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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 […]

I received this in an email from a technician at a very busy blow molding company… Lori I talked to my company and they said they do not need any training. I have been on the job for four months and I still do not have the basic concept of how to process plastic. At this point I’m […]

I have seen many attempts towards the marketing of online meetings as training for production workers and I would like to define what an online meeting is and how I have seen it is best used… Online Meetings There are many resources available where you can conduct meetings online. In most cases, these provide an open environment where someone […]

The other day I received a common question… John I know we are in need of training, my scrap is up and my production numbers could be better, but we’re so busy, it’s hard to find the time. My Response The important aspect is to consider is momentum. It’s similar to housekeeping… everyone has to help keeps things clean, […]

Many of my friends have been asking me about the future of training as the plastics processing becomes more technical… Plastic Processing Plastics processing will continue to advance towards more technical and capable equipment. As with all technical advances in the industry, the need for fundamental training does not diminish… it actually increases. For example, when molding machines went from […]