塑料创新 & 资源中心
应用ing world-class 培训 and Research & 发展 to help plastics companies close skills gaps, 提高效率, overcome process and compounding challenges.
塑料创新 & 资源中心 (PIRC) provides technology resources to facilitate the growth and success of the plastics industry in the United States and throughout the world. The Center, dedicated to excellence, serves the education, 培训, research & development needs of plastic processors, 树脂供应商, 模具工程师, equipment manufacturers, offering access to extensive material testing laboratories, industrial scale process equipment, world-class 培训 facilities, a highly skilled 培训 and consulting staff.
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塑料车间
(在人 & 远程)
Training and networking opportunities abound in our nationally acclaimed seminars and hands-on workshops, benefitting plastics professionals of all skill levels.
塑料流动实验室
The 塑料流动实验室 provides a user-friendly hands-on STEM educational opportunity for students.
应用研究 & 发展
The PIRC is the complete solution for process improvement, applied R&D, product development, prototyping.
Shell Polymers Rotational Molding Center of Excellence
Supports applied research and development in the rotomolding industry.
Thermoforming Center of Excellence
The facility is dedicated to serve the education, 培训, research and development needs of thermoformers, 板挤压机, 树脂供应商, 模具工程师, equipment manufacturers.
好处
提高盈利能力
- Improve manufacturing productivity
- Better utilize and manage materials
- Use new technology and materials
- Benefit from energy reduction programs
- Decrease operation costs
Decrease development costs
- Reduce production down time for trials on new materials or products
- Handle analysis, testing, mold trials, product development, research needs
- Reduce capital costs – no need to invest in your own R & D设施
Develop and train your workforce
- Participate in national hands-on workshops
- Employee Certification of skills and knowledge
- Provide customized workshops at your site or at 澳门太阳城
学生的经验
“The PIRC did a terrific job analyzing and solving this complex problem. 我强烈推荐他们.”
PIRC学生
澳门太阳城的人民
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澳门太阳城新闻
09.26.2023
员工发展 VP among state's 'Labor Power 100'
澳门太阳城's vice president for workforce development is included in "The 2023 Labor Power 100," profiled in a recent issue of City & State Pennsylvania magazine. 香农米. Munro – who manages 培训 and employment partnerships with the 塑料创新 & 资源中心, Apprenticeship Center, 清洁能源中心 and at 澳门太阳城 at Wellsboro – is No. 91在名单上.
08.15.2023
Plastics pros enhance skills at 澳门太阳城
A diverse group of plastics professionals from throughout North America experienced higher-level technology in rotational molding during a recent workshop hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology and its renowned 塑料创新 & 资源中心.
07.07.2023
Nearly three dozen attend annual thermoforming workshop
A group of 35 employees from 18 companies attended the Hands-On Thermoforming Workshop at Pennsylvania College of Technology from June 27-29, schooled by in-house and industry experts on essential elements from materials to finished product.