*** Please note, each row and course# listed below is a separate, complete course. ***
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.
| Title | Date | Course# | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheological Theories and Their Direct Applications in the Polymer Industry | 07/14/2025 - 07/16/2025 | 184-1400 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 10/14/2025 - 10/16/2025 | 184-1399 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 03/04/2026 - 03/06/2026 | 184-1487 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 05/04/2026 - 05/06/2026 | 184-1488 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 07/14/2026 - 07/16/2026 | 184-1490 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 10/14/2026 - 10/16/2026 | 184-1489 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| RPA Testing of Rubber Processability and Dynamic Properties | 07/23/2025 - 07/24/2025 | 065-1255 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 10/13/2025 - 10/14/2025 | 065-1256 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 02/09/2026 - 02/10/2026 | 065-1463 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 07/23/2026 - 07/24/2026 | 065-1464 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 10/13/2026 - 10/14/2026 | 065-1465 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Complete Injection Molding | 07/28/2025 - 07/30/2025 | 170-1296 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
| 09/15/2025 - 09/17/2025 | 170-1367 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| 04/06/2026 - 04/08/2026 | 170-1531 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| 07/24/2026 - 07/26/2026 | 170-1532 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| 09/15/2026 - 09/17/2026 | 170-1533 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| THE POLYMER AND PLASTICS INDUSTRY: An Introduction to Commodity and Specialty Polymer Materials, Markets and Fabrication Processes | 08/04/2025 - 08/06/2025 | 217-1436 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 10/27/2025 - 10/29/2025 | 217-1437 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 03/16/2026 - 03/18/2026 | 217-1500 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 08/03/2026 - 08/05/2026 | 217-1501 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 10/26/2026 - 10/28/2026 | 217-1502 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Plastics 101 | 08/04/2025 - 08/06/2025 | 212-1424 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 11/05/2025 - 11/07/2025 | 212-1425 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Automotive OEM Coatings Chemistry and Applications | 08/05/2025 - 08/06/2025 | 109-1125 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Essentials of Rubber Science & Technology | 08/06/2025 - 08/27/2025 | 159-1236 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Structure/Property Relationships in Polyurethanes | 08/07/2025 - 08/08/2025 | 160-1360 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 11/06/2025 - 11/07/2025 | 160-1361 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 02/12/2026 - 02/13/2026 | 160-1362 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 05/07/2026 - 05/08/2026 | 160-1363 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 08/06/2026 - 08/07/2026 | 160-1364 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 11/05/2026 - 11/06/2026 | 160-1365 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Rubber Extrusion Technology | 08/11/2025 - 08/11/2025 | 052-1231 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Industrial Trends for High Performance Sustainable Polymer Packaging | 08/11/2025 - 08/13/2025 | 185-1403 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 09/08/2025 - 09/10/2025 | 185-1401 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 04/01/2026 - 04/03/2026 | 185-1491 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 08/10/2026 - 08/12/2026 | 185-1492 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/08/2026 - 09/10/2026 | 185-1493 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Polymer Science for Engineers | 08/13/2025 - 08/15/2025 | 044-1196 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 04/01/2026 - 04/03/2026 | 044-1522 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 05/05/2026 - 05/07/2026 | 044-1523 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Tire Safety and Durability | 08/13/2025 - 08/13/2025 | 199-1411 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
| 11/03/2025 - 11/03/2025 | 199-1412 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| 04/17/2026 - 04/17/2026 | 199-1482 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| 08/13/2026 - 08/13/2026 | 199-1483 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| 11/03/2026 - 11/03/2026 | 199-1484 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| Blown Film Extrusion Processing: Applications in the Medical Sector | 08/13/2025 - 08/15/2025 | 207-1405 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 05/20/2026 - 05/22/2026 | 207-1494 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 08/17/2026 - 08/19/2026 | 207-1495 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Blown Film Extrusion Processing | 08/15/2025 - 08/15/2025 | 151-1406 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Polymers in Packaging | 08/20/2025 - 08/21/2025 | 141-1213 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 09/30/2025 - 10/01/2025 | 141-1214 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 12/03/2025 - 12/04/2025 | 141-1215 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 02/05/2026 - 02/06/2026 | 141-1509 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 08/20/2026 - 08/21/2026 | 141-1510 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/30/2026 - 10/01/2026 | 141-1511 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 12/03/2026 - 12/04/2026 | 141-1512 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Polymer Chemistry Characterization Course | 08/21/2025 - 08/22/2025 | 196-1372 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
| 12/11/2025 - 12/12/2025 | 196-1373 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| Rheological Properties of Polymers | 08/22/2025 - 08/22/2025 | 169-1198 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 08/21/2026 - 08/21/2026 | 169-1521 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Science and Technology of Fluoropolymers | 08/25/2025 - 08/27/2025 | 219-1441 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 11/17/2025 - 11/19/2025 | 219-1442 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 04/14/2026 - 04/16/2026 | 219-1503 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 08/24/2026 - 08/26/2026 | 219-1504 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 11/16/2026 - 11/18/2026 | 219-1505 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Language and Matter: Technical Writing for Analytical Scientists and Managers | 09/04/2025 - 09/04/2025 | 198-1380 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 12/19/2025 - 12/19/2025 | 198-1381 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 01/16/2026 - 01/16/2026 | 198-1467 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 05/08/2026 - 05/08/2026 | 198-1468 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/10/2026 - 09/10/2026 | 198-1469 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 12/16/2026 - 12/16/2026 | 198-1470 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Organosilanes: The Link Between Polymers and Surfaces | 09/05/2025 - 09/05/2025 | 156-1383 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 02/13/2026 - 02/13/2026 | 156-1471 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/11/2026 - 09/11/2026 | 156-1472 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Sponge Rubber 101 | 09/05/2025 - 09/05/2025 | 138-1325 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Dynamic Viscoelastic Behavior of Rubber and its Products | 09/08/2025 - 09/09/2025 | 182-1174 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 09/07/2026 - 09/08/2026 | 182-1520 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Color Theory and Applications | 09/10/2025 - 09/12/2025 | 014-1163 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Blow Molding Theory and Practice | 09/15/2025 - 09/16/2025 | 171-1224 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 10/29/2025 - 10/30/2025 | 171-1225 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 03/12/2026 - 03/13/2026 | 171-1513 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/15/2026 - 09/16/2026 | 171-1514 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 10/29/2026 - 10/30/2026 | 171-1515 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Extrusion Compounding and Applications in the Food, Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Industries | 09/16/2025 - 09/17/2025 | 142-1147 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Polymer Science Based Product Development for Engineers and Scientists | 09/17/2025 - 09/19/2025 | 172-1170 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 04/01/2026 - 04/03/2026 | 172-1537 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 06/17/2026 - 06/19/2026 | 172-1538 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/16/2026 - 09/18/2026 | 172-1539 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Elastomer Molding Technology | 09/17/2025 - 09/19/2025 | 024-1278 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Blown Film Extrusion | 09/18/2025 - 09/19/2025 | 096-1219 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 04/23/2026 - 04/24/2026 | 096-1516 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/17/2026 - 09/18/2026 | 096-1517 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| ASTM Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods | 09/18/2025 - 09/19/2025 | 003-1455 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
| 11/20/2025 - 11/21/2025 | 003-1456 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| Compounding and Testing of Plastics | 09/22/2025 - 09/22/2025 | 017-1244 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 03/27/2026 - 03/27/2026 | 017-1460 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 06/19/2026 - 06/19/2026 | 017-1461 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/21/2026 - 09/21/2026 | 017-1462 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Introduction to Color Science | 09/22/2025 - 09/23/2025 | 208-1347 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
| 10/14/2025 - 10/15/2025 | 208-1348 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Making Properties and Profits: Twin Screw Extrusion Seminar | 09/22/2025 - 09/24/2025 | 218-1439 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 02/16/2026 - 02/18/2026 | 218-1485 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/21/2026 - 09/23/2026 | 218-1486 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Cast Film Extrusion | 09/23/2025 - 09/23/2025 | 150-1407 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Plastic Part Failure Analysis | 09/24/2025 - 09/25/2025 | 042-1190 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 07/16/2026 - 07/17/2026 | 042-1528 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/23/2026 - 09/24/2026 | 042-1529 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Exploring Color Measurements & Tolerancing | 09/24/2025 - 09/25/2025 | 209-1351 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
| Understanding Dynamic Properties of Rubber and Rubber Products | 09/25/2025 - 09/26/2025 | 072-1391 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 04/14/2026 - 04/15/2026 | 072-1534 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 07/27/2026 - 07/28/2026 | 072-1535 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 09/24/2026 - 09/25/2026 | 072-1536 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Injection Molding and 3-D Printing | 09/25/2025 - 09/26/2025 | 143-1153 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Principles and Practices of Setting Color Specification | 09/26/2025 - 09/26/2025 | 210-1356 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
| 10/16/2025 - 10/16/2025 | 210-1357 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Plastics Extrusion Processes and Process Engineering | 10/01/2025 - 10/03/2025 | 144-1444 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 05/27/2026 - 05/29/2026 | 144-1498 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 10/05/2026 - 10/07/2026 | 144-1499 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Rubber and Plastics Failure Analysis: Physical and Chemical Analysis Techniques | 10/02/2025 - 10/02/2025 | 174-1201 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 10/02/2026 - 10/02/2026 | 174-1519 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| An Introduction to Continuous Vulcanization And CV Processes | 10/03/2025 - 10/03/2025 | 128-1128 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Applications of FTIR in Polymer Processing & Product Development | 10/03/2025 - 10/03/2025 | 211-1395 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025 | 211-1396 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 03/13/2026 - 03/13/2026 | 211-1475 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 10/02/2026 - 10/02/2026 | 211-1476 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 12/11/2026 - 12/11/2026 | 211-1478 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Silicone Elastomer Technology | 10/07/2025 - 10/09/2025 | 205-1416 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Rubber Technician Training | 10/08/2025 - 10/10/2025 | 126-1366 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
| 02/17/2026 - 02/19/2026 | 126-1479 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| 05/13/2026 - 05/15/2026 | 126-1480 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| 10/07/2026 - 10/09/2026 | 126-1481 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| Aircraft Tire Technology | 10/09/2025 - 10/09/2025 | 114-1421 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Failure Analysis for Plastic Parts | 10/21/2025 - 10/23/2025 | 215-1432 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 10/20/2026 - 10/22/2026 | 215-1508 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| ThermoPlastic Materials Engineering: Synthesis, Structure Properties and End Use Performance | 10/21/2025 - 10/23/2025 | 203-1418 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Rubber Compounding and Process Troubleshooting | 11/04/2025 - 11/04/2025 | 183-1203 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 11/04/2026 - 11/04/2026 | 183-1518 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Advanced Injection Molding | 11/04/2025 - 11/07/2025 | 121-1393 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
| 07/21/2026 - 07/24/2026 | 121-1496 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| 11/03/2026 - 11/06/2026 | 121-1497 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
| Advanced Elastomer Molding Technology | 11/05/2025 - 11/07/2025 | 136-1282 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Understanding Raw Materials, the Building Blocks of Rubber Compounding | 11/10/2025 - 11/10/2025 | 087-1274 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 03/17/2026 - 03/17/2026 | 087-1451 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 06/10/2026 - 06/10/2026 | 087-1452 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 11/09/2026 - 11/09/2026 | 087-1453 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Plastic Product Design and Development | 11/10/2025 - 11/12/2025 | 216-1434 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 06/01/2026 - 06/03/2026 | 216-1506 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 11/09/2026 - 11/11/2026 | 216-1507 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing | 11/11/2025 - 11/11/2025 | 063-1268 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 03/18/2026 - 03/18/2026 | 063-1457 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 06/15/2026 - 06/15/2026 | 063-1458 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 11/10/2026 - 11/10/2026 | 063-1459 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Thermoforming and Vacuum Forming | 11/12/2025 - 11/12/2025 | 145-1408 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Polymer Compounding, Formulating, and Testing of Plastics, Rubber, Adhesives, and Coatings | 11/12/2025 - 11/14/2025 | 043-1250 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 02/11/2026 - 02/13/2026 | 043-1445 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 05/20/2026 - 05/22/2026 | 043-1446 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 11/11/2026 - 11/13/2026 | 043-1447 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Applications of FTIR & NMR Spectroscopy in Polymer Product Development (Problem Solving, Development, & IP Creation) | 11/25/2025 - 11/25/2025 | 153-1386 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 11/24/2026 - 11/24/2026 | 153-1477 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Applications of Thermal Analysis Techniques in Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering | 12/05/2025 - 12/05/2025 | 154-1388 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 04/24/2026 - 04/24/2026 | 154-1473 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 12/04/2026 - 12/04/2026 | 154-1474 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Rubber Compounding for Performance | 03/12/2026 - 03/13/2026 | 018-1448 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| 06/11/2026 - 06/12/2026 | 018-1449 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| 11/05/2026 - 11/06/2026 | 018-1450 | Microsoft Teams | |||
| Introduction to Polymer Science for Engineers | 04/06/2026 - 04/06/2026 | 167-1527 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Basics of Polymer Processing | 05/08/2026 - 05/08/2026 | 168-1526 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Rubber Compounding: Materials and Methods | 06/04/2026 - 06/05/2026 | 176-1525 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Rubber Processability Analysis | 07/22/2026 - 07/23/2026 | 177-1524 | Microsoft Teams | ||
| Understanding Polymers and their Applications |
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| Injection Molding Certificate Program |
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| Adhesion Science (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) |
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| Plastics Technology |
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| Introduction to Polymer Chemical Characterization Course |
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| Introduction to Polymer Characterization Course |
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| X-Ray Diffraction Characterization of Polymers Course |
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| Rubber Injection Molding |
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| Plastic Material Selection and Testing |
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| Introduction to Plastic Packaging |
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| Rubber Adhesion and Adhesives |
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| Grinding Fundamentals and Cycle Design |
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| Blown Film Extrusion |
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| Surface Treatment of Material for Adhesive Bonding |
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| Wetting Phenomena (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) |
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| Friction Processes (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) |
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| Fracture Mechanics (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) |
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| Fluoropolymers for Corrosion Control for Chemical Processes |
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| Flexible Electronics |
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| Engineered Rubber Products: Materials, Product Design Principles and Fundamentals of Processing |
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| Beyond the Data Sheet: Plastic Material Selection for Optimal Performance |
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| Advanced Mold Flow Simulation |
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| Adsorption Behavior (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) |
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| Rubber Compounding for Durability |
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| Polymers for Corrosion Control & Chemical Handling |
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| Polymer Additive Manufacturing |
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| ASTM Corrosion Testing: Application and Use of Salt Fog, Humidity, Cyclic and Gas Tests |
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| Basic Elastomer/Rubber Technician Class |
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| Blown Film Extrusion and Cast Film Extrusion |
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| C & T of Functional Coatings for Medical Devices |
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| Degradable Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications |
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| Injection Molding Simulations with Moldex3D |
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| Intro Rubber Technology Seminar |
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| Understanding Thermoplastic Materials: Synthesis, Structure, and End Use Performance |
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| Understanding Plastic Material: Synthesis, Structure, and Performance |
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| Systematic Innovation for Six Sigma Black Belts and Lean Masters: An Introduction |
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| Silicone Elastomers Technology and Fabrication Seminar |
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| Silicone Elastomeric Product Technology |
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