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New or Experienced:
Become a Certified Mold Maintenance Repair Tech
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Attendees during the September Certification Training learning
mold repair techniques through detailed hands-on training. |
This year’s final Level 1 Mold Maintenance Certification class is
scheduled for November 3 – 4 at the
ToolingDocs Maintenance Center, and those wanting introduction to
the core fundamentals of systematized mold care are encouraged to
register. Recent classes have sold out. View registration info by
clicking
HERE.
New to the ToolingDocs curriculum is the launching of Level 2
Certification. This course benefits those who have years of
experience by introducing standardized, documented maintenance
methodology.
“We’ve designed a challenging curriculum that incorporates what is
taught at Level 1, and it includes even more hands-on instruction.
Plus, each attendee will learn how to formulate and then actually
create maintenance plans for ‘defective’ molds that will be assigned
to them,” says ToolingDocs Operations Manager and Instructor Steve
Johnson.
These are tools that can
be put to use immediately after the course, with a clear and
tangible profit payback.
“Each student will actually work through
all 8 stages of a systemized repair and maintenance plan, including
PM preparation, disassembly, troubleshooting, corrective actions,
mold cleaning and more,” he adds.
ToolingDocs requires that all Level 2 registrants have first
completed the Level 1 Certification class – or
tested out of it – and they must have a minimum of two years of
actual bench experience.
Those interested in developing the capability of an experienced mold
repair technician should click
HERE
for more information.
Maintaining a production-ready fleet of tools is critical to a
company’s
success, and systematic training for individuals handling those
molds has
now been advanced. |
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Review this month's Tool
Room
CASE STUDY with a "Before and After" summary
of how ToolingDocs
assisted and identified a potential savings of over $90,000.
Case Study #093009
TD has established standard
products for developing mold maintenance facilities. Review these
products:
MCA - Maintenance
Capability Assessment
OST - On-Site
Training
TSI - Total Systems
Implementation
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Cert Class Benefits Those
Entering the Trade
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Mike Burroughs shows off ToolingDocs'
new Gammaflux controller. |
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Steve Johnson demonstrating
the 'do's and
don'ts' of proper
mold disassembly. |
It has been recognized that becoming a Certified Mold Repair
Technician is a viable career choice in difficult economic times.
Earlier this year, ToolingDocs was approached by Sonja Pluck,
Director
of the Madison Adult Career Center
located in Mansfield, OH, regarding the possible inclusion of
ToolingDocs’ training curriculum with its own Precision Machining/CNC
Technology program.
Mike Burroughs, Plant Manager at ToolingDocs, worked with Ms. Pluck
to make the collaboration happen
and the class was held in September. Those who attended offered some
encouraging feedback:
“ToolingDocs is the most in-depth
injection molding training course
one
could ask for. This is a valuable course
of study, not only
for
maintenance
techs, but for the press operators as
well,” remarked
one student.
Another said, “This class made me all
the more excited to begin college
classes in the tool and die trade. I would very much like to focus
on tool repair. Bring on Level 2!”
“It is a great feeling being able to reach back to all the years of
experiences we,
at ToolingDocs, have in the mold maintenance field and teach that to
the students attending our classes,” Mike said. “We all enjoyed the
interaction we had with this class and we look forward to working
with the Madison Adult Career Center on more training curriculums in
the future.”
Not only can Mike formulate group courses for technical colleges,
but he can also tailor a program for a particular company and the
molds it works with. To discuss this option, contact Mike at
Michael.Burroughs@ToolingDocs.com.
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Beyond the Classroom: Mold Maintenance Products That Work
Leaving injection
mold maintenance to chance is a costly oversight. Using standardized
methods of improvement, as explained here, can yield real change to
company practices as well as significant returns on a company’s
tooling investment.
Link to this Moldmaking
Technology article
HERE.
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