April2023 SimTech Challenge Winners Posted

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Results of the APRIL SimTech™ 2023 Injection Molding Challenge 

First Place Goes to Jay Silva and First Place goes to Draexlmaier Automotive of America for the company category. Congratulations to Jay and to TEAM Draexlmier Automotive and all those who participated!

April 2023 SimTech™ Challenge Wrap Up

Here are the results for the April SimTech Challenge. We’re pleased to announce that newcomer Jay Silva is this month’s Top Molder, followed by Colin Christianson for Draexlmaier Automotive of America, and Nick Vanspronsen, our previous monthly Champion for 3rd. Congratulations Jay, Colin, and Nick, and congratulations to all who participated and earned scores.

Leading the way on the Champions Leaderboard is Andrea Bricola of Draexlmaier Automotive of America, and shining brightly in the company spotlight is our familiar friends Team Draexlmeaier Automotive of America. Congratulations Draexelmaier and Andrea Bricola!

Who out there has the skill to out-mold this formidable group? Join the fun and test your molding skill.

Individual Winners

  • 1st place –    Jay Silva – 110.22
  • 2nd  place – Colin Christianson – Draexlmaier Automotive Group of America                 109.94
  • 3rd place – Nick Vanspronsen     Toyota Boshoku                           109.50


Company Winners

The COMPANY category consists of companies who have three or more employees participating, and for this month’s challenge, the top three winning companies included:

  • Company Spotlight: Draexlmaier Automotive of America                 109.90

Champions Leaderboard

  • Top Spot – Andrea Bricola             Draexlmaier Automotive of America       110.27

The Set-up for Jay Silva, this month’s Top Molder.

To learn more about our monthly SimTech Molding Challenges visit details hereTo see how you or your fellow molders ranked this month, check out the leader board by clicking here and select a month from the drop down menu.

As always, we’ll be announcing the over all 2023 ProMolder Champion after we tally all the scores from the entire year. Start earning scores!

In the meantime, get ready for the next month’s challenge! Take advantage and pre-signup. Don’t miss out. Get on the list to win! Until then, keep on learning!

Having Fun with our Competitions?

Imagine the team of skilled molders you could create if SimTech was in your plant 24-7? Your employees could be improving their molding expertise in a safe, low-cost environment, building critical thinking and troubleshooting skills. And you can stage your own friendly in-house competitions.  It’s proven that molding simulation is the best and most cost-effective way to become a better molder. You don’t want your employees making their mistakes or trying new techniques on the production floor at an actual machine—now that’s a costly way to learn. The simulation of complex processes is quickly becoming the gold standard of skill development. SimTech is the answer for injection molding.

Here’s just a few of the applications you can employ with SimTech:

Hiring Qualified Employees – Before hiring a potential employee, test their knowledge and skills with problem solving exercises in Simtech.

Technician Promotion – Give your candidates for promotion a test before you make that decision.

In-plant Competitions to promote learning and discussion – Have your own competitions amongst your team. Have a discussion on what process settings work and why.

Just hearing about this? Want to join in on all the fun? Sign up and learn more here.

To learn more about SimTech and all the other skill development courses Paulson offers, visit PaulsonTraining.com or call 1-800-826-1901; or contact us via email info@paulsontraining.com.

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