Product category:
Moulding materials
News Release from: Novachem | Subject: Game
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 October 2006
Online game helps blow moulding
education
Novachem has released an interactive directed-learning game for the entertainment and education of those responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of extrusion and blow molding machines.
Novachem, manufacturer of SuperNova high performance chemical purging compounds, has released an interactive directed-learning game for the entertainment and education of those responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of extrusion and blow molding machines The online-style arcade game puts the player in the cockpit of a spaceship whose mission is to purge an extrusion or blow molding machine of resin residuals that remain on cylinder walls and screws after the barrel is run empty
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Free 'white paper' discusses plastics purging
Technical brief provides plastics processors vital insights toward meeting goals for Increased purity and productivity and helps identify practical and effective purging technology.
The game incorporates key product attributes, and if the player cannot dislodge the residue fast enough, they face an inactive period of "downtime." In addition, a stealthy "boss" button transforms the game into a Novachem Data Sheet.
"Purging may be more important today than ever due to high energy costs, collapsed production schedules and marketplace competition.
In order to convey the business benefits of purging with SuperNova, we wanted to demonstrate it in a novel way.
So we created NovaBlaster to entertain as well as educate," comments Frank Winner, Partner and Vice President of Novachem.
Players who exceed the point challenge are eligible to receive a free deluxe baseball-style cap.
• Novachem: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
