Archived News Releases, 2012

April 1, 2012

Routsis Launches ‘A Better Way’ Initiative with Giveaways at NPE 2012

Visit booth #472 to enter drawings, get free guidebook and 30-day course voucher

Routsis Training is launching a new initiative focused on hands-on, online, ongoing training by holding daily giveaways, demonstrations and other valuable offers at NPE 2012, booth #472.

Offering “A Better Way” to train, the new initiative combines the best attributes of traditional one-to-one plastics training with a powerful, customizable web portal that’s accessible anytime. To help companies quickly, easily take full advantage of this effective approach to workforce training, Routsis has created a custom implementation process called RightStart™.

While discovering how this approach delivers training that’s more relevant, valuable and lasting, visitors to the Routsis booth can also:

  • Enter a daily drawing for a chance to win Routsis’ new four-course Scientific Troubleshooting series (valued at $697). With courses that teach scientific troubleshooting beginning with fundamentals, the series is the most comprehensive scientific molding training available in an online, ongoing format.
  • Pick up a free copy of the Injection Molding Reference Guide. The pocket guide is a handy reference that will benefit both new and experienced process engineers, mold and part designers, managers and production personnel.
  • Get a voucher for a 30-day free trial of Routsis’ Establishing a Scientific Molding Process course. This powerful online course is a smart approach to aspects including first and second stage filing, screw recovery, cooling, mold control, part election and more.

“Online programs like our new Scientific Troubleshooting series are an efficient, effective way for plastics professionals to gain and sustain essential skills,” said Andy Routsis, President and CEO of Routsis Training. “And if they ever need a refresher, they can always refer to our handy reference guide. We’re excited to share this valuable knowledge at NPE while showing people why our hands-on, online, ongoing approach is a better way.”

About Routsis Training

Routsis is the premier training provider for the plastics industry. Built on 30 years of plastics training success, our comprehensive programs and services combine the best attributes of traditional one-to-one training with a powerful online portal that’s accessible anytime. Routsis products deliver real-world learning that covers injection molding, extrusion, blow molding and decoupled molding, as well as part and mold design, machine maintenance and more.

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For more information, or to set up an interview, contact Alyssa Hintzen at:
(414) 270-3521 or ahintzen@insideSH.com

April 1, 2012

Routsis Training Offers Free Injection Molding Pocket Reference Guide at NPE

Visit booth #472 to gain practical information from the plastics training experts

Routsis Training is offering a free Injection Molding Pocket Reference Guide at NPE 2012. The pocket guide is a handy reference guide that would benefit Process Engineers, Mold and Part Designers, Managers and Production Personnel.

To get your copy, visit Routsis Training at NPE 2012 in Orlando, Florida, booth #472.

The pocket guide is packed with practical information built on Routsis' 30-plus years of plastics training success. Topics include the science of plastics processing, materials and properties, part and mold design basics, process optimization and troubleshooting.

"At Routsis, we're always looking for ways to support the ongoing training of plastics professionals," said Andy Routsis, President and CEO of Routsis Training. "As a complement to the world-class training and knowledge we offer online, this pocket guide provides plastics professionals with over 90 pages of detailed information they can apply in their day-to-day work."

NPE attendees who pick up a copy of the Injection Molding Pocket Reference Guide can also get bonus plastics software, valued at $497. Register your copy of the pocket guide to receive a free CD-ROM including the following tests:

  • Check Ring Repeatability
  • Load Sensitivity
  • Tact Temperature
  • Gate Seal
  • In Mold Rheology
  • Comparative Rheology
  • Dynamic Cavity Imbalance
  • Mold Deflection
  • Platen Deflection

Once the pocket guide is registered, Routsis Training will email the software directly to you. Users will also be informed on any revisions, software updates, webinars, seminars, special offers, etc.

To register the pocket guide and receive the software, please visit www.traininteractive.com/guide and provide the information requested.

About Routsis Training

Routsis is the premier training provider for the plastics industry. Built on 30 years of plastics training success, our comprehensive programs and services combine the best attributes of traditional one-to-one training with a powerful online portal that’s accessible anytime. Routsis products deliver real-world learning that covers injection molding, extrusion, blow molding and decoupled molding, as well as part and mold design, machine maintenance and more.

Media:

For more information, or to set up an interview, contact Alyssa Hintzen at:
(414) 270-3521 or ahintzen@insideSH.com

April 1, 2012

Launch of Routsis’s RightStart™ Helps Plastics Companies Accelerate Training Initiatives

Employees start enhancing skills immediately through fast implementation and online programs

Tired of training programs that take too much time and don’t provide lasting value? Visit booth #472 at NPE 2012 to learn about a better way. Routsis Training will be highlighting its RightStart™ process, which helps plastics companies kick-start their mission-critical training programs through fast implementation and online programs.

RightStart™ is a specialized launch process that begins with an on-site visit to create a custom training plan specific to each customer and its employees. Routsis Training specialists select from a comprehensive array of world-class online courses and advanced process simulators produced in collaboration with experts throughout the industry.

The online training is accessible anytime, so participants can go at their own pace. Meanwhile, what they learn is continuously reinforced through hands-on practice in the plant.

Routsis also shows how to implement and track each program via a customized online training portal. The RightStart™ process can be applied with a company’s existing workforce and computers, enabling employees to start learning and the company to start monitoring progress right away.

“At Routsis, we recognize that the training process inherently needs to be hands on, online and ongoing to deliver the best results,” said Andy Routsis, president of Routsis Training. “The RightStart process helps fill employee skills gaps quickly and effectively to ensure same-level work performance among employees.”

RightStart™ includes everything needed to succeed with a complete training program, all delivered with the efficiency and urgency essential in today’s competitive climate:

  • On-site, fast implementation
  • Blended learning model
  • Online, interactive training
  • Focused, hands-on skill development exercises
  • Company-specific metrics

For more information on Routsis’s RightStart™ process, call (978) 958-0700.

About Routsis Training

Routsis is the premier training provider for the plastics industry. Built on 30 years of plastics training success, our comprehensive programs and services combine the best attributes of traditional one-to-one training with a powerful online portal that’s accessible anytime. Routsis products deliver real-world learning that covers injection molding, extrusion, blow molding and decoupled molding, as well as part and mold design, machine maintenance and more.

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For more information, or to set up an interview, contact Alyssa Hintzen at:
(414) 270-3521 or ahintzen@insideSH.com

March 29, 2012

Routsis Training to Introduce In-Depth Online Series on Scientific Troubleshooting

Get demonstrations and a chance to win the entire course at NPE 2012 Booth #472

will introduce an online series at NPE 2012 that gives plastics professionals new power to solve processing problems – and prevent many others.

Visit NPE booth #472 to explore the new, four-course Scientific Troubleshooting series, the most comprehensive scientific molding training available in an ongoing, online format. Attendees can register for a daily chance to win the whole series (a $697 value), which will be available for demonstration on laptops in the booth.

With courses that teach scientific troubleshooting beginning with the fundamentals, the series provides a complete understanding of the scientific approach to processing. Traditional molders, DECOUPLEDSM molders, scientific molders, intelligent molders or any other type of molder will benefit.

Topics include:

  • The Importance of Proper Documentation
  • Isolating and Identifying the Problem
  • Returning the Process to the Approved Standard
  • Correctly Documenting and Utilizing Process Outputs

“This series is specifically designed to provide your employees with a scientific approach to correctly isolating a problem and finding a solution to fix it for good,” said Andy Routsis, President of Routsis Training. “Since our courses are offered online, they are accessible anywhere, at any time.”

About Routsis Training

Routsis is the premier training provider for the plastics industry. Built on 30 years of plastics training success, our comprehensive programs and services combine the best attributes of traditional one-to-one training with a powerful online portal that’s accessible anytime. Routsis products deliver real-world learning that covers injection molding, extrusion, blow molding and decoupled molding, as well as part and mold design, machine maintenance and more.

Media:

For more information, or to set up an interview, contact Alyssa Hintzen at:
(414) 270-3521 or ahintzen@insideSH.com