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Plastics Processing Training With Paulson Training
By admin | September 18, 2007
Why Train?
If you’re looking for information to help you justify an investment in plastics training (including plastics process training and injection molding training), as well as online training on a wide array of topics, you’ve come to the right place. Paulson Training Programs, known for the Paulson School of Molding as well as well as the companies long history in plastics training, has all kinds of information that can show you how training not only pays for itself but goes beyond that to increase profits for your company. Companies that fully train theirworkforce benefit from:
- Increased productivity
- Reduced employee turnover
- Increased efficiency resulting in financial gains
- Decreased need for supervision
Employees who are fully trained:
- Are more satisfied with their jobs
- Are more motivated
- Have a lower turnover rate
- Are more innovative and efficient
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Come Learn at Paulson School of Molding
By admin | September 18, 2007
The ProMolder 1 Certification Program includes:
- Polymer Fundamentals
- Plastic Flow Behavior
- Inside the Molding Machine
- Inside the Mold
- The Four Primary Plastic Variables
- Method-Based Solutions for Establishing Ideal Processing Parameters
Paulson School of Molding attendees must apply this training by developing robust processes using screw-based VPT techniques. As part of the certification, attendees must pass multiple machine and written tests. Certified attendees will have a greater understanding of plastic behavior in the machine and mold. Certification also gives the company the assurance that the employee has learned what they were sent to the class to learn.
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INJECTION MOLDING TRAINING: Hot Runner Molding Solutions
By admin | September 18, 2007
This plastics training from Paulson Training Programs uses the latest in 3-D technology and digital video imaging to go inside the mold and hot runner and examine the many components that make up the system. In addition to examining the parts of the hot runner and how plastic flows through the hot runner system, this program also demonstrates effective set-up and operating techniques and procedures when hot runner molding.
Lesson topics include nozzle types and gate styles used, the function of the manifold, melt channel considerations, manifold and nozzle temperature control, how to use hot runners with stack molds and multi-material injection molding processes.
To make the injection molding training more hands-on for the molder, the later lessons review recommended troubleshooting and safety techniques and explore, in detail, proper hot runner set-up, start-up and shutdown procedures. As a bonus, the final lesson in the course identifies common molding problems and describes procedures to help your personnel maintain and optimize your hot runner injection molding system.
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE: Efficient Mold Setting
By admin | September 18, 2007
Efficient Mold Setting
2 Lessons, 3 Hours of training
This injection molding training course from Paulson Training Programs provides basic procedures on how to efficiently set up a mold, troubleshoot mold problems, and properly remove and prepare a mold for storage.
Lesson 1 — Mold Installation and Set-Up Procedures
Lesson 2 — Mold Troubleshooting, Removal and Storage
Recommended For:
- Set-up
- Mold Maintenance
- Machine Operating Personnel.
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PAULSON SCHOOL OF MOLDING: Injection Molding ProMolder 1 Certification
By admin | September 18, 2007
Getting Certified with Paulson School of Molding
Be counted among the elite group of Paulson-Certified injection molding professionals with the only production-floor training program of its kind. Combining hours of hands-on machine time with our exclusive SimTech 2005 process simulation program and classroom instruction, the Paulson School of Molding gives you and your employees the skills needed to dramatically improve molding performance - and your bottom line.
Paulson School of Molding’s Injection Molding Promolder 1 utilizes 80% classroom learning and 20% machine time. The emphasis of this program is to establish solid molding practices and understanding of setup, optimizing cycles and analyzing molding problems.
Prerequisite: None.
Who should attend this class?
- Operators showing promotion potetial
- Setup personnel
- Molding Technicians
- Production Supervisors
- Tooling Engineers
- Engineering Supervisors
The Paulson School of Molding gives processors the training to:
- Understand processing from the “plastic’s point of view”
- Quickly improve knowledge and skills in the technology of injection molding or extrusion
- Minimize production errors and downtime
- Dramatically increase production floor problem-solving ability
- Maximize your profit with the most efficient set-up operation possible
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INJECTION MOLDING SIMULATION: SimTech
By admin | September 18, 2007
Applications: Off-the-production-floor experience in machine/mold setup, operation and problem solving using an injection molding simulator (think “Flight Simulator” for injection molding).
Who Should Use SimTech?
- Setup personnel, foreman, process engineers who want to become expert in the injection molding process.
- Experienced molders who would benefit from knowing the effects of each machine control when using different molds and plastics.
- Personnel who want to quickly learn control settings and molded part problem solving.
Benefits of Using SimTech Simulation to Mold Parts
- Personnel can practice molding without tying up a molding machine.
- Personnel can proactice molding in a safe environment without risk to machine or mold
What SimTech teaches:
SimTech allows users to learn the effects of each machine controls to:
- Solve molding problems.
- Show the effects of each machine control on the molded parts.
- Evaluate proposed mold design changes.
- Evaluate the effects of plastic selection.
- The molding plant’s machines, molds and plastics can be molded.
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE: Injection Molded Part Problems & Solutions with SkillBuilder
By admin | September 18, 2007
This course from Paulson Training Programs is designed to train in the recognition and analysis of part defects including a description of machine control adjustments necessary to correct specific part defects. Includes in-depth explanations of causes and solutions to 11 of the most common molded part problems: Voids, Sink Marks, Short Shots, Flash, Weld (Knit) Lines, Splay (Silver Streaks), Jetting, Burn Marks, Warp, Cracks and Part Breakage, and Controlling Molded Part Dimensions.
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE: Sheet Extrusion Technology
By admin | September 14, 2007
This plastics training is designed to be used in conjunction with our 9-lesson singe screw extrusion course. It provides an overview of sheet extrusion technology ranging from parts and op eration, to controlling plastic flow in the die, to troubleshooting the sheet.
Sheet Extrusion Technology Lessons
Lesson 1: The Sheet Extrusion Line: Parts and Operation - An overview of the machinery that makes up the sheet line and how it operates. Topics include roll stand designs and operation, design and operation of the chill rolls, types of gauging systems, static discharge systems, design and operation of trimmers, pull rolls, winders and cutters.
Lesson 2: Sheet Extrusion Dies - This lesson discusses the various sheet die design advantages and disadvantages and their construction including the manifold design, heaters, restrictor bars, deckle bars, and types of die lips including fixed lip, adjustable lip and flexible lip.
Lesson 3: Controlling Plastic Flow in the Die - Teaches the design and operation of the T-type, the Coathanger, and the Curved Manifold sheet die designs, as well as how the restrictor bar and the die gap adjustment are used to control plastic flow through the sheet die. Feed block and co-extrusion dies are also discussed.
Lesson 4: Plastic Behavior in the Sheet Extrusion Line - Topics include plastic behavior as it affects finished sheet quality as the plastic travels from the sheet die through the downstream sheet line. Molecular orientation, die swell, the effects of roll speed and roll cooling, how cooling affects semicrystalline plastics, uniaxial and biaxial orientation and annealing are all discussed. The lesson also discusses the fundamentals of process control of the sheet line.
Lesson 5: Pre-Start, Start-up, and Steady State Operating Procedures - Takes the student through the process of starting up the sheet extrusion line safely and efficiently, starting from a power-off, cold extruder. The goal is to achieve steady state operations, monitoring machine settings and product properties, as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Lesson 6: Safety and Shutdown Procedures - Demonstrates how to safely shut down the sheet extrusion line at the end of a production run. This lesson also discusses safety principles, including proper personnel apparel and recommended operating procedures around the machinery, in the sheet extrusion plant.
Lesson 7: Troubleshooting the Sheet Extrusion Line - This lesson demonstrates and provides techniques for solving many common problems when operating the sheet extrusion line. Both product defects and their cause as related to machine control settings and process variations are discussed. Each problem is analyzed in a systematic manner and solutions are presented.
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On-Line Plastics Training With Paulson
By admin | September 14, 2007
Paulson Training Programs provides a broad range of online plastics training solutions to help businesses grow and compete on a global scale. It has always been our goal to provide convenient, high-quality, and affordable online plastics training solutions while utilizing the latest technology.
Over 30 years ago, we began with a concentration in plastics industry training. To date we’ve helped over 3,000 companies and 30,000 professionals with plastics training online and other solutions that are truly powerful and proven. Our extensive training online library provides solutions for every area of your company — from front office to shop floor. It’s a total solution for any company.
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE: Injection Molding Expert Series
By admin | September 14, 2007
Greatly enhance the knowledge and effectiveness of your molding personnel with Paulson Training Programs Expert Series!
- Learn how the four plastic processing variables of pressure, temperature, flow rate and cooling rate determine ALL part properties.
- Discover the relationship between cavity pressures and the internal part stresses they create.
- Mold better parts by applying your increased knowledge of plastic behavior to the molding machine controls.
This course builds an in-depth understanding of the molding process for those wishing to be at the expert molding level. The lessons of injection molding training focus on the relationship between machine controls and plastic behavior and how to optimize the molding cycle. Also available in Spanish.
Lesson 1 : Inside the Injection Molded Part
Lesson 2 : Plastic Flow: Understanding How Flow Affects the Molding Process
Lesson 3 : The Effects of Temperature, Pressure, Flow & Cooling on the Molded Part
Lesson 4 : The Requirements to Control Molded Part Quality
Lesson 5 : The Expert Use of Molding Machine Controls
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