I heard this comment again the other day… Potential Customer OK, I know I need training, but if I train my employees, they will leave. My Response Some people will always believe this, and for those people, I can do little. One of the funniest responses to this I have heard is from Zig Ziglar who […]
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Plastics Training
Restarting After A Few Years…
I recently received this question… NK It has been about 5 years since we trained, what is the best method to restart. My Response After a few years, the best way to restart a training initiative is to consider it as though you had not done any training, or a fresh start. This recommendation is because […]
Don’t Overlook the Basics…
I recently encountered a customer with a common concern… Customer Should I start all my production employees through the basic level of training? My Response Any company, such as this one, which lacks any structured training program, will benefit highly from a broad-based training initiative. Such an initiative should start from the top down, and begins with the basics. […]
Long Hold Times on Electric Molding Machines…
I received this as a follow-up question for a previous blog posting on The Future of Plastics… Ed We are adding a new machine this year and we are looking at a electric machine. Our biggest concern with electric is the hold time. Due to our thick wall parts we use extended hold times. Does anyone have any […]
Company-Specific Training…
Recently, a potential customer mentioned this comment… Caller I like the idea of training my employees about extrusion, yet I need something specific to my operation and I don’t have time to create it. My Response First off, generic extrusion training is always better than no process training at all. As one of our customers […]