DOST-MIRDC Offers Webinars to Local Die and Mold Companies and Students for FREE
By Genevieve M. Barsales
The best things in life are free. This is especially true during this time when the economy is taking bold moves at recovery due to the effects of the pandemic - when what is at stake are jobs and skills upgrading for the workforce. True to its mission of providing training to enhance the skills of engineers and technicians, the Department of Science and Technology – Metals Industry Research and Development Center will again offer a series of monthly webinars for companies in the die and mold industry from April to December 2022. Subject matter experts in the webinars are from the Republic of Korea. The series begins with a webinar on the Multistage Injection machine on April 28, 2022, at 1:00 pm. Multistage injection combines high-speed and low-speed injection to maximize injection molding performance. Webinar participants will have the opportunity to learn from Professor Chungsik Kim of Woojin Plaimm Co.
Target participants are employees ofcompanies from economic zones. Students are also encouraged to attend. These webinars are part of the implementation of the project ‘Establishment of the Mold Technology Support Center (MTSC),’ which is anOfficial Development Assistance of the Republic of Korea to the Philippine government. The MTSC, scheduled to be launched in June 2022, will develop necessary human resources for the local die and mold companies, promote the Philippine manufacturing industry's competitiveness, and contribute to the strengthening of industrial cooperation between Korea and the Philippines.
More details about the schedule and succeeding topics will be posted on the MIRDC Facebook page and website.
