Penn College News

Hands-On Seminar Trains Industry Focus on Rotational Molding Center

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Presenter Jerry Ramsey shares his expertise with seminar participants John R. Bartolomucci, assistant professor of plastics technology at Penn College, enlightens his audience Gary E. McQuay, PMC project manager (far right), oversees a hands-on exerciseIndustry employees from far and wide converged in Penn College's Plastics Manufacturing Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, as the Rotational Molding Center of Excellence held its third hands-on workshop. A renowned technical resource, the course blends classroom training with practical experience on top-level machinery in the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center. With the help of PMC personnel and equipment in the college's plastics and polymer laboratories, supervisory employees as well as lead operators, technicians and engineers focused on the connections among material preparation, molding and final-part quality. Photos by Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist