Processors like Pyramid Molding Group in Rockford, Ill., and Stelray Plastics Inc., Ansonia, Conn., are taking advantage of training approaches both old and new to help their workers grow in their jobs.
As many manufacturing jobs go unfilled, with an aging workforce nearing retirement, processors, OEMs and training providers tout the many advantages of training — which empowers workers to ensure better, more consistent parts, while building a workforce for the future that's engaged and ready to take on new roles.
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.