Reasons Employee Training Is Vital for Your Injection Molded Parts


In last weeks article titled, Equipment to Produce Precision Injection Molded Components, it discussed the equipment utilized to produce plastic parts. It also touched on the fact of several routes, whether it be single or multiple source the end-user can take for production of the component. Know matter which route is chosen a multitude of individuals along the journey will be utilizing a host of specialized equipment and software programs to produce that final component.

Mold Making and Repair

Standard in the industry is to be certified by the US Department of Labor and Industries as a Journeyman Tool and Die maker. This usually consists of a 10,000 hour (5 year) apprenticeship through an accredited facility or a participating business. The program is broken down to specifically defined disciplines of mold making and the required amount of time to be spent on each discipline with the hours being documented. If the apprentice is working at a business they are required to attend courses and perform hands on demonstrations at an accredited facility.

Injection Molding

Injection molding machines come in a variety of makes and sizes. In the simplest terms they are all capable of heating, injecting, pressurizing and ejecting plastic. Systematically approaching every process with the knowledge of scientific molding helps to make the complexities of processing easier to understand and set-up.

There are a number of top notch training providers that offer multiple levels of scientific molding principles. The training that means the most to the component is a blend of classroom theory and hands on machine time. Typically these last two weeks and include timed final exams and multiple machine demonstrations that require a passing grade to be certified. The reputable providers of this type of training have a strict set of documented guidelines for certification, it is not possible to buy a certification, you have to earn it.

Conclusion

Most of the equipment and software programs being used in the custom injection molding and the tool building industry are available to any company that wants to make the purchase. Manufacturing today is a highly computerized and software driven environment. What makes the difference to the end component is the knowledge and vision the individuals using these tools throughout the process coupled with the company providing an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement and training.

Crescent Industries

Custom plastic injection molding is our forte and with that comes an extensive commitment to training in all aspects of our business. At Crescent each individual is given the proper training on the equipment and software programs being utilized to craft their portion of the process that in the end will produce the component.

Most of our tooling facility personnel are certified journeyman mold makers. Our molding process technicians are all certified in scientific molding. Crescent also presents scientific molding and plastic flow workshops for our tool makers, set-up technicians and material handlers. We use these workshops to focus on how their job function effects the component from the plastics point of view. Most of our assembly and molding operators, quality auditors, supervisors and technicians have a Global Standards for Plastics Certification, level I. For more information please see our website www.crescentind.com, call Toll Free: 1-800-411-3844 or E-Mail: sales@crescentind.com.

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