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Courses We Offer
Welcome to the APTS training courses page. We currently offer courses in the following areas: Plastics, Rubber, Corrosion, Medical Technology, Color Technology, and Adhesives and Coatings.
Courses are arranged by date, and can be sorted by category type using the dropdown menu below.
ONLINE COURSE: Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing
Date: 11/05/2021 - 11/05/2021
Course Number: 063-0768 (formerly AP6216)
ONLINE COURSE: Polymer Compounding, Formulating, and Testing of Plastics, Rubber, Adhesives, and Coatings
Date: 11/08/2021 - 11/10/2021
Course Number: 043-0745 (formerly AP5220)
ONLINE COURSE: Organosilanes: The Link Between Polymers and Surfaces
Date: 11/10/2021 - 11/11/2021
Course Number: 156-0869 (formerly AP3589)
ONLINE COURSE: Polymers in Packaging
Date: 11/17/2021 - 11/18/2021
Course Number: 141-0784
ONLINE COURSE: Essentials of Rubber Science & Technology
Date: 11/30/2021 - 12/21/2021
Course Number: 159-0840
ONLINE COURSE: Applications of FTIR & NMR Spectroscopy in Polymer Product Development (Problem Solving, Development, & IP Creation)
Date: 12/01/2021 - 12/02/2021
Course Number: 153-0861 (formerly AP3581)
ONLINE COURSE: Color Theory and Applications
Date: 12/01/2021 - 12/03/2021
Course Number: 014-0818 (formerly AP6218)
ONLINE COURSE: Polymers in Packaging
Date: 12/08/2021 - 12/09/2021
Course Number: 141-0906
ONLINE COURSE: Rubber Extrusion Technology
Date: 01/05/2022 - 01/05/2022
Course Number: 052-0895
ONLINE COURSE: Science and Technology of Fluoropolymers
Date: 01/18/2022 - 01/18/2022
Course Number: 112-0894
ONLINE COURSE: Applications of Thermal Analysis Techniques in Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering
Date: 01/26/2022 - 01/27/2022
Course Number: 154-0898
ONLINE COURSE: RPA Testing of Rubber Processability and Dynamic Properties
Date: 02/03/2022 - 02/04/2022
Course Number: 065-0899
ONLINE COURSE: Color Theory and Applications
Date: 02/08/2022 - 02/10/2022
Course Number: 014-0902
ONLINE COURSE: Science and Technology of Fluoropolymers
Date: 02/08/2022 - 02/08/2022
Course Number: 112-0900
ONLINE COURSE: Structure/Property Relationships in Polyurethanes
Date: 02/08/2022 - 02/09/2022
Course Number: 160-0901
ONLINE COURSE: Polymer Compounding, Formulating, and Testing of Plastics, Rubber, Adhesives, and Coatings
Date: 02/16/2022 - 02/18/2022
Course Number: 043-0903
ONLINE COURSE: Rubber Molding Processes: Principles, Troubleshooting & Mold Design
Date: 02/22/2022 - 02/24/2022
Course Number: 136-0904
ONLINE COURSE: Organosilanes: The Link Between Polymers and Surfaces
Date: 02/23/2022 - 02/24/2022
Course Number: 156-0905
ONLINE COURSE: Sponge Rubber 101
Date: 03/08/2022 - 03/08/2022
Course Number: 138-0911
ASTM Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods
Date: 03/08/2022 - 03/09/2022
Course Number: 003-0671
ONLINE COURSE: Aircraft Tire Technology
Date: 03/09/2022 - 03/09/2022
Course Number: 114-0912
ONLINE COURSE: Blow Molding Theory and Practice
Date: 03/09/2022 - 03/10/2022
Course Number: 171-0972
ONLINE COURSE: Science and Technology of Fluoropolymers
Date: 03/15/2022 - 03/15/2022
Course Number: 112-0913
ONLINE COURSE: Applications of FTIR & NMR Spectroscopy in Polymer Product Development (Problem Solving, Development, & IP Creation)
Date: 03/16/2022 - 03/17/2022
Course Number: 153-0915
ONLINE COURSE: Understanding Raw Materials, the Building Blocks of Rubber Compounding
Date: 03/16/2022 - 03/16/2022
Course Number: 087-0914
ONLINE COURSE: Rubber Compounding for Performance
Date: 03/17/2022 - 03/18/2022
Course Number: 018-0916
ONLINE COURSE: Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing
Date: 03/21/2022 - 03/21/2022
Course Number: 063-0917
ONLINE COURSE: Elastomer Molding Technology
Date: 03/22/2022 - 03/24/2022
Course Number: 024-0892
ONLINE COURSE: Polymer Science for Engineers
Date: 03/28/2022 - 03/30/2022
Course Number: 044-0918
ONLINE COURSE: Compounding and Testing of Plastics
Date: 03/31/2022 - 03/31/2022
Course Number: 017-0919
ONLINE COURSE: Introduction to Polymer Science for Engineers
Date: 04/04/2022 - 04/04/2022
Course Number: 167-0920
ONLINE COURSE: An Introduction to Continuous Vulcanization And CV Processes
Date: 04/05/2022 - 04/05/2022
Course Number: 128-0921
Complete Injection Molding
Date: 04/06/2022 - 04/08/2022
Course Number: 170-0969
ONLINE COURSE: Structure/Property Relationships in Polyurethanes
Date: 04/12/2022 - 04/13/2022
Course Number: 160-0922
ONLINE COURSE: Applications of FTIR & NMR Spectroscopy in Polymer Product Development (Problem Solving, Development, & IP Creation)
Date: 04/13/2022 - 04/14/2022
Course Number: 153-0923
ONLINE COURSE: Applications of Thermal Analysis Techniques in Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering
Date: 04/13/2022 - 04/14/2022
Course Number: 154-0923
ONLINE COURSE: Understanding Dynamic Properties of Rubber and Rubber Products
Date: 04/21/2022 - 04/22/2022
Course Number: 072-0893
ONLINE COURSE: Polymers in Packaging
Date: 04/26/2022 - 04/27/2022
Course Number: 141-0907
ONLINE COURSE: Introduction to Plastic Packaging
Date: 04/27/2022 - 04/29/2022
Course Number: 140-0966
ONLINE COURSE: Polymer Science for Engineers
Date: 05/03/2022 - 05/05/2022
Course Number: 044-0924
ONLINE COURSE: Basics of Polymer Processing
Date: 05/09/2022 - 05/09/2022
Course Number: 168-0925
ONLINE COURSE: Sponge Rubber 101
Date: 05/10/2022 - 05/10/2022
Course Number: 138-0926
ONLINE COURSE: Color Theory and Applications
Date: 05/11/2022 - 05/13/2022
Course Number: 014-0927
IN-PERSON & ONLINE COURSE: Applications of FTIR & NMR Spectroscopy in Polymer Product Development (Problem Solving, Development, & IP Creation)
Date: 05/17/2022 - 05/17/2022
Course Number: 153-0929
IN-PERSON & ONLINE COURSE: Applications of Thermal Analysis Techniques in Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering
Date: 05/18/2022 - 05/18/2022
Course Number: 154-0946
ONLINE COURSE: Polymer Compounding, Formulating, and Testing of Plastics, Rubber, Adhesives, and Coatings
Date: 05/18/2022 - 05/20/2022
Course Number: 043-0928
IN-PERSON & ONLINE COURSE: Organosilanes: The Link Between Polymers and Surfaces
Date: 05/19/2022 - 05/19/2022
Course Number: 156-0930
ONLINE COURSE: Understanding Raw Materials, the Building Blocks of Rubber Compounding
Date: 06/06/2022 - 06/06/2022
Course Number: 087-0931
ONLINE COURSE: Rubber Compounding for Performance
Date: 06/07/2022 - 06/08/2022
Course Number: 018-0932
ONLINE COURSE: Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing
Date: 06/09/2022 - 06/09/2022
Course Number: 063-0933
ONLINE COURSE: Rubber Extrusion Technology
Date: 06/14/2022 - 06/14/2022
Course Number: 052-0896
ASTM Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods
Date: 06/14/2022 - 06/15/2022
Course Number: 003-0934
ONLINE COURSE: Aircraft Tire Technology
Date: 06/15/2022 - 06/15/2022
Course Number: 114-0935
ONLINE COURSE: Compounding and Testing of Plastics
Date: 06/20/2022 - 06/20/2022
Course Number: 017-0936
ONLINE COURSE: Polymers in Packaging
Date: 06/29/2022 - 06/30/2022
Course Number: 141-0908
ONLINE COURSE: An Introduction to Continuous Vulcanization And CV Processes
Date: 07/05/2022 - 07/05/2022
Course Number: 128-0937
ONLINE COURSE: Blow Molding Theory and Practice
Date: 07/13/2022 - 07/14/2022
Course Number: 171-0973
ONLINE COURSE: Understanding Dynamic Properties of Rubber and Rubber Products
Date: 07/13/2022 - 07/14/2022
Course Number: 072-0938
ONLINE COURSE: RPA Testing of Rubber Processability and Dynamic Properties
Date: 07/21/2022 - 07/22/2022
Course Number: 065-0939
Complete Injection Molding
Date: 07/27/2022 - 07/29/2022
Course Number: 170-0970
ONLINE COURSE: Structure/Property Relationships in Polyurethanes
Date: 08/09/2022 - 08/10/2022
Course Number: 160-0940
ONLINE COURSE: Introduction to Plastic Packaging
Date: 08/17/2022 - 08/19/2022
Course Number: 140-0967
ONLINE COURSE: Polymer Science for Engineers
Date: 08/17/2022 - 08/19/2022
Course Number: 044-0941
ONLINE COURSE: Rheological Properties of Polymers
Date: 08/22/2022 - 08/22/2022
Course Number: 169-0942
ONLINE COURSE: Applications of Thermal Analysis Techniques in Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering
Date: 08/31/2022 - 09/01/2022
Course Number: 154-0943
ONLINE COURSE: Sponge Rubber 101
Date: 09/06/2022 - 09/06/2022
Course Number: 138-0950
ONLINE COURSE: Organosilanes: The Link Between Polymers and Surfaces
Date: 09/07/2022 - 09/08/2022
Course Number: 156-0948
ONLINE COURSE: Understanding Dynamic Properties of Rubber and Rubber Products
Date: 09/08/2022 - 09/09/2022
Course Number: 072-0951
ONLINE COURSE: Rubber Molding Processes: Principles, Troubleshooting & Mold Design
Date: 09/13/2022 - 09/15/2022
Course Number: 136-0952
ONLINE COURSE: Color Theory and Applications
Date: 09/14/2022 - 09/16/2022
Course Number: 014-0953
ASTM Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods
Date: 09/14/2022 - 09/15/2022
Course Number: 003-0954
ONLINE COURSE: Compounding and Testing of Plastics
Date: 09/22/2022 - 09/22/2022
Course Number: 017-0955
ONLINE COURSE: Polymers in Packaging
Date: 09/28/2022 - 09/29/2022
Course Number: 141-0909
IN-PERSON & ONLINE COURSE: Applications of FTIR & NMR Spectroscopy in Polymer Product Development (Problem Solving, Development, & IP Creation)
Date: 10/04/2022 - 10/04/2022
Course Number: 153-0944
IN-PERSON & ONLINE COURSE: Applications of Thermal Analysis Techniques in Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering
Date: 10/05/2022 - 10/05/2022
Course Number: 154-0947
IN-PERSON & ONLINE COURSE: Organosilanes: The Link Between Polymers and Surfaces
Date: 10/06/2022 - 10/06/2022
Course Number: 156-0949
ONLINE COURSE: Structure/Property Relationships in Polyurethanes
Date: 10/11/2022 - 10/12/2022
Course Number: 160-0956
ONLINE COURSE: Aircraft Tire Technology
Date: 10/14/2022 - 10/14/2022
Course Number: 114-0957
ONLINE COURSE: Rubber Extrusion Technology
Date: 10/18/2022 - 10/18/2022
Course Number: 052-0897
ONLINE COURSE: Elastomer Molding Technology
Date: 10/19/2022 - 10/21/2022
Course Number: 024-0958
ONLINE COURSE: RPA Testing of Rubber Processability and Dynamic Properties
Date: 10/20/2022 - 10/21/2022
Course Number: 065-0959
ONLINE COURSE: Blow Molding Theory and Practice
Date: 10/26/2022 - 10/27/2022
Course Number: 171-0974
ONLINE COURSE: Understanding Raw Materials, the Building Blocks of Rubber Compounding
Date: 11/01/2022 - 11/01/2022
Course Number: 087-0960
ONLINE COURSE: Rubber Compounding for Performance
Date: 11/02/2022 - 11/03/2022
Course Number: 018-0961
ONLINE COURSE: Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing
Date: 11/04/2022 - 11/04/2022
Course Number: 063-0962
ONLINE COURSE: Polymer Compounding, Formulating, and Testing of Plastics, Rubber, Adhesives, and Coatings
Date: 11/08/2022 - 11/10/2022
Course Number: 043-0963
ONLINE COURSE: Polymers in Packaging
Date: 12/01/2022 - 12/02/2022
Course Number: 141-0910
ONLINE COURSE: Applications of FTIR & NMR Spectroscopy in Polymer Product Development (Problem Solving, Development, & IP Creation)
Date: 12/07/2022 - 12/08/2022
Course Number: 153-0945
ONLINE COURSE: Color Theory and Applications
Date: 12/07/2022 - 12/09/2022
Course Number: 014-0964
ONLINE COURSE: Introduction to Plastic Packaging
Date: 12/07/2022 - 12/09/2022
Course Number: 140-0968
Complete Injection Molding
Date: 12/14/2022 - 12/16/2022
Course Number: 170-0971
Adhesion Science (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials)
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Adsorption Behavior (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials)
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Advanced Injection Molding
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Advanced Mold Flow Simulation
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Aircraft Tire Technology
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An Introduction to Continuous Vulcanization And CV Processes
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ASTM Corrosion Testing: Application and Use of Salt Fog, Humidity, Cyclic and Gas Tests
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ASTM Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods
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Automotive OEM Coatings Chemistry and Applications
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Basic Elastomer/Rubber Technician Class
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Basics of Polymer Processing
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Beyond the Data Sheet: Plastic Material Selection for Optimal Performance
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Blow Molding Theory and Practice
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Blown Film Extrusion
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Blown Film Extrusion and Cast Film Extrusion
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Blown Film Extrusion Processing
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C & T of Functional Coatings for Medical Devices
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Cast Film Extrusion
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Color Theory and Applications
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Complete Injection Molding
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Compounding and Testing of Plastics
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Degradable Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications
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Elastomer Molding Technology
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Engineered Rubber Products: Materials, Product Design Principles and Fundamentals of Processing
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Essentials of Rubber Science & Technology
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Extrusion Compounding and Applications in the Food, Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Industries
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Flexible Electronics
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Fluoropolymers for Corrosion Control for Chemical Processes
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Fracture Mechanics (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials)
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Friction Processes (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials)
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Injection Molding and 3-D Printing
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Injection Molding Simulations with Moldex3D
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Intro Rubber Technology Seminar
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Introduction to Plastic Packaging
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Introduction to Polymer Science for Engineers
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Intrusion Molding and its Recycled Plastics Applications
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Making Properties and Profits: Twin Screw Extrusion Seminar
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Organosilanes: The Link Between Polymers and Surfaces
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Plastic Material Selection and Testing
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Plastic Part Failure Analysis
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Plastics Extrusion Processes and Process Engineering
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Polymer Additive Manufacturing
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Polymer Compounding, Formulating, and Testing of Plastics, Rubber, Adhesives, and Coatings
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Polymer Science for Engineers
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Polymers for Corrosion Control & Chemical Handling
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Polymers in Packaging
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Polyurethane Elastomers: Chemistry, Applications and Formulations
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Rheological Properties of Polymers
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Rubber Adhesion and Adhesives
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Rubber and Plastics Failure Analysis: Physical and Chemical Analysis Techniques
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Rubber Bushing Designing for Automotive and Commercial Application
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Rubber Compounding for Durability
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Rubber Compounding for Performance
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Rubber Extrusion Technology
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Rubber Molding Processes: Principles, Troubleshooting & Mold Design
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Rubber Technician Training
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Science and Technology of Fluoropolymers
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Silicone Elastomeric Product Technology
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Silicone Elastomers Technology and Fabrication Seminar
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Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing
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Sponge Rubber 101
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Structure/Property Relationships in Polyurethanes
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Surface Treatment of Material for Adhesive Bonding
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Systematic Innovation for Six Sigma Black Belts and Lean Masters: An Introduction
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THE POLYMER AND PLASTICS INDUSTRY: An Introduction to Commodity and Specialty Polymer Materials, Markets and Fabrication Processes
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Thermoforming and Vacuum Forming
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Thermoplastic Materials Engineering: Synthesis, Testing, Selection, and End Use Specification
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Understanding Dynamic Properties of Rubber and Rubber Products
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Understanding Plastic Material: Synthesis, Structure, and Performance
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Understanding Raw Materials, the Building Blocks of Rubber Compounding
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Understanding Thermoplastic Materials: Synthesis, Structure, and End Use Performance
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Wetting Phenomena (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials)
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