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 Safety
Why have a safety program?
Conducted by: Patty Goclowski, Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance Coordinator, Hardigg Industries
An introduction of the benefits of having a safety program as part of a company culture. The material briefly touches upon the driver of a safety culture and the cost associated with injuries.
General Safety Guidelines for Rotational Molding
Conducted by:
Lindee R. Claerbout, Human Resources Manager,
Dutchland Plastics Corp.
A look at how safety can be applied to the rotomolding industry. It includes examples of how to implement safety not just physically but culturally.
Ideas on How to Establish and Build a Formal Safety Program
Conducted by: Lisa Rozek, Corporate Safety Leader, Centro, Inc.
A brief overview of what elements to consider when trying to create a successful safety program.
 Quality
Monday, October 8 10:30-11:30 am
A Practical Approach to Tracking Quality, Efficiency, and Material Usage Trends
Conducted by: Dru Laws
Engineering Manager, SimTek Fence
If it can't be measured, it can't be improved! It is time to start measuring accurately so you can take the next step in making appropriate improvements to the quality of our projects. Interfacing common computer applications with your machine automation can allow you to easily monitor cycle times throughout the days and seasons, calculate efficiencies, measure scrap rates and raw material usage, in addition to other measurable outcomes. Doing so will allow you to generate objective reports that can lead you to production improvements and thus, increasing quality and margins.
 Delivery
Monday, October 8 11:30-12:30 am
Delivery, What's Your Problem?
Conducted by: Doug Von Arb, Director of Operations, Solar Plastics; Cullen Jones, North America-Western Region Bonar Plastics,Vice President - Proprietary Sales & Marketing; Craig Davis, Vice President Sales and Marketing,ICO Polymers
Delivery is one of the keys to customer satisfaction. But what is acceptable delivery, what is world class delivery, how do you know what it is and how do you measure it? Once you know the answers to these questions how do you get there? During this general session you will hear from three industry representatives-a proprietary molder, a custom molder and a supplier. They will present to you their perspectives and delivery strategies. Don’t miss out on learning how to deliver customer satisfaction.
 Cost
Monday, October 8 2:30-3:30 pm
A Business Model Transformation From a Cost Perspective and Cost Savings Opportunitites Through Mold Design and Use
Conducted by: Jim Braeunig, President and CEO, Hedstrom Plastics and Sandy Scaccia, President, Norstar Aluminum Molds, Inc.
 Morale
Monday, October 8 4:00-5:00 pm
Morale In the Workplace; Angry Mob or Motivated Team?
Conducted by: Rich Maguire, V.P. of Operations, Remcon Plastics
An industry insider will demonstrate how to turn around the employee culture in your facility. A company-wide approach to improving both morale and your bottom line will be described from experience.
Five, one-hour workshops will be offered and each will be repeated four times, thus allowing everyone to attend four workshops.
Safety Workshop
Tuesday, October 9 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:30 pm
Information to come.
Quality Workshop
Tuesday, October 9 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:30 pm
Easy Tests to Improve the Quality of Your Rotomolded Parts
Conducted by: Nick Henwood, Managing Director, Rotomotive Limited;
Gareth McDowell, 493k Limited
A presentation on simple, cheap and straight forward tests that rotomolders can use to check the quality of their parts.
Delivery Workshop
Tuesday, October 9 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:30 pm
Delivery, What's Your Problem?
Conducted By: (Moderators) Ravi Mehra, Managing Director, Norstar Aluminum Molds, Inc.; Stephen A. Osborn, President, Trilogy Plastics, Inc.;(Panelist) John Cali, Molding Operations Manager, Minuteman International; Mark Deamico, Operations Manager, Dutchland Plastics; Jeff Herwig, Account Manager, Lakeland Molding Company
This workshop is a follow-up to the general session and will follow a panel format composed of a different set of molders and suppliers who will bring further perspectives to this topic. A question and answer time will allow you to probe the minds of established industry members.
Cost Workshop
Tuesday, October 9 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:30 pm
Cutting Costs, Building Profits
Conducted By: (Moderator) Rush Smith, President, Blackfan Associates. (Panelist) Bill Burlingham, President El Monte Plastics, Inc.; James Braeunig, President and CEO, Hedstrom Plastics; Bob Mueller, Technical Sales Engineer, Norstar Aluminum Molds, Inc.
A panel of industry veterans representing molders and a mold supplier will be on hand to answer your questions about reducing costs. The questions are expected to center on the production floor but other cost areas may also be covered.
Morale Workshop
Tuesday, October 9 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:30 pm
How you can improve morale in your plant (with skills that you already have)
Conducted by: Karen Katsanos, Director, Human Resources, Hardigg Industries Inc.; Robert Porter, President
Inca Molded Products Inc.; Rich Maguire, V.P. Operations, Remcon Plastics Inc.
A panel of Rotomolders will discuss what has and has not worked in their plants to improve morale and nurture an environment of empowerment and involvement. Experiences from the shop-floor will help molders understand methods that they can use in their own plants. A panel presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.
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