MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Moldmaker Apprentice Working His Way to Lead Toolmaker
This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
MoldMaking Technology’s 30 Under 30 Honors Program shows off the next-generation of talent making an impact across the mold manufacturing marketplace. Their stories are impressive and their energy is incredible! Working on this program has only increased my passion for this community!
Here are just a few tidbits from this 30 Under 30 honoree to whet your appetite for our full conversation:
- Following his father’s footsteps at Extreme Tool (Westfall) and is not three-and-a-half years in.
- Brought his welding experience to a leading mold builder.
- Going from big to small tolerances.
- Motivated and humbled by his involvement in the creation of a face mask mold.
- Interested in 3D printing applied to mold building.
- Westfall’s relationship with local school has helped to attract and retain next-generation workers.
- His sales pitch to high schoolers for careers in moldmaking is, “If you are mechanically inclined and like to solve problems this is the field for you.”
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