Welcome to the Akron Polymer Training Center - Positioned in the Rubber City where Polymers are the Focus of Innovation and Technology!
The Akron Polymer Training Center (APTC) is the training division of the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. Poised to meet the needs of our changing environment, the center strives to be the world's leading provider of virtual workforce development and training.
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Coming to Houston, Texas - October 2009..
- Compounding for Performance - October 6-7, 2009
- Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding - October 8, 2009
- Understanding the Global Chemical Supply Chain to the Rubber Industry - October 9, 2009
- Register before September 1, 2009!
Attend all three courses and SAVE $200!
Upcoming 2009-2010 Courses
CEU's available for all courses!
- Rubber Lab Mill Safety Training - An on-line course to view at your convenience
- ASTM - Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing, and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods - September 10-11, 2009 (www.astm.org)
- Injection Molding of Silicone Elastomers - September 8-9, 2009 - Register before August 18, 2009
- Engineered Rubber Products - Materials, Product Design Principles and Fundamentals of Processing - September 17-18, 2009 – Register before August 27, 2009 (AP8420)
- ASTM - Corrosion Testing: Application and Use of Salt Fog, Humidity, Cyclic and Gas Tests - Coming Spring 2010! (www.astm.org)
- Understanding the Global Chemical Supply Chain to the Rubber Industry - October 9, 2009 - Register before September 1, 2009. April 29, 2010 - Register before April 8, 2010
- RoHS and WEEE - Coming Spring 2010!
- Understanding Dynamic Properties of Rubber and Rubber Products - May 20-21, 2010 - Register before April 29, 2010
- Making Properties and Profit: Twin Screw Extrusion Seminar - September 15-16, 2009 - Register before August 25, 2009
- Polymer Compounding Materials - September 23-24, 2009 - Register before September 2, 2009
- Green Topics for the Polymer Industry - October 1-2, 2009 - Register before September 10, 2009
- Nanomaterials and Technology for the Polymer Industry - September 21-22, 2009 - Register before August 31, 2009
- Compounding For Performance - October 6-7, 2009 - Register before September 1, 2009. March 10-11, 2010 - Register before February 17, 2010
- Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing - October 8, 2009 - Register before September 1, 2009. March 12, 2010 - Register before February 19, 2010
- Rubber Technician Training - November 16-19, 2009 - Register before October 26, 2009. March 22-25, 2010 - Register before March 1, 2010
- Medical Elastomer Technology - November 4, 2009 - Register before October 14, 2009
- Plastic Material Selection and Testing - October 27-28, 2009 - Register before October 6, 2009
- Plastic Part Failure Analysis - October 29, 2009 - Register before October 8, 2009
- Silicone Elastomeric Product Technology - September 1-3, 2009 - Register before August 10, 2009
- Complete Injection Molding - April 6-7, 2010 - Register before March 16, 2010
- Testing of Rubber Processability and Dynamic Properties - February 4-5, 2010 - Register before January 14, 2010