LS Mtron and Orbital Plastics Consulting Partner on Injection Molding Training
The machine supplier and plastics consultancy will provide hands-on courses taught by Orbital’s Umberto Catignani that take place at LS Mtron’s Technical Center near Chicago.
LS Mtron Injection Molding Machines USA (Peachtree Corners, Ga.), the U.S. subsidiary of the Korean machine supplier, has announced a partnership with Orbital Plastics Consulting (Atlanta) to provide scientific injection molding training. The hands-on courses will be taught by Umberto Catignani, president of Orbital Plastics Consulting, and take place at LS Mtron’s Technical Center in Wood Dale, Ill.
Courses being offered include both injection molding training at LS Mtron’s Technical Center, and onsite injection molding training at LS Mtron customer locations. Peter Gardner, ´óÏó´«Ã½ director of LS Mtron USA, said his company is offering Orbital’s training as part of new machine sales, with all new LS Mtron machine sales in 2022 eligible to register for a free seat at one of the upcoming Wood Dale seminars. Those lectures include: Courses for Fundamentals of Scientific Injection Molding: Hands-on, Setup, Processing, & Troubleshooting (March 1-3, June 7-9, and December 12-14) and Thermoplastic Part Design, Part Defects & Scientific Injection Molding (September 13–14). Orbital recently moved its test molds to LS Mtron’s Technical Center.
LS Mtron’s Technical Center in Wood Dale, Ill. will be home to injection molding training by Umberto Catignani of Orbital Plastics Consulting thanks to a new partnership.
Photo Credit: LS Mtron
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