I was recently at a facility in which the employer did not require safety glasses because ‘the machines are already guarded’… My Thoughts Although there are many regulations, and interpretations, most manufacturers and regulatory groups can agree that safety glasses should be worn under the following machine conditions… 1) Whenever a safety gate is opened, it is considered violated, and […]
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Plastics Training
How Colorant Affects Shrinkage
I received a detailed question via email the other day, I will do my best to convey the nature of the question in this blog… Kevin I am running as part in acetal and am having difficulty in maintaining the same dimensions as natural when running colorant: When molded with natural: overall length = 49.33 […]
Should Quality Learn About Processing…
I received this question during a seminar last week… MH When you suggest including everyone in the injection molding training initiative, are you suggesting I include my quality technicians? My Response Definitely, the more quality knows about production, the better off you are. They usually don’t need to know all the technical information… but an increase in knowledge will always […]
When It Comes to Training…
I was recently forwarded a good article in Industry Week by Jill Jusko entitled: When It Comes to Training, Don’t Hope for the Best Article Excerpt When it comes to training, “what I often see happen is that people will invest in some training and then hope that the results will shine through,” says Ryan Hale, […]
Group Training In Different Facilities…
I was asked the following question the other day… Don In our main facility, we follow up our training with group discussions with some success. Unfortunately, in our facility overseas, these discussion groups don’t work at all. Do you have any ideas why this happens? My Response In group settings, there are typically a couple people […]