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The Advantages of Investing in Employee Education

How Beaumont utilizes the AIM Institute to improve our workforce

Over the last 25 years, the Beaumont Family of Companies has grown and evolved to continue fulfilling the needs of the injection molding industry. One common denominator has remained the same: our people and investing in employee education.


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AIM Institute Training Program Earns Accreditation

molders series accreditationBeaumont’s American Injection Molding (AIM) Institute is proud to announce that its Molders’ Series has earned ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) Accreditation, the largest accreditation body in North America.

AIM is now home to the only four ANAB-Accredited training programs in the injection molding industry: Molding 1, Molding 2, Molding 3, and our Plastics Technology and Engineering (PTE) Certificate Program.


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Why You Should Educate and Train Your Non-Technical Personnel

Why You Should Educate and Train Your Non-Technical Personnel

By: David Hoffman, Director of the AIM Institute

Before we get too far along, we need to define what we mean by non-technical personnel. For the purpose of this article, we will define them as those who have not had some level of formal education, training, or experience in engineering, designing, or manufacturing of plastic parts or injection molds. In most companies, that leaves your sales and marketing teams, but could also include various other roles/job titles depending on their specific function within your organization.


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Seaquist Closures

17-300xThere were a good number of takeaways from the course, and it was definitely worth the trip. Beaumont has much to offer the industry, so please exercise discretion, and don’t let my competition know about your training seminars.


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Innovative Injection Technologies

28-300x“I found the training to be of great value. Our initial discussions on foundational plastic flow characteristics, pressure drop, shear rate, Reynolds number and MFI vs. Capillary Rheometer curves led the way.


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Caplugs, Inc.

31-300x“I found this Beaumont course very informative. I was amazed at the amount of expertise and knowledge presented in just two days. Many myths were debunked, numerous scientific explanations for the way we should be thinking about plastic flow were given, and various real-world examples were used to show how plastic flows, in addition to discussing the differences in runner sizes and shapes.


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Thogus Products, Inc.

32-300x“Of all the training seminars that I have attended over the past 10 years, this one ranks at the top! The explanations of clamp tonnage, cooling strategies, viscosity, and key mold design components are just a few of the takeaways that will be very useful in my job function.”


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High Point Products, Inc.

35-300xAs the owner of a small mold making shop and a toolmaker by trade, I wasn’t sure I would see much benefit from this course. But I definitely walked away with a higher appreciation of plastic mold design & engineering details, and how my mold manufacturing process can affect the process and part quality.


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