Meet Lomont Molding’s February EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, Billy Kerr. Billy has been an employee here at Lomont for over six years. He started out here as a fabricator and has promoted to his current position as Maintenance Supervisor. He supervises and works alongside the maintenance team to ensure smooth operations and solve problems that …
Meet Lomont Molding’s January EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, Bill Birdsell. Bill works in Lomont’s Tooling Room as a Tool Maker. He has been with Lomont for almost two years and has been working as a machinist for sixteen years in total. In his role he is responsible for undertaking both repairs on existing molds and …
Meet Lomont Molding’s 2018 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, Dave McDowell. Dave has been in role here at Lomont as a Balancing Technician for seven years where he primarily balances fan wheels that are used in refrigeration units. He recently went into partial retirement and now works part time Monday through Wednesday. He decided to stay …
The most challenging part of incorporating Industry 4.0 technology into processes for many manufacturers is often that specialized systems and framework hasn’t been developed yet for their Industry. In the plastics processing industry we’re beginning to see more development on these frameworks that will allow us to implement more of the 4.0-level of monitoring and …
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 …
