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‘Tough Jobs’ Are More Than A Slogan for Innovative Former
Family-owned thermoformer known for tackling difficult challenges.
Read MoreJob Center Debuts in West Building
Helping manufacturing face the current shortage of skilled workers is critical to our industry and the future of our country. IMTS is doing its part by offering its first Job Center, both for job seekers in the industry and for IMTS exhibitors looking for skilled workers.
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Molders Try Cross-Training To Build Crucial Skills In-House
Despite high unemployment, many plastics processors still can’t find qualified workers to fill open positions that require specialized skills. So some are looking at further developing the skills of the employees they already have.
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This Molder Wants Only the Tough Jobs
Need someone to injection mold fluoropolymers, highly filled PEE K, Torlon, or Ultem in complex shapes, tight tolerances, multiple cavities, and high volumes? “We love doing this,” says Tom Mendel, president of Performance Plastics Ltd. (PPL) in Cincinnati. “We’re not for everybody.
Read MoreAbout the Author: Waller
Paul Waller consults on extrusion and packaging and heads Plastics Touchpoint Group Inc. in Toronto, which offers engineering, plant design, machine installation, and operator training.
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Mold Maintenance Training Eases Molder's Growing Pains
Automation Plastics in Aurora, Ohio (automationplastics.com), is a 32-year-old custom injection molder with 50,500 ft² and 30 presses from 35 to 700 tons.
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Old-School Thinking, New-Wave Technology Drive This Processor Into a ‘New Age’
It was the Fall of 2008.
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Logistics, Training & Teamwork Support Custom Processor’s Juggling Act
In the 50 years since it opened its doors as a custom thermoformer in Hanover, Pa., McClarin Plastics’ world has grown a lot more complicated.
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Industrial Thermoformer Expands With Aid from State Training Grant
The last dollars of a $105,000 worker-training grant have now been spent.
Read MorePlastics Training Enters Virtual Reality
Plastics processors are discovering two employee training programs initiated this year that offer instruction in a “virtual” space, where the student can interact with the instructor and course materials via a satellite dish or the internet.
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