Training Directory - Rubber Division

MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING
Compounding, Mixing, Curing
and Testing of Rubber
12 hours
CEUs: 1.2
This two-day course covers an Introduction to Polymer Science:
NR, SBR and Polybutadiene Rubber; and Introduction to
Compounding: Mixing, Carbon Black, Vulcanization, Specialty
Elastomers, Tack and Adhesion; and the Physical Testing of
Elastomer Procedures and Signifi cance. There is also a group
discussion and problem solving session.
Anyone interested in an introductory seminar on rubber
should attend.
Introduction to Rubber Technology
for Non-Technologists
4 RUBBER DIVISON, ACS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
8 hours
CEUs: .8
If you are new to the industry, working in Engineering, Sales,
Administration, Human Resources or any other non-technical
area, and you’d like a very basic, easy to understand introduction
to the jargon of the trade and what goes on in the factory and
lab, then this one-day course is perfect for you. You won’t come
out a rubber expert, but you will understand all the basics of the
technology and the language of the business.
The course material will cover:
• What polymers are, how rubber is different from plastic
• How recipes for rubber compounds are created and why
• What’s involved in mixing, processing and vulcanizing rubber
• Testing, specifying and quality control of rubber products
Cure Chemistry for Rubber
7 hours
CEUs: .7
This course will be a comprehensive review on the chemistry of
rubber curing. It will include sulfur curing along with the majority
of the common and not so common curatives types. Next will be a
section on sulfur donors and their effect on the curing chemistry.
Then peroxide curing will be covered, including the common
available peroxides with their advantages and disadvantages
along with a short section on co-agents. Finally, there will be
sections on unconventional cure systems including resins cures
and other unique cure chemistries.
Equipment Selection & Technical
Evaluation
8 hours
CEUs: .8
Our equipment analysis portfolio provides a thorough examination
of injection molding equipment to meet the requirements of the
client’s application. Clients gain a competitive edge during the
equipment acquisition phase, ultimately improving build efficiency
while maintaining cost control.
Rubber Processing
7 hours
CEUs: .7
This seminar will deal with both theory and its application to
practice, and the text used with this seminar will give references
to the literature, which will enable those interested to dig deeper
into any specifi c topic. There will be sessions on: Raw Materials
Acceptance and Testing; Mixing; Milling and Calendering;
Extrusion; Molding; Curing; and Processability Testing.
Elastomer Molding Technology
8 hours
CEUs: .8
This seminar describes and compares important molding methods
(compression, transfer and injection) for thermoseting elastomers
(TSEs) with methods (injection and blow) for thermoplastic elastomers
(TPEs). Injection in molding is emphasized because it is the major
molding method common to both elastomers. Injection molding
machines and their characteristics will also be described and
compared. Finally, there will be a limited description of mold
design for TSEs and TPEs.
This introductory course will benefi t people involved in molding
both types of elastomers, especially those transitioning from
molding of one type of elastomer to another. Attendees with
primarly a materials-related background will improve their
understanding of molding processes and the effect of mold design
on molded products. Process and design managers will better
understand the effect and importance of these factors
on the overall molding operation.
Attendees will improve their understanding of molding behavior
of TSEs and TPEs and thus improve and better control their
elastomer molding operations. The interdisciplinary approach
used will assist them in understanding molding as an integrated
operation consisting of materials, processes and design. The book
“Elastomer Molding Technology” authored by John Sommer will
be distributed and used in conjunction with the seminar.