Presentation: Training Today's Plastic Manufacturing Workforce
Gary will talk about the missing parts of indoctrination and training, which creates enthusiasm andinterest in plastic processing. To do that, he will have to discuss his travels and his observations of themany plants he has visited in thirty-four years. He did say that there were a lot of common elements ineach plant he visited that indicated a lack of proper indoctrination. He will have a question and answerperiod at the conclusion.
About the presenter - Gary Melanson PolyOne Technical Engineer
Gary accumulated twenty-five years of molding experience with Revcor Molded Products, which designsand manufactures engineered air moving systems. He was involved with structural design, airflow,noise, vibration and stresses in fans and airflow systems for stationary and mobile applications. Anyonewho has molded fan blades knows the difficulty of keeping all those considerations in balance, blade toblade. He progressed to Plant Manager for Revcor.
Gary served as Director of Operations for Nolato Plastics in Texas, molding for Nokia and Ericsson, twoScandinavian companies. While doing that, he built new facilities for Nolato, requiring many Europeantrips to determine plant layout and construction, quality standards, and product design and development.Earlier, he did the same for Revcor, so he is well-qualified in plant layout, standards, and trainingmethods. He has also traveled extensively in Mexico.
For the past six years, he has served PolyOne as a Technical Engineer, supporting eight states andMexico. In his thirty-four years of experience, he has visited hundreds of plants, which has provided theinsights he will share with us concerning training of molders and the lack of training in certain areaswhich are necessary for success in our field.
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5:30 – 6:30 Social Hour 6:30 - 7:30 Dinner 7:30 – 8:30 Program
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February’s Presentation .................................................................... Front CoverTraining Today's Plastic Manufacturing WorkforcePresenter: Gary Melanson
Advertising Contact Information ......................................................................... 2
President's Message .......................................................................................... 3By Chris Clute, SPE Kansas City Section - President
Secretary's Report ............................................................................................. 3By K. E. Merrill
Advertiser's Index ............................................................................................... 4
SPE Kansas City Division Events and Photos ................................................... 7Submitted by Jim Hayes
SPE Kansas City Division Events and Photos ..................................................11Submitted by Jim Hayes
Calendar of Events.............................................................................Back Cover
P R E S I D E N T ' S D E S K ( C o m p u t e r )
Greetings,
I wish to thank all my board members, generalmembers of the society and our sponsors for en-abling us to have a successful Kansas City Sec-tion.
Some of these successes include:1) Continuing of the Pittsburg State University(PSU) "Tara Ann Peck" scholarship program2) Our section sponsored the winning essay for the"Wonders of Plastics" contest (written by NandiniSarma)3) A delightful holiday party at Cafè Seville4) Our support of the PSU SPE student chapterwith technical programs, PETAC participation, Dr.George Graham and 30th anniversary recognition5) Technical programs that inform our members6) One of our members is soon to be an HonoredService Member of SPE7) Our participation on the national council of SPE
Not wanting to be complacent, I am looking to buildon this success with some of the following items:1) A golfing event in May raising more money forPSU scholarships with increased attendance andmore fun for the golfers2) New programs with pertinent information to in-crease our meeting attendance3) Celebration of our new Honored Service Mem-ber4) Adapting, flexing and growing to exceed ourmember expectations
This is your society and I look forward to your par-ticipation in it, so that we can continue onto an evenmore successful year.
I hope to see you all at our February 16 meetingwith Gary Melanson from PolyOne talking aboutproper indoctrination of new employees in the plas-tic industry. Of course while you are there you cannetwork with associates, old and new friends andhave fun and enjoy yourself.
Chris CluteTrend PlasticsPresident – SPE Kansas City Section
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S E C R E T A R Y ' S R E P O R T
Board of Directors Meeting January 5, 2006The meeting was called to order by President, Chris Clute at 5:40 p.m.Members present were Chris Clute, Mark Traylor, Terry Padgett, KenMerrill, Paul Steinke, and Chris Crouch.The minutes of the prior meeting were approved as published.
Treasurer's report, Terry Padgett: The report was approved as presented.The current balance is $8,254.26.
Discussion of the next General Meeting followed; the topic should re-late especially to the PSU students, as a group will be attending. Somesuggested topics are (1) Employment and Recruiting Efforts, (2) a pre-sentation by Harshaw Research on its purpose and functions, (3) a pre-sentation by John Bower of Norseman. Gary Mullanson was recom-mended as a guest speaker. Chris Crouch will plan the topic.
Special Events, Jim Hayes: The holiday party was reviewed with gen-eral approval noted. Dave and Buster's was recommended as a site forthe 2006 holiday party. The May Golf Outing will be managed by JohnPerkins. It was suggested that Bubba's Barbecue be contacted, andthat the Outing cost be limited to $80-$85 per player.
Councilor, Jim Hayes: A summary was provided of the Council activitiesscheduled for January 21 and 22 in Albuquerque and of Jim's individualactivities on the Education Committee of the Council.
Membership, Paul Steinke: A review of the website will be presented atthe next general meeting and useful options noted by Paul.
The next board meeting is scheduled for February 9. The meeting wasadjourned at 6:40 p.m.
Submitted by:K. E. Merrill, Secretary
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