Plastic Mold Materials
Published

MMT Chats: Update from Star of “Track the Apprentice”

CDM Tool & Manufacturing Apprentice Machinist Taylor Bartelt shares where she has been and what she has learned over the past year. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Share

This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Taylor Bartelt is an apprentice machinist at CDM Tool & Mfg – and the star of the Society of Plastics Engineers Mold Technologies Division’s (SPE MTD) “Track the Apprentice” series.

Here she sits down with MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges and shares what she’s experienced on the job throughout the past year, what she’s learned on the trade show floor and what she believes is the best strategy for promoting manufacturing to middle and high school students.

Taylor is still motivated to share her experiences to influence and inspire others to join apprenticeships like hers.

For the full quick chat, watch above, and for more MMT Chats, click here.

Related Content

YCM Technology (USA) Inc.
VERISURF
Molded to Perfection with our Plastic Mold Materia
NPE2024: The Plastics Show
Techspex
DUOFLOW
Order 24/7 from the DME eSTORE
Next-Generation Lathe

Related Content

FAQ

VIDEO: Insights and Best Practices for Mold Care

Slide Products President Michael Muth shares the products and practices he believes have helped the moldmaking industry the most when it comes to caring for molds.

Read More
ICYMI

ICYMI, MMT Chats: 30 Under 30 Honoree, Plastics Engineering TA Teaches Value of Learning and Producing Not Perfection

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges brings on UMass Lowell Plastics Engineering Teaching Assistant Michael Shone as a guest for this MMT Chat to discuss moldmaking through the lens of academia. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Read More
Hot Runners

VIDEO: Complex Valve-Gate Hot Runner Molds and Processing Reinforced Material Tips 

Tony Brodzeller, Technical Sales Director at Mastip talks about its complex 72-drop valve-gate stack mold hot runner system, tips for processing reinforced materials and his perspective on the future of moldmaking. 

Read More
Education

MMT Chats: Westfall Technik Talks Runnerless Micro Molds and More

Westfall Technik sits down with MMT Editorial Director Christina Fuges to discuss their new micro hot runner technology, the closeness of the moldmaking community and the importance of integration. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Read More

Read Next

Five Axis

New Ownership Revitalizes Precision Mold Builder with Heavy Capital Investments, New Management Style

A rich history in mold building, recent technology investment and a shift in management philosophy re-energizes a Midwest precision mold builder and contract CNC machine shop.

Read More
covid-19

MMT Chats: COVID, Communication and Customers with CDM Tool & Mfg

CDM Tool & Manufacturing expedited and maximized resources with supplier support to be part of a solution in the fight against the coronavirus.

Read More
Editorial Board Insight

Five Reasons to Invest in Five-Axis Machining Technology

MoldMaking Technology editorial advisory board member Rich Stueber of NyproMold Inc. shares why switching to five-axis machining is a good investment.

Read More
Next-Generation Lathe