ARPM certifies sixteen rubber professionals for completing annual Seals Product Design and Manufacturing Training course

Indianapolis, IN – The Association for Rubber Manufacturers (ARPM) recently hosted the second annual Seals Product Design and Manufacturing Training, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This one-week intensive course provided a comprehensive and consistent training in rubber science, product seal design (for static and dynamic sealings) and producibility. This course of in-depth principles of design is not available anywhere else in the industry or academia and was led by veteran rubber industry experts with a combined 140+ years of experience. One participant said, “This training was extremely useful and lifted my expertise on seals and polymers to much higher levels”.

Congratulations to the following sixteen rubber industry professionals who received their certification of completion and their companies for investing in their education:

John Tranquilli – Apple Rubber Products

Nathaniel Craig and Kaitlyn Malloy – Caterpillar, Inc.

Graydon Finn, La Her, Ben Larson, and Alex Sherman – Colder Products Company

Ryan Chao – Datwyler

Haitham ElShiekh – ESP International

Rob Paladichuk and Joe Paolini – MoldTech, Inc.

George Bainbridge – Prince Rubber & Plastics Co.

Jacob Mancini – The Rubber Group

Brandon Heitger and David Kinion – Schaeffler

Tom Fichter – The Timken Group

This training session will be offered again in 2025, as well as additional in-person training courses. Stay up to date with ARPM offers via the ARPM website and LinkedIn.