I heard a die setter make this statement recently… Setter Mold makers get all bend out of shape whenever we touch the mold surface. It’s no big deal to polish out a scratch. My Response First off, polishing takes a long amount of time and is a very labor-intensive process. This person has obviously never […]
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Plastics Training
The Importance of Timeliness…
A manager spoke with me the other day about training and asked this question… GM We recently had a processing problem which cost us a large amount of money. I want to address this is one of our weekly meetings, but am not sure if we should talk about it right away, or wait for the dust to settle. My Response Processing issues should be addressed in […]
Restarting Your Training…
I was approached during NPE the other week by a manager… Manager We used to do On the Job training, but now we do nothing for our employees. How do we get started again? My Response The first step is to start training, even if it is something as simple as cross training. For example, you could have a technician […]
Training Certificates…
I received this comment the other day regarding a recent post… Manager Two of our techs recently received training certification, but I don’t see any real change between them and the other technicians. My Response Most certifications are based on the participants ability to pass some tests in a class setting. This process is beneficial in introducing new techniques […]
NPE 2012 Passes…
If you are visiting NPE this April, I recommend you take advantage of our free passes (a $120 value): http://www.npe2012guest.org/?e=314 For more about NPE2012, please visit: http://www.npe.org/ -Andy