Education
Business Growth Through Employee Ed and Shop-Floor Training
As we begin to rebound from one of the most brutal economic downturns in modern history, you may be realizing the importance of diversification.
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SPE Mold Making & Mold Design Division Honors Arthur Stoll with 2010 Mold Designer of the Year Award
Arthur Stoll of Armin Tool & Manufacturing Co., a leading manufacturer of high volume, multi-cavity molds for plastic, was named Mold Designer of the Year 2010 by the Society of Plastics Engineers Mold Making & Mold Design Division.Stoll, who founded Armin in 1952, helped to set the industry’s bar for quality mold making, bringing his flair for ingenuity and problem-solving into every project, and nurturing the talents of those who worked at Armin through the years.Wayne Hertlein, who is Chairman of the SPE Division and a former Armin apprentice and is himself a Mold Designer of the Year honoree (2004), presented the award to Art Stoll and had this to say: “It was both and honor and a privilege to present Art with the 2010 Mold Designer of the year award.
Read MoreCreating Constructive Change: Training
Training is the most discussed area in a shop with the least amount of action.
Read MoreYour Business: The Mold Shop Puzzle, Creating Constructive Change: Training Applied
One mold manufacturer that was faced with the cold realities of adapting or getting eaten by its competition is United Tool and Mold, Inc. (Easley, SC). UTM was founded as a mold builder, but struggled to find its niche in the extremely competitive moldmaking market.
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Byrne Tool & Die: A Culture of Change
This moldmaker takes employee training and development to a new level and relies on the latest in lean initiatives to get the job done quickly, earning them the MoldMaking Technology 2009 Leadtime Leader Award: Small Shop.
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Measuring CAD Skills Gives Greater Efficiency
CAD is at the heart of modern manufacturing and moldmaking. But just how good are people at using the CAD tools they are given? This article reviews the options for assessing the skills and training needs of CAD users.
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Specialty Mold Design/Build Reaches New Markets
A fast-growing molding technology results in high quality and reduced production costs for molders. Learning how to design and build molds for this process can expand your capabilities.
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Constraint Management: How to Break a Roadblock
Learning how to get the most out of what your shop has today.
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The Evolution of Process Training for Mold Builders
Process training coupled with cavity pressure data provides mold builders with value and information that can be passed onto customers.
Read MoreWhat Kind of a Sales Engineer Is Best for Your Company
By creating a hybrid sales engineer with the willingness to wait, the keen eye for the “me too” sale, the technical training to converse in techno-ease and the desire for lasting relationships, you can and will experience great rewards.
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