Meet Lomont Molding’s December EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, Dan Herring Dan is one of our Tool Makers here at Lomont. He has been in his current role here for 13 years. Dan has over 40 years of career experience as a tool maker/machinist. In his current role he is active in all areas of …
One of the greatest challenges for manufacturers attempting to transition to 4.0 is making older equipment 4.0 ready. It simply isn’t practical for most companies to attempt to replace all their older equipment with brand new state-of-the-art equipment that is 4.0 ready out of the box. The next best thing is finding ways to bring …
Meet Lomont Molding’s November EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, Steve McCreight. Steve’s primary position is in the grinding room where our material waste is recycled and repurposed. He also spends a lot of time helping in other areas of the plant including working with production, purchasing, shipping, and maintenance. Steve has been with Lomont for 18 …
If you feel that IT systems, electronic devices and automation are state of the art then it is likely you have not heard about Industry 4.0 or as we call it at Lomont Molding: “4PT0”. A wave of technology has descended on the Manufacturers in America over the last decade. Artificial Intelligence, data analytics, system …
Here at Lomont we have a fully equipped and staffed tool room that’s capable of producing, modifying, and maintaining our molds. However, it’s still a problem unexpectedly losing production time so knowing what to watch for to prevent downtime is a key part of Lomont’s training for all production employees. For example, a leading cause …
How so? You may be telling yourself Plastics can be a confusing blend of fact and fiction. Sometimes the more we think we understand the facts about plastic the more it seems like fiction. Need advice and help to make plastic work for you? Well brothers & sisters the sun is now shining on a new day …
Today we celebrated MFG Day 2018 by having Mount Pleasant Middle School science class students come out to tour our facility here, five groups in total. The kids got to learn a little about us and our molding processes. They learned a bit of our history and about our products and who we service. We …
Meet Lomont Molding’s October EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, Chad Hendricks. Chad works in Receiving here at Lomont and has been in his role for twenty-one years. In his role he is responsible for receiving all the various materials that we use for production. In his role efficiency and accuracy are major factors as material will …
You might already know that carbon fiber is a material often used for higher end bike frames. It is a very light material that has vast potential to be shaped and made aerodynamically efficient. It’s also important to note that most bike frames need to be able to be flexible enough to absorb energy so that …
DID YOU KNOW?? Plastic injection molding presses are classified or rated based on tonnage, or more specifically the clamping pressure or force. Here at Lomont Molding, we have a 2,700 ton press. The average elephant weighs around 6 tons, meaning it would take 450 elephants to produce the same amount of molding pressure that our …
