Thanks for the suggestions which are all very good...
However, this same group can also destroy innovation and signal the end of a fine product and small business. And my observation so far has been that this business might be in jeopardy. Why? Because resources (both materials and manpower) appear to be stretched to their limits. And I hate to see this happen.
No no nothing is in jeopardy. The youngest lab tech here is 5.5 months. That means another 17.5-something years of mouths to feed. I ain't going anywhere. Besides you forgot, the most important thing, being too dumb to know when to quit. So never fear. Anyway I'm just warming up!