles, carboys, and pipettors. See our popular transparent Merit Water Still and talk with us about your custom fabrication needs. Don’t forget to ask for a free Labware Gift Pack!


Learn how science can inspire growth at the NSTA 2011 Hartford Area Conference on Science Education. The conference co-headquarters hotels are the Hartford Marriott Downtown and Hilton Hartford. Conference registration and some sessions will be at the Connecticut Convention Center, as will the exhibits and the NSTA Science Bookstore. Additional sessions and events will be held at the co-headquarters hotels as well as the Connecticut Science Center.

Where did August and September go?

As the age old saying goes, when one door closes another door opens. Although the door didn't totally close, it's swung shut enough to get me back here after two months of data validation and loads for the new computer system. Our migration to Sytline from Mapics was to be live by October 1st. As I type this blog on 10/12 I can assure you that did not happen. The date was quite ambitious but could have been possible if everything fell into place just right. As with many large projects though, that was not the case.


Now as the days fly by we have put the computer project on hold to concentrate on the next huge company change. We are moving locations. It's only about 10 miles away but relocating a business into a new building that is being built-out to meet our needs is quite a task. This must be coordinated to the day in hopes of little interruption to our normal business for the Fabrication Shop, Office and most importantly Warehouse shipping and receiving.


Basically Dynalab Corp. is full of excitement and change with hopes of 2012 bringing clean new surroundings and a slick computer system to follow. My focus has shifted from the computer project back to promoting Dynalab's products and services so I hope to see you here again real soon!

Visit Dynalon at booth #102 NAOSMM 2011

Minnesota NAOSMM Conference 2011

July 26 & 27, 2011 (trade show dates) 
The Depot Hotel - Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Stop by the Dynalon booth #102 to talk with Peter Skapriwsky and Martin Davies about how we can assist you with your laboratory equipment and supplies requirements.  

Some of our NEW Dynalon product information available during the trade show will include:
Quoral® based Baritainer® Jerry Cans which are ideal containers for storing and transporting industrial & laboratory solvents, foodstuffs such as flavors, oils, etc.  Baritainers provide improved chemical resistance & O2 barrier characteristics.  They are economical, durable, lightweight, recyclable, stackable, UN Rated, FDA Compliant.

BIO II Biological Safety Cabinets, Type A2 & Horizontal, Vertical Laminar Flow Hoods which are suitable for work in small areas due to space efficient design, ISO 5, Class 100 and contain the latest ECM technology for quiet operation.  Cabinets consume 30-40% less energy.   

Let Dynalon help you more cost-effectively & safely meet your laboratory container, equipment and general supplies needs!

Delay in supply of ADS cabinets

Dynalab Corp. started this year energized about a partnership with ADS to supply their line of safety cabinets including the Bio II Biological Safety Cabinet, Optigel Horizontal Laminar Flow Cabinet and IV-Gel Vertical Laminar Flow Cabinet. 


Since the excitement of our product launch which included press releases, we have encountered the reality of red tape associated with selling these products in the United States. Al cabinets are CE marked but the delays have been compounded for UL and NSF certifications. All are in process and we hope to be complete by the Fall of 2011. The ADS products show real promise in the states as the pile of leads shows. Hopefully soon we also have the actual product in house.


Thank you all for your patience. We are proud to represent the ADS line and are doing everything within our power to make these fine products available in the North American market.

Here we go!

All the months of research, interviews, preparation have brought Dynalab Corp / Dynalon Labware to this very day! 


You may think I am referring to our go live date for Infor Syteline but unfortunately that's not it yet. This is day one of tangible goods and something new here at Dynalab Corp to make a go live date possible.

Our IT Manager is busy right now moving in the new servers and various other pieces of hardware that will soon be operations central for our company (our employees will always be the backbone of Dynalab). We have spent more than 18 months in time and resources to get here. Fortunately Brian understands what a cryptocluster is (if I even spelled that right). All I have been asking for is a computer system that will aid in more timely and efficient customer service. He's the one responsible for understanding what hardware moves us towards that goal. No pressure right?

The features of this new ERP system are beyond our comprehension after operating this company on "green screen" for probably 25 or more years. We are going to see if "paperless" is just a catchphrase or is it truly possible. What will be do with all those filing cabinets or better yet the band aids for paper cuts!

As we all head out for the long holiday weekend my idea of Independence involves starting back on Tuesday with the hardware in place to get our software project in process. Dynalab Corp. is hoping for an October 1st Independence Day for our customers.

Happy 4th of July to all, wishing you a safe and rewarding holiday weekend!

Year of change

This has been a fun week and it's only going to get more interesting throughout the remainder of 2011. 


I have been blogging about our new ERP system to be implemented by October 1st, 2011 but haven't given out the surprise yet that Dynalab Corp. is also moving to a new building about 15 miles away. Oh yes, we are up for big challenges this year!


This week has been spent in meetings designing the new building layout and talking with movers. It's been a nice reprieve from the new computer system except our IT Manager has the fortune of being heavily involved in both projects.


This fun will continue for months but we need to keep our customers happy through it all. We're in process on stock control prior to the move. It's tough having the right stock in the right building at the right time when there are 2 of them! The plan is to move in December and be fully functional in the new site upon return from our holiday shut down on January 2nd, 2012.


This all seems so far away but will be here far too soon! New address notifications will be sent in the Fall to all active customers. As for now, this week is over so it's time to meet with my house for a couple days!

Baritainer® jerry cans replace far more expensive materials

Baritainers offer a new alternative solution for packaging, storing & transporting chemicals that usually require glass, metal, fluorinated HDPE or other single barrier containers.


KEY APPLICATIONS: QUORAL® (patent pending) based Baritainer Jerry Cans can be used to safely transport solvents such as household chemicals, industrial & laboratory chemicals, cleaning solvents, adhesives, wood preservatives, automotive additives, additives in the agricultural, automotive photo chemical sector. They can be used to safely transport foodstuffs such as flavors, edible oils, essential oils and other industry products such as cosmetics and fragrances. Baritainer Jerry Cans offer an attractive and environmentally friendly alternative to glass, metal containers, coextruded or fluorinated containers and other single-layer barrier containers, polyester and PVC containers.


SPECIFICATIONS: UN X rated Jerry Can with black screw closure. Closure neck: DIN 50 or DIN 60 with tamper-evident system


COMPOSITION: Jerry Can: Natural, QUORAL® (pat. pend.) and HDPE
Screw cap: Black HDPE. Screw cap Inner liner: Alveolit TA SF cross link polyethylene


Baritainer Frequently Asked Questions

Dynalon's first step into social marketing

This was the week, big happenings here at Dynalab. In all the excitement I got the bright idea to open a Twitter account for Dynalon Labware.


We finally narrowed our ERP software choice to one outstanding company with a clear concise software package. This company is yet to be announced publicly but we are quite excited at the new streamlined functionality Dynalab and Dynalon will be experiencing in a matter of mere months.


Now back to the important company announcement, our Twitter account. First I will admit that I was somewhat persuaded by the amount of our Dynalon dealers already representing themselves on Twitter. I realize this is also true of Facebook but baby steps people. Twitter seemed like the best choice to get our toes wet. Setting up a Facebook account takes more initial work and overall supervision. I'm expecting to have a few extra tasks this summer with the ERP implementation so no need to get in over my head on purpose.


Two days into our Dynalon Twitter account and we are following close to 50 companies with a handful of followers. I don't see these numbers exploding as an extensive search was done to compile those 50 companies from our dealers and service providers. It will be interesting though to see where we go from here.


Wishing everyone a relaxing Memorial Day weekend and thank you to all those men and women who lost their lives in military service to our fine country.

LabX Scientific Marketplace

Auction website for science products saves time and money!


Dynalab Corp. has been using LabX to sell our overstock and clearance goods for years now. It's a one stop shop for used equipment and scientific supplies. Specifically we use it to market overstock and clearance Plasticware and Supplies. 


This site saves time over other auction sites due to its product focus. It also saves money as we clear products through this site well below our costs! It's a win - win for everyone involved, so much so that we even include freight on most auctions.


LabX is sort of a year round Spring cleaning warehouse. If you purchase scientific goods and are looking to save some money, be sure to check it out!

Beaker anyone?

Overstock, a problem at every company especially a master distributor

The story starts with a customer that suddenly can't get enough of a product you previously sold minimally. This goes great for maybe a year or if you are lucky longer. MRP screams at the buyer, we NEED these! Stock is kept on hand to make sure the newly valuable business remains happy. THEN...


The orders stop, no notice, no explanation just cease and desist. Unfortunately this can take a month or 2 to realize so more stock comes in while little to none goes out.


Before you know it, the most popular item in the warehouse is suddenly stocked at 10 years or better! That takes a lot of overstock sales to regain control. That's where we are right now on this 100 mL Azlon Square Ratio PP Beaker. So long as you don't need more than 15,000 of these little beauties, please feel free to MAKE US AN OFFER we can't refuse!

Lean or lucky?

Tis the season...
vacation season! 


This is a time of joy and excitement, a break from the daily grind, unless you are the unlucky people still at work trying to cover all the bases! Next week is spring break for schools in glorious Rochester, NY. The time of year where kids run wild and adults make the decision to spend 3 times as much on airfare or drive way too far in one day to escape the early Spring blues.

Under normal circumstances, Dynalab Corp. is like a well oiled machine where although most people play more than one part, it all comes together for superior service to our customers. In a small company, such is life and we enjoy the challenges. Then comes vacation season and the world explodes, or so it feels like. You are convinced that at full staff it's just never this busy!

The real question then becomes does our company run lean or is it sometimes just luck? Well for the week we just completed we were a lean mean fighting machine coming together to cover a key customer service employee's absence in the beginning of what is our busiest time of the year. To add to the fun, I spent a good part of the week in our final ERP Review meetings so they were essentially cover for two people. The luck comes in when somehow our shortage matches everyone else's and it's quiet enough to survive. Better luck next week...or so I hope!

School spring break next week being combined with a regular holiday on Friday has the vacation request sheets flying in the door! I am hoping for a nice combination of lean and luck to get through four days of business. We have a great team that is dedicated to our customer's satisfaction. The difference for next week is that the same CSR is out again but I am breaking one of my own rules and heading out for a few days too. The only difference is that the laptop and Blackberry that enjoy my vacations.

Happy Spring Break to you all...I'm outta here!

Social Media for Business

#plasticbeaker is so cool (now hit the Like) button or better yet leave a comment!


As a company that deals with both distributors and end users one would think we should be jumping all over this social media craze. Which I must admit there have been efforts put into evaluating if it's a good fit but for our company but that's about it at this point. When I started this blog a number of year's back it was at the suggestion of an internet marketing consultant. He said it would connect us directly to our customer base allowing a more personal interaction.


Not that I have been a saint at blogging but as you can see, there have been attempts lately to keep it more active...and personal. There was a time this space was used for sales announcements. That seems redundant to the Dynalab Corp. website. Back to the more personal area, isn't that how most of us use our social media sites like Facebook and Twitter? I know that's the case for me anyways. It's a way to connect with friends and family...but then again I am in my late 30's! I do follow a few business but they are mainly focused on things I enjoy like hotels where I vacation, restaurants that I enjoy and Barnes and Noble so I can keep up with Nook offerings. 


As you know, Dynalab Corp. sell plastic lab supplies, custom plastic fabrication and basic science equipment. Maybe people that really enjoy their jobs using our products would be interested in following this type of a company. It's hard to comprehend but entirely possible. This is one of those topics that requires a lot more thought before launching excessive time and efforts into tweets about plastic beakers!

Product replacement on our HDPE 1 gallon containers

Here's how the change starts... we place an order with a manufacturer for a product that has not only been selling but increasing in sales over the past couple years.

Then instead of being notified of the lead time, the manufacturer notifies us that they are discontinuing that product and have no replacement. The tool is old and there are no investment plans to replace it unless we buy some crazy amount that would stock our shelves well into our golden years of retirement. Doesn't seem like a huge deal but in the time between when we placed our PO and were notified, 5 customer orders came in. So now we are also behind the eight ball so to speak. 

Not a big deal right? We can just source a similar product for replacement through a different vendor. Simple...unless your buyer of 25 years just left the company (and the snow) to move to Florida! So simple turned challenging quick and turned into a 5 month process to source and actually receive the product in to fill what is now many more customer orders, or shall I say back orders!

This is likely a problem met by distributors much more often in this age of high MOQ from the vendor and JIT on the customer end. Fortunately I am writing this as 873-0000 replacement containers are being received in our warehouse and will be ready for shipment on Monday. Have a nice weekend!

Improve work life and home life improves ten-fold

This week's ERP demonstrations were a real tail wagger!


When our IS project began almost a full year ago my main goal as part of the committee was to figure out how and why we do things currently. Now a year later I wonder, why do we do it like that and how soon can we change? How soon can we optimize our service levels? How soon can we optimize our stock levels to be better prepared for our customer's needs?


One good thing (of many) that has come from this exhausting process is making us think how can we do things better NOW without waiting for software to save the day? I would assume, or at least hope, that every company tries to think that way. In my opinion, we have gone above and beyond to maintain high service levels despite all the manual processes internally. So to dream about how good it will be when software does save the day, makes me one happy employee. When I am one happy employee, my dog wags his tail to the smile on my face when I get home at night!


This sounds corny and like I have no social life. Truth be told, myself and many people in my social circle, spend more waking hours at work than at home. Dynalab Corp. is a nice company to work for, I've been here 15 years. They have built a successful business based on employee loyalty as much as customer satisfaction. I stay because I am treated well, feel as though I have a common goal of business success and overall have made lasting friendships with people whom I interact.


To end this week with another blog entry (two in a row) and in a positive mood excited about the future is nice. Trickle down effect; when we improve our business it leads to satisfied customers and happier employees! Have a nice weekend everyone, time to go see my dog.

Where does time go?

I made a New Year's resolution to put weekly entries into our blog... 
how am I doing?


Easy answer... not good! If I can't seem to keep up the schedule (which obviously I can't) then I should at least start posting what's going on at Dynalab Corp. keeping me so busy! I am on a team of employees chosen to investigate a new ERP system. This project has been in progress for close to a year now. We spent the majority of that time talking with many key employees and flow charting how we do everything currently. 


RFI have been sent to a number of software companies. Now the fun begins, seeing what they have to offer and how it will fit our company's needs. The list is down to a hand full of companies which doesn't seem like many for such an expensive purchase until communication overlaps between them all. Our IT Manager is facilitating that part and I don't envy him at all. 


Although we feel our customer commitment is high there are definitely processes that could be automated serving you all better. We want to grow our customer relationships, instill confidence in our abilities and overall grow the business for all.


Any customers out there willing to share their similar ERP experience please chime in!

Dynalon to attend 2011 NSTA conference in San Francisco

March 10–13, 2011

Moscone Center

San Fransisco, CA

Celebrating the Joy of Science: Imagine and Create

We invite you to join Peter Skapriwsky, Dynalon Sales Manager and Martin Davies for three days of invaluable and inspiring professional learning at the 2011 NSTA National Conference in San Francisco, CA. Please visit the Dynalon booth to sample our line of economical education plastic labware.

Join us in the "City by the Bay" for NSTA's 2011 national conference. The conference headquarters hotels are the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and the Marriott San Francisco Marquis. Conference registration and exhibits will be at the Moscone Center. Most sessions and events have been scheduled at the Moscone Center and the Hilton and Marriott.

The conference will begin with concurrent sessions on Thursday, March 10, at 8:00 AM and end on Sunday, March 13, at 12 Noon.

Dynalon 2011 Full Line Catalog

Happy New Year! We are weeks away from circulating our new Dynalon Labware full line plastic lab supplies catalog.

This 128 page catalog features all of our best sellers along with some new items from esteemed manufacturers such as Azlon, Kartell and Sterilin. To request your free copy please contact our customer service at 800-334-7585 or a digital copy can be downloaded from the Literature page of our website.

• Over 100 new line items!
• Enhanced plastic properties and technical information
• Stuart Melting Point Apparatus and Merit Water Still
• Azlon plastic beakers, bottles and cylinders
• Extensive line of plastic funnels
• New range of Kartell Tissue Culture products
• Dynalab HDPE dippers, disposal boxes and pipette racks
• Sterilin petri dishes and pipettes
• Custom plastic fabrication information and examples
• Value add fabrication products throughout the catalog