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The Experience Curve and Well-Trained Process Technicians
Pairing external big picture training with internal job-specific instruction can help your process technicians meet quality expectations as well as production targets.
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KraussMaffei and NIAR Propel Injection Molded Thermoplastic Composites
The maker of plastics processing equipment has placed a machine and an injection molding expert in NIAR’s ATLAS lab in Wichita, Kansas, to help molding, composites and aerospace take off.
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The Cost of High Employee Turnover in Injection Molding: Why Retention Matters
Starting in molding in 1993 and clocking in for nearly every job on the floor over the intervening decades, I’ve seen all sides of the hiring, training and retention process in the industry. Here are my thoughts on how to keep your most important asset — your people.
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Mold-Change Time Targeted with Training, Technology
Engel is offering technology and training to molders to help them optimize their mold-changing process.
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Plastics Processors Who Hire ‘Second-Chance’ Workers Do Well by Doing Good
Two blow molders with long-standing programs of hiring formerly incarcerated low-level offenders have helped these individuals re-enter their communities and have benefited from an additional resource during chronic labor shortages.
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Blow Molder Confer Plastics Celebrates Golden Anniversary & the ‘American Dream’
This family-run firm fills a specialized niche with a culture of innovation and environmental stewardship that realizes the dreams of its founders, its employees and its customers.
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Guill Adds Three to Employee Roster
Extrusion tooling maker Guill Tool has recently hired of three new employees.
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Teaching Kids About the ‘Magic’ of Manufacturing
Making something out of (almost) nothing is an ‘eye opener’ for youngsters in their first exposure to plastics processing.
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Wittmann Delivers Injection Molding Workcell to Alabama Community College
Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) installed the Wittmann SmartPower120 molding machine with an integrated robot, temperature control unit (TCU) and dryer to support its plastics education program.
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Learn Fundamentals of Materials Handling in Self-Paced Online Course
Learn about equipment, procedures and maintenance for material handling related to injection molding.
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