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Topic: Pressure Forming (top plate)
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ShaunF
Junior Member Posts: 1
From:shepparton, victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2002
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posted May 30, 2002 03:20 PM
   
Hey people..
I was wondering if anyone knows of any sites with information on Top Plate Pressure Formers. I'm 20 years old and really interested in plastic forming. I'm currently working with PVC, HIPS, BOPS and PET, both on Top Plate and Vacuum Forming machines. Any info would be greatly appreciated or even just a reply to share interests. ThanksIP: Logged |
Steve H
Moderator Posts: 133
From:New Zealand
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted June 16, 2002 12:39 AM
G'day ShaunHave a look at WWW.Plastics.com they have a thermoforming forum- you could have a look at joining SPE-(the Society of Plastics Engineers). You don't need an engineering degree- just an interest in plastics. SPE has a Thermoforming Division and a bookstore. You can also request books on thermoforming through your local library. Go for it- the plastics industry needs more people like you. Steve H IP: Logged |
BrianAndLiz
Member Posts: 13
From:New York
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted November 26, 2002 11:13 AM
Run away Run away! The plastics industry will chew you up and spit you out. Spent ten years trying to get ahead in thermoforming and extrusion... It's not what you know... I have a degree... Its who your friends are. Just not worth the time and effort to learn anything in an industry that only looks at how many years you were in the military, and not at how many years you spent pushing poly... ---Bitter And Burnt.
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zabielski
Member Posts: 33
From:McHenry, IL USA
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted November 27, 2002 09:22 AM
Saun: No, don't run away. Just because two say this may be due to negetivism - and I base this on their past postings on this and other furoms.My best guess is that while they were probably telling the truth about their ordeals at one Company, someone in that Company read their Posts, and simply decieded it's poor Public Relations to allow even Temps from downgrading them (their Company). So, someone in authority was given a pair of scissors to cut them away and let them float into free space. Attitude is what it is all about, as well as practicing diplomacy - in verbal or documented exchanges. The web-site pointed out to you can help you a lot. I wish you success. IP: Logged |
Peter P
Member Posts: 46
From:Nottingham, Notts., U.K.
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted November 27, 2002 10:07 AM
In response to your initial question, you might like to go to Thermoforming SolutionsAs to the secondary discussion being developed, I have been in the plastics industry for about 30 years and I don't think I would have been as happy in any other industry. From the point of view of a scientist, there is still a lot that is not understood and there remains a lot to get your teeth into. BrianAndLiz, you say that it depends on who your friends are. If that's the case then it's a good idea not to get involved in battles that you don't know you're certain to win, as you appear to have done on this and other forums ------------------
Peter P.
pepe@polytech.co.uk
www.polytechconsultants.com [This message has been edited by Peter P (edited November 27, 2002).] IP: Logged |
Steve H
Moderator Posts: 133
From:New Zealand
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted November 29, 2002 01:52 PM
No matter how bad the boss is, he/she is still the boss and bad mouthing them is never a good idea. Satisfying, yes  Deserved, sometimes  but generally you'll go down before they do  And never, never put anything down in writing - no matter how incompetent they are, they can generally read.Steve Hodgson IP: Logged |
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