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Sapona signs owen Maness to apprenticeship

8/22/2025

Owen Maness is a graduate of Southwest Randolph High School. He will be joining Sapona in the tool shop to become a journeyman toolmaker after rotating through a variety of positions within the company in his pre-apprenticeship. Owen already has experience with Sapona having started an after school job in assembly at plant 2. We are glad to welcome Owen, one of the future leaders of our company.

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Congrats to our apprentice graduate

8/22/2025

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President and CEO Dean Lail takes a selfie with JD Bennett.

JD Bennett has finished 4 years of apprenticeship work at Sapona Plastics through Randolph Community College. He received an Associate of Applied Science degree in Manufacturing Technology, along with an ApprenticeshipNC certificate and a state journeyworker credential. The 9th Annual Apprenticeship Randolph Signing Ceremony and 2025 Graduation was held at RCC on August 5, 2025. Prior to his graduation, he was named to the college's Spring 2025 Academic Merit List. We are very proud of JD. He has been a valuable member of the team from the start and we look forward to his future leadership in our company.

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New 110 Ton

4/15/2025

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Sapona has added a new 110 Ton all electric Nissei injection molding machine to replace an old Sumitomo 55 Ton. Nissei machines, like our Milacron/Fanuc Roboshots and the Sumitomo, are engineered and made in Japan.