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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Upcoming 2009-2010 Courses
CEU's available for all courses!
- Rubber Lab Mill Safety Training - An on-line course to view at your convenience
- Medical Elastomer Technology - November 4, 2009
- Plastic Material Selection and Testing - October 27-28, 2009
- Plastic Part Failure Analysis - October 29, 2009
- ASTM - Corrosion Testing: Application and Use of Salt Fog, Humidity, Cyclic and Gas Tests - April 13-14, 2010 (www.astm.org)
- ASTM - Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing, and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods - March 10-11 & October 5-6, 2010 (www.astm.org)
- Testing of Rubber Processability and Dynamic Properties - February 4-5, 2010
- The Compounding and Testing of Plastics - February 25, 2010 (AP8425)
- Understanding the Global Chemical Supply Chain to the Rubber Industry - March 16, 2010
- Compounding For Performance - March 17-18, 2010
- Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing - March 19, 2010
- Rubber Technician Training - November 16-19, 2009 & March 22-25, 2010
- Complete Injection Molding - April 6-7, 2010
- Nanomaterials and Technology for the Polymer Industry - April 15-16, 2010
- Silicone Elastomeric Product Technology - April 20-22, 2010
- Green Topics for the Polymer Industry - May 4-5, 2010
- Understanding Dynamic Properties of Rubber and Rubber Products - May 6-7, 2010
- Polymer Compounding, Formulating and Testing of Plastics, Rubber, Adhesives and Coatings - May 26-28, 2010
- Engineered Rubber Products - Materials, Product Design Principles and Fundamentals of Processing - June 2-3, 2010
- ASTM - Major Testing Techniques for Plastic - November 16-18, 2010 (www.astm.org)
- RoHS and WEEE Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment - Coming Fall 2010!
- Making Properties and Profit: Twin Screw Extrusion Seminar - Coming Spring 2010!