Sonoco Flexible Packaging

Common impression

At Sonoco Flexible Packaging, Charlotte, N.C., the Sinapse FlexSys Press Simulator is forging a rock-solid reputation as “a really valuable training tool.” Steve Long, production supervisor and trainer at the plant recently assessed its impact in the following way. “Critical and costly mistakes are being avoided. Learning curves are better controlled. Proper technique and press operator skills are being learned and polished...

Willamette Industries

Corrugated board

Entry level press crewmembers at Willamette Industries preprinted linerboard plant in Richwood, Ky., frequently spend significant parts of their day in a virtual world. They travel there, not for pleasure and entertainment, but for skills-based training designed to establish a rock-solid foundation in the flexographic printing discipline.

Printpack Inc.

Narrow web

Three days into the job it happens. A new recruit, still familiarizing himself or herself with the layout of Printpack Inc.’s Hendersonville, N.C., plant sits down at the on-site FlexSys Training Corp. Press Simulator. Once exposed to the machine, it grabs his/her attention and keeps his/her interest. Bob Hipps, plant trainer, watches the scenario play out time and time