I often get asked this question… and I will do my best to answer it in a manner which is educational to our readers… Craig What is the best training method? My Response Ultimately, we recommend that you train your employees using a blended learning model which uses the best of a variety of training […]
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December 2009
Who Should Be Trained…
A blog reader recently asked this quick question about training… Stephen When I develop my training plan, who should be included? My Response You should try to get everyone on the production floor involved in your training initiative. Aside from processing, quality, and tooling… you may also want to include other departments such as sales or […]
Reduced Bloom in Extruded PP Film
I recently received this from an extruder manufacturing PP film… RB We are processing a 1.1mil 3-layer PP film with a random copolymer. Initially, we were processing at 210ºC with a kinetic COF (coefficient of friction) = 0.5 initially, and 0.2 after two weeks. Currently, if we process at 210ºC, we get a COF of 0.8, […]
Procedure for Measuring Screw Wear
As a follow-up to one of my recent posts, I received this question… Matt The problem we are encountering is the different opinions on how to measure the screw and barrel wear. Is there a procedure that is widely used throughout the industry to determine screw wear? My Response Regarding the screw – Most screw manufacturers […]
Applicable Training
During a recent seminar, an extrusion technician recently made this false statement… Technician None of the training out there applies to what my plant is doing. My Response I first asked him if his extruder had a barrel and screw… He said yes. I then asked about the barrel heaters, cooling fans, and temperature controllers… He […]