The Rubber Division announces February training opportunities.

Akron, OH – Looking to sharpen your skills this February? The Rubber Division is offering seven valuable training opportunities, most of them delivered as convenient webinars which are free for members. If you’re not yet a member, joining today will get you free registration to these webinars and more.

February 5 – Webinar: Laboratory Techniques for Rubber Development & Diagnostics
February 12 – Course: Processing & Testing of Rubber
February 17 – Webinar: Gear Pump Technology in Rubber Application
February 19 – Webinar: The Fatigue Limit of Rubber
February 24 – Webinar: Green Tire Chemistry – Optimizing the Tire Magic Triangle through Tread Chemistry
February 25 – Webinar: EUDR Essentials 2026 – Requirements & Latest Developments
February 26 – Course: Rubber Extrusion Technology

February 12 – Course: Processing & Testing of Rubber – Instructor: Paul Merda, ARDL
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 be covered. The testing section includes quality control and more details on most rubber tests.

February 26 – Course: Rubber Extrusion Technology – Instructor: Richard Strong, Elastomeric Consulting Services LLC
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.

Visit www.rubber.org for more information.