Moulder Donation Funds Training School

The quality of our nation’s manufactured wood products will continue to improve as increasing numbers of profile grinding operators, moulder operators and machinery maintenance technicians build their knowledge and skill. Continued training for these tradesmen is now assured, since The Grinderman’s Association, an international moulder and grinder training organization, cashed in on the second largest donation in its school’s history.

A Diehl DM-126 12" moulder, used for high-speed production of structural timbers and mouldings, was donated to the training school by Glen Oak Lumber & Milling. The Grinderman’s Association was unable to use the big machine in its training facility, so they sold it, generating a whopping $148,500 for the school.

"(Glen Oak’s donation) allows the school to survive without any additional funding for a year," remarks The Grinderman’s Association Founder Dave Rankin. "It allows us to not seek any outside funding from government sources," which, he proudly explains, helps the school remain independent.

"Ours is the only generic training school of its type in the world," Rankin adds. "We teach people how to run machines in general, regardless of the make." Currently, the school utilizes seven grinders of five different makes, and four moulders made by three different manufacturers.

Machine operators and maintenance technicians are sent to the school for training by their manufacturer/employers. By training in small groups of six or less, over a three-day period, the school’s students receive lots of hands-on experience.

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