The Rubber Division announces April Learning Opportunities
Akron, OH – The Rubber Division, ACS announces the following Learning Opportunities for April.
April 4 – Webinar: Maintaining High Performance in Challenging Testing Laboratories
April 9 – Webinar: Green Tire Chemistry: Optimizing the Tire Magic Triangle through Tread Chemistry
April 10-12 – Endurica Workshop: Characterizing Elastomer Fatigue Behavior for Analysis and Engineering
April 11 – Webinar: Basics of Polymer Testing & Processing
April 17 – Course: Thermoplastic & Functional Elastomers
April 29 – Essentials of Rubber Technology (in-person only)
April 30 – Rubber Extrusion Technology (in-person only)
Featured Training for April are as follows:
April 17 – Course: Thermoplastic & Functional Elastomers
With growing global concern regarding the increasing level of solid waste due to polymeric materials and interest in material recycling, thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) provide an attractive alternative to conventional elastomers. This course will introduce participants to different types and contemporary uses of TPEs, in addition to the molecular design, synthesis and characteristics of TPEs derived from block copolymers. Thermodynamic considerations regarding network formation and bridging metrics in TPEs will be addressed by experimental observations, theoretical predictions and computer simulations. Blends of TPEs and their uses in conventional and emerging applications will be described, as will the chemical functionalization of TPEs for specialized technologies (e.g., designer additives, organic photovoltaics, soft actuators, separation membranes and antimicrobial materials). Instructor: Richard Spontak, North Carolina State University
April 29 – Essentials of Rubber Technology (in-person only at our Spring Technical Meeting in Columbus, OH)
Participants can expect to gain fundamental understanding of rubber materials and processing during this training. Course Content: what is rubber and its history – basic polymer chemistry and how to use it – why engineers use rubber – differences between rubber and plastic – types of rubber – how to select the type of rubber for the application – how rubber compounds are formulated – how rubber compounds are mixed – rubber curing and its relationship to properties – how to test rubber – rubber bonding – rubber molding – improving rubber part quality – how to write and interpret a rubber specification. Instructor: Joe Walker, Elastomer Technologies
April 30 – Rubber Extrusion Technology (in-person only at our Spring Technical Meeting in Columbus, OH)
This course was designed for rubber industry employees who currently extrude rubber and wish to expand their knowledge of the process or those wishing to gain insights into these processes and how they can be used. Course Overview: The course will offer an overview of the variety of commercially viable rubber extrusion processes and examine their strengths and weaknesses. Next, we will go into a more in depth look at the three most common rubber extrusion processes i.e. Liquid Curing Media (LCM), better known as the Salt Bath process, Hot Air Vulcanization (HAV) and Microwave/Hot Air Vulcanization. The emphasis will be on practical knowledge that can be utilized in production. In all areas, specific safety concerns will be highlighted and addressed. Instructor: Richard Strong, Elastomeric Consulting Services
For more information visit www.rubber.org