Semco Week 3

Today I started my final week at Semco Plastics.  Once again they have me working with the automation team in the machine shop although I may be changing it up later on this week.  So far it has been a pretty good experience as far as hands on learning and I think I’ve gotten a much better grasp of how to troubleshoot problems, even if its on something you’ve never dealt with.  I have also learned that fixing and up-keeping machines for plastics is much more difficult and unpredictable compared to other materials such as metal.  This is due to the fact that plastic can move and change its shape up to 48 hours after it has been molded which can have a large effect on the shape of the part.  This and other things result in many problems for the automation team to deal with every day keeping them thoroughly busy.