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Education at NPE2024: 3D Printing Workshop

Learn about the emerging possibilities for part production via 3D printing/additive manufacturing.  

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Paulson Training Acquired

Certus, a technical skills training business and portfolio company of private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners, has acquired the plastics processing training business founded in 1981.

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Smart Assistant Bridges Injection Molding Skills Gap

NPE2024: MAX the Process Advisor, as well as free presentations and training by RJG Inc.

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Educational Grant and Student Scholarships Open

The Society of Plastics Engineers’ Mold Technologies division is accepting applications for a $5,000 educational grant and a new $3,000 student scholarship honoring Glenn Beall.

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Strategic Workforce Management Supports the Moldmaking Industry

NPE2024: Kruse presents its workforce management framework for optimized organization and management of human resources. 

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American Injection Molding Institute Opens Mold Maintenance Classroom

The Beaumont subsidiary has opened the Mold Maintenance Center of Excellence classroom at its Erie, Pennsylvania, headquarters.

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The Experience Curve and Well-Trained Process Technicians

Pairing external big picture training with internal job-specific instruction can help your process technicians meet quality expectations as well as production targets.

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KraussMaffei and NIAR Propel Injection Molded Thermoplastic Composites

The maker of plastics processing equipment has placed a machine and an injection molding expert in NIAR’s ATLAS lab in Wichita, Kansas, to help molding, composites and aerospace take off. 

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The Cost of High Employee Turnover in Injection Molding: Why Retention Matters

Starting in molding in 1993 and clocking in for nearly every job on the floor over the intervening decades, I’ve seen all sides of the hiring, training and retention process in the industry. Here are my thoughts on how to keep your most important asset — your people.

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Mold-Change Time Targeted with Training, Technology

Engel is offering technology and training to molders to help them optimize their mold-changing process.

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