The Rubber Division ACS announces learning opportunities for March

Akron, OH – The Rubber Division ACS announce the following learning opportunities for March.

March 1 – Webinar: Case Studies in Failure Analysis
March 6-10 – Endurica Workshop: Characterizing Elastomer Fatigue Behavior for Analysis and Engineering
March 7 – Webinar: The Function & Selection of Ester Plasticizers
March 9 – Course: Processing & Testing of Rubber
March 14 – Webinar: Carbon Blacks Manufacturing, Properties & Applications in Rubber Compounds
March 16 – Course: Interactive Compound Development & Problem Solving (In-person Only)
March 17 – Course: Rubber Explained (In-person Only)
March 20 – Course: Thermoplastic & Functional Elastomers
March 23 – Webinar: How to Create & Deliver Presentations
March 28 – Webinar: US Regulatory Compliance in the Rubber Industry
March 30 – Course: How to Extend Lifetime of Elastomers & Rubber Products

March 9 – Virtual Course: Processing & Testing of Rubber
Mixing, extrusion, molding and testing is the focus of this course. Different mixer types and rotors types will be reviewed. Extrusion, salt batch and other processing will be discussed along with how to troubleshoot processing problems. Compression, injection, transfer molding and other molding will also be discussed. The testing section includes quality control and more details on most rubber tests. Click here for full details.

March 16 – In-person Course: Interactive Compound Development & Problem Solving
This course will start with an introduction to compound development, how to choose raw materials for a starting point and how to tweak an existing formulation. Next, attendees will break into small groups to develop a compound to meet a set of requirements. Each group will be led by an ARDL “coach” who will help guide them through the material selection process they learned about and will then present their compound and explain how they chose each material. The last portion of the course will include a brief introduction to problem solving in the rubber industry and will review some of the testing that can be done to facilitate failure analysis in the event that your compound or product fails.

A tour of ARDL’s Barberton building will be included, along with a demonstration on how a rubber compound is mixed, milled and cured. Lunch is also included.

Webinars are free for Rubber Division, ACS Members.

For more information visit www.rubber.org