After two years of classroom and on-the-job training, the latest cohort has graduated from the AIM Institute’s Plastics Processing Technician (PPT) Apprenticeship Program. Designed to fill identified industry knowledge gaps, the PPT Apprenticeship Program includes over 340 hours of classroom …
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down in-person gatherings, the American Injection Molding Institute (AIM) is back to hosting courses at the Polymers Center. AIM, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, offers over a dozen courses in their classroom …
Mold vs. Machine: Evaluation Considerations By: Jason Travitz, Sr. Instructor, Processing Much can be written about Mold vs. Machine criteria and selecting the correct machine for a given mold. This evaluation can become stressful for a molder because if one …