Simple Solutions That Work! Issue 18

23 HOW TO ISSUE Process Training is another area where you can bring value to your foundry and your employees. We all want and need to know how to do our job. The value from empowered employees that understand all the aspects of their job reduces downtime, indecision, scrap, and increases productivity and morale. In-house training and assistance conducted by a technically solid Field Service Team is a resource to call on to accomplish this task. The HA International’s Field Technical Services Team makes over 300 visits to foundries each year, and a large percentage of those visits is working with and educating foundry employees on… • How to calibrate a mixer • How to make changes to a control panel • The proper way to clean a mixer • How to run a work time/strip time • How to optimize a coldbox cycle • How to reduce resin percentage • How to properly mix and apply refractory coatings When turnover is high and finding experienced workers is complex, a supplier that will assist adds value. Contact: STAN FOREHAND [email protected] On-Site – In-Person Process Seminars are another way HAI sets itself apart and brings value to its customers. We believe meeting the employees on their turf is the best way to engage with them. Seminars can be tailored for the specific foundry’s applications and situations. The valuable insights gained from these sessions for the operators and management are, without question, an answer to the question: How do I bring value? Seminars can be conducted on all the chemically bonded systems, resin coated sand, refractory coatings, and feeders. They include basic chemistry, the “what, why, and how” of the process, troubleshooting, and EH&S. Seminar titles include: “8 Keys to Good Mold Making PUNB”, “8 Keys to Good Core Making PUCB”, Shell Process Training, Furan No- Bake Process Training, “Refractory Coatings - Reduced defect $$$$” to name a few. Whether your employees have been on the job for years or only three months doesn't matter. After attending our seminars, participants have been known to say, “That is one of the best trainings I have ever attended,” “I finally understand why this works the way it does,” “So that’s why that happens,” “Thanks for doing this, I know it will make a difference.” What better way to bring value to your foundry than with educated, empowered, and productive employees? “How to” is a question that has to be asked. To survive and succeed in the foundry industry today, we all have to answer the question “How to add value” to everything we do. How to make my process better and more robust? How to improve my quality and quality practices? How to empower my people by making them more educated and proficient in what they do? Many times taking advantage of supplier partners with a trained Field Technical Services team meets the need. This is where Field Technical Service, with a diverse group of knowledgeable experts, can be taken advantage of as partners to complement the skill sets of the foundry personnel to help fill some of those gaps. Whatever your current needs, utilize a proven technical partner to move the needle forward, fill in the gaps, analyze, educate, and provide superior products and services when and where your foundry operations need them.