*** Please note, each row and course# listed below is a separate, complete course. ***
Courses We Offer
Welcome to the APTS training courses page. We currently offer courses in the following areas: Plastics, Rubber, Corrosion, Medical Technology, Color Technology, and Adhesives and Coatings.
Courses are arranged by date, and can be sorted by category type using the dropdown menu below.
Title | Date | Course# | Location | ||
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Adhesion Science (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) | 01/06/2025 - 01/07/2025 | 161-1284 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Language and Matter: Technical Writing for Analytical Scientists and Managers | 01/16/2025 - 01/16/2025 | 198-1378 | Microsoft Teams | ||
05/09/2025 - 05/09/2025 | 198-1379 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/04/2025 - 09/04/2025 | 198-1380 | Microsoft Teams | |||
12/19/2025 - 12/19/2025 | 198-1381 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Introduction to Color Science | 01/20/2025 - 01/21/2025 | 208-1343 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
02/18/2025 - 02/19/2025 | 208-1344 | Microsoft Teams | |||
05/19/2025 - 05/20/2025 | 208-1345 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
06/17/2025 - 06/18/2025 | 208-1346 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/22/2025 - 09/23/2025 | 208-1347 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
10/14/2025 - 10/15/2025 | 208-1348 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Exploring Color Measurements & Tolerancing | 01/22/2025 - 01/23/2025 | 209-1349 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
05/21/2025 - 05/22/2025 | 209-1350 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
09/24/2025 - 09/25/2025 | 209-1351 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
Principles and Practices of Setting Color Specification | 01/24/2025 - 01/24/2025 | 210-1352 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
02/20/2025 - 02/20/2025 | 210-1353 | Microsoft Teams | |||
05/23/2025 - 05/23/2025 | 210-1354 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
06/19/2025 - 06/19/2025 | 210-1355 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/26/2025 - 09/26/2025 | 210-1356 | Campus classes located at 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
10/16/2025 - 10/16/2025 | 210-1357 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Polymers in Packaging | 02/06/2025 - 02/07/2025 | 141-1212 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/20/2025 - 08/21/2025 | 141-1213 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/30/2025 - 10/01/2025 | 141-1214 | Microsoft Teams | |||
12/03/2025 - 12/04/2025 | 141-1215 | Microsoft Teams | |||
RPA Testing of Rubber Processability and Dynamic Properties | 02/10/2025 - 02/11/2025 | 065-1254 | Microsoft Teams | ||
07/23/2025 - 07/24/2025 | 065-1255 | Microsoft Teams | |||
10/13/2025 - 10/14/2025 | 065-1256 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Polymer Compounding, Formulating, and Testing of Plastics, Rubber, Adhesives, and Coatings | 02/12/2025 - 02/14/2025 | 043-1248 | Microsoft Teams | ||
05/21/2025 - 05/23/2025 | 043-1249 | Microsoft Teams | |||
11/12/2025 - 11/14/2025 | 043-1250 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Organosilanes: The Link Between Polymers and Surfaces | 02/13/2025 - 02/13/2025 | 156-1382 | Microsoft Teams | ||
09/05/2025 - 09/05/2025 | 156-1383 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Structure/Property Relationships in Polyurethanes | 02/13/2025 - 02/14/2025 | 160-1358 | Microsoft Teams | ||
05/08/2025 - 05/09/2025 | 160-1359 | Microsoft Teams | |||
08/07/2025 - 08/08/2025 | 160-1360 | Microsoft Teams | |||
11/06/2025 - 11/07/2025 | 160-1361 | Microsoft Teams | |||
02/12/2026 - 02/13/2026 | 160-1362 | Microsoft Teams | |||
05/07/2026 - 05/08/2026 | 160-1363 | Microsoft Teams | |||
08/06/2026 - 08/07/2026 | 160-1364 | Microsoft Teams | |||
11/05/2026 - 11/06/2026 | 160-1365 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Making Properties and Profits: Twin Screw Extrusion Seminar | 02/17/2025 - 02/19/2025 | 218-1438 | Microsoft Teams | ||
09/22/2025 - 09/24/2025 | 218-1439 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Rubber Technician Training | 02/17/2025 - 02/19/2025 | 126-1290 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
05/14/2025 - 05/16/2025 | 126-1291 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
10/08/2025 - 10/10/2025 | 126-1366 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
Injection Molding and 3-D Printing | 02/18/2025 - 02/19/2025 | 143-1413 | Microsoft Teams | ||
09/25/2025 - 09/26/2025 | 143-1153 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Rubber Molding Processes: Principles, Troubleshooting & Mold Design | 02/19/2025 - 02/21/2025 | 136-1281 | Microsoft Teams | ||
09/17/2025 - 09/19/2025 | 136-1282 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Plastics Technology | 02/26/2025 - 02/28/2025 | 213-1426 | Microsoft Teams | ||
04/23/2025 - 04/25/2025 | 213-1427 | Microsoft Teams | |||
07/09/2025 - 07/11/2025 | 213-1428 | Microsoft Teams | |||
ThermoPlastic Materials Engineering: Synthesis, Structure Properties and End Use Performance | 03/03/2025 - 03/05/2025 | 203-1417 | Microsoft Teams | ||
10/21/2025 - 10/23/2025 | 203-1418 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Automotive OEM Coatings Chemistry and Applications | 03/04/2025 - 03/05/2025 | 109-1124 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/05/2025 - 08/06/2025 | 109-1125 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Rheological Theories and Their Direct Applications in the Polymer Industry | 03/05/2025 - 03/07/2025 | 184-1172 | Microsoft Teams | ||
05/05/2025 - 05/07/2025 | 184-1398 | Microsoft Teams | |||
07/14/2025 - 07/16/2025 | 184-1400 | Microsoft Teams | |||
10/14/2025 - 10/16/2025 | 184-1399 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Sponge Rubber 101 | 03/07/2025 - 03/07/2025 | 138-1323 | Microsoft Teams | ||
05/09/2025 - 05/09/2025 | 138-1324 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/05/2025 - 09/05/2025 | 138-1325 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Aircraft Tire Technology | 03/13/2025 - 03/13/2025 | 114-1419 | Microsoft Teams | ||
06/19/2025 - 06/19/2025 | 114-1420 | Microsoft Teams | |||
10/09/2025 - 10/09/2025 | 114-1421 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Applications of FTIR in Polymer Processing & Product Development | 03/13/2025 - 03/13/2025 | 211-1394 | Microsoft Teams | ||
10/03/2025 - 10/03/2025 | 211-1395 | Microsoft Teams | |||
12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025 | 211-1396 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Rubber Compounding for Performance | 03/13/2025 - 03/14/2025 | 018-1260 | Microsoft Teams | ||
06/12/2025 - 06/13/2025 | 018-1261 | Microsoft Teams | |||
11/06/2025 - 11/07/2025 | 018-1262 | Microsoft Teams | |||
THE POLYMER AND PLASTICS INDUSTRY: An Introduction to Commodity and Specialty Polymer Materials, Markets and Fabrication Processes | 03/17/2025 - 03/19/2025 | 217-1435 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/04/2025 - 08/06/2025 | 217-1436 | Microsoft Teams | |||
10/27/2025 - 10/29/2025 | 217-1437 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Silicone Elastomer Technology | 03/17/2025 - 03/19/2025 | 205-1415 | Microsoft Teams | ||
10/07/2025 - 10/09/2025 | 205-1416 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Understanding Raw Materials, the Building Blocks of Rubber Compounding | 03/17/2025 - 03/17/2025 | 087-1272 | Microsoft Teams | ||
06/11/2025 - 06/11/2025 | 087-1273 | Microsoft Teams | |||
11/10/2025 - 11/10/2025 | 087-1274 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing | 03/18/2025 - 03/18/2025 | 063-1266 | Microsoft Teams | ||
06/16/2025 - 06/16/2025 | 063-1267 | Microsoft Teams | |||
11/11/2025 - 11/11/2025 | 063-1268 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Blow Molding Theory and Practice | 03/20/2025 - 03/21/2025 | 171-1223 | Microsoft Teams | ||
09/15/2025 - 09/16/2025 | 171-1224 | Microsoft Teams | |||
10/29/2025 - 10/30/2025 | 171-1225 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Injection Molding Certificate Program | 03/24/2025 - 03/28/2025 | 173-1180 | Microsoft Teams | ||
06/23/2025 - 06/27/2025 | 173-1181 | Microsoft Teams | |||
07/28/2025 - 08/01/2025 | 173-1182 | Microsoft Teams | |||
08/25/2025 - 08/29/2025 | 173-1183 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/22/2025 - 09/26/2025 | 173-1184 | Microsoft Teams | |||
X-Ray Diffraction Characterization of Polymers Course | 03/25/2025 - 03/25/2025 | 200-1370 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
05/20/2025 - 05/20/2025 | 200-1371 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
Plastics 101 | 03/26/2025 - 03/28/2025 | 212-1423 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/04/2025 - 08/06/2025 | 212-1424 | Microsoft Teams | |||
11/05/2025 - 11/07/2025 | 212-1425 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Elastomer Molding Technology | 03/26/2025 - 03/28/2025 | 024-1277 | Microsoft Teams | ||
11/05/2025 - 11/07/2025 | 024-1278 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Introduction to Polymer Characterization Course | 03/27/2025 - 03/27/2025 | 201-1374 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
05/22/2025 - 05/22/2025 | 201-1375 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
Introduction to Polymer Chemical Characterization Course | 03/28/2025 - 03/28/2025 | 202-1376 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
05/26/2025 - 05/26/2025 | 202-1377 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
Compounding and Testing of Plastics | 03/28/2025 - 03/28/2025 | 017-1242 | Microsoft Teams | ||
06/20/2025 - 06/20/2025 | 017-1243 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/22/2025 - 09/22/2025 | 017-1244 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Polymer Science for Engineers | 04/01/2025 - 04/03/2025 | 044-1194 | Microsoft Teams | ||
05/06/2025 - 05/08/2025 | 044-1195 | Microsoft Teams | |||
08/13/2025 - 08/15/2025 | 044-1196 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Polymer Science Based Product Development for Engineers and Scientists | 04/02/2025 - 04/04/2025 | 172-1168 | Microsoft Teams | ||
06/18/2025 - 06/20/2025 | 172-1169 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/17/2025 - 09/19/2025 | 172-1170 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Plastic Material Selection and Testing | 04/03/2025 - 04/04/2025 | 041-1141 | Microsoft Teams | ||
05/01/2025 - 05/02/2025 | 041-1142 | Microsoft Teams | |||
05/08/2025 - 05/09/2025 | 041-1143 | Microsoft Teams | |||
05/15/2025 - 05/16/2025 | 041-1144 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Introduction to Polymer Science for Engineers | 04/04/2025 - 04/04/2025 | 167-1186 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Complete Injection Molding | 04/07/2025 - 04/09/2025 | 170-1295 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
07/28/2025 - 07/30/2025 | 170-1296 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
09/15/2025 - 09/17/2025 | 170-1367 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
Industrial Trends for High Performance Sustainable Polymer Packaging | 04/09/2025 - 04/11/2025 | 185-1402 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/11/2025 - 08/13/2025 | 185-1403 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/08/2025 - 09/10/2025 | 185-1401 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Science and Technology of Fluoropolymers | 04/14/2025 - 04/16/2025 | 219-1440 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/25/2025 - 08/27/2025 | 219-1441 | Microsoft Teams | |||
11/17/2025 - 11/19/2025 | 219-1442 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Understanding Dynamic Properties of Rubber and Rubber Products | 04/14/2025 - 04/15/2025 | 072-1389 | Microsoft Teams | ||
07/14/2025 - 07/15/2025 | 072-1390 | Microsoft Teams | |||
09/25/2025 - 09/26/2025 | 072-1391 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Blown Film Extrusion Processing | 04/17/2025 - 04/17/2025 | 151-1151 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/15/2025 - 08/15/2025 | 151-1406 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Tire Safety and Durability | 04/18/2025 - 04/18/2025 | 199-1410 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/13/2025 - 08/13/2025 | 199-1411 | Microsoft Teams | |||
11/03/2025 - 11/03/2025 | 199-1412 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Applications of Thermal Analysis Techniques in Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering | 04/24/2025 - 04/24/2025 | 154-1387 | Microsoft Teams | ||
10/04/2025 - 10/04/2025 | 154-1131 |
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12/05/2025 - 12/05/2025 | 154-1388 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Blown Film Extrusion | 04/24/2025 - 04/25/2025 | 096-1218 | Microsoft Teams | ||
09/18/2025 - 09/19/2025 | 096-1219 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Rubber Injection Molding | 05/07/2025 - 05/09/2025 | 175-1368 | Microsoft Teams | ||
05/06/2026 - 05/08/2026 | 175-1369 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Basics of Polymer Processing | 05/09/2025 - 05/09/2025 | 168-1136 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Blown Film Extrusion Processing: Applications in the Medical Sector | 05/21/2025 - 05/23/2025 | 207-1404 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/13/2025 - 08/15/2025 | 207-1405 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Cast Film Extrusion | 05/23/2025 - 05/23/2025 | 150-1149 | Microsoft Teams | ||
09/23/2025 - 09/23/2025 | 150-1407 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Plastics Extrusion Processes and Process Engineering | 05/28/2025 - 05/30/2025 | 144-1443 | Microsoft Teams | ||
10/01/2025 - 10/03/2025 | 144-1444 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Plastic Product Design and Development | 06/02/2025 - 06/04/2025 | 216-1433 | Microsoft Teams | ||
11/10/2025 - 11/12/2025 | 216-1434 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Essentials of Rubber Science & Technology | 06/02/2025 - 06/23/2025 | 159-1235 | Microsoft Teams | ||
08/06/2025 - 08/27/2025 | 159-1236 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Rubber Extrusion Technology | 06/03/2025 - 06/03/2025 | 052-1229 | Microsoft Teams | ||
07/25/2025 - 07/25/2025 | 052-1230 | Microsoft Teams | |||
08/11/2025 - 08/11/2025 | 052-1231 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Rubber Compounding: Materials and Methods | 06/05/2025 - 06/06/2025 | 176-1205 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Extrusion Compounding and Applications in the Food, Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Industries | 06/10/2025 - 06/11/2025 | 142-1409 | Microsoft Teams | ||
09/16/2025 - 09/17/2025 | 142-1147 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Thermoforming and Vacuum Forming | 06/19/2025 - 06/19/2025 | 145-1155 | Microsoft Teams | ||
11/12/2025 - 11/12/2025 | 145-1408 | Microsoft Teams | |||
An Introduction to Continuous Vulcanization And CV Processes | 07/07/2025 - 07/07/2025 | 128-1129 | Microsoft Teams | ||
10/03/2025 - 10/03/2025 | 128-1128 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Advanced Injection Molding | 07/15/2025 - 07/18/2025 | 121-1392 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
11/04/2025 - 11/07/2025 | 121-1393 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
Plastic Part Failure Analysis | 07/17/2025 - 07/18/2025 | 042-1189 | Microsoft Teams | ||
09/24/2025 - 09/25/2025 | 042-1190 | Microsoft Teams | |||
Polymer Chemistry Characterization Course | 08/21/2025 - 08/22/2025 | 196-1372 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | ||
12/11/2025 - 12/12/2025 | 196-1373 | 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center) | |||
Rheological Properties of Polymers | 08/22/2025 - 08/22/2025 | 169-1198 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Dynamic Viscoelastic Behavior of Rubber and its Products | 09/08/2025 - 09/09/2025 | 182-1174 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Rubber and Plastics Failure Analysis: Physical and Chemical Analysis Techniques | 10/02/2025 - 10/02/2025 | 174-1201 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Failure Analysis for Plastic Parts | 10/21/2025 - 10/23/2025 | 215-1432 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Rubber Compounding and Process Troubleshooting | 11/04/2025 - 11/04/2025 | 183-1203 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Applications of FTIR & NMR Spectroscopy in Polymer Product Development (Problem Solving, Development, & IP Creation) | 11/24/2025 - 11/25/2025 | 153-1386 | Microsoft Teams | ||
Color Theory and Applications |
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Introduction to Plastic Packaging |
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Rubber Adhesion and Adhesives |
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Grinding Fundamentals and Cycle Design |
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ASTM Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods |
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Blown Film Extrusion |
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Surface Treatment of Material for Adhesive Bonding |
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Wetting Phenomena (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) |
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Friction Processes (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) |
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Fracture Mechanics (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) |
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Fluoropolymers for Corrosion Control for Chemical Processes |
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Flexible Electronics |
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Engineered Rubber Products: Materials, Product Design Principles and Fundamentals of Processing |
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Beyond the Data Sheet: Plastic Material Selection for Optimal Performance |
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Advanced Mold Flow Simulation |
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Adsorption Behavior (Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Materials) |
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Rubber Compounding for Durability |
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Polymers for Corrosion Control & Chemical Handling |
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Polymer Additive Manufacturing |
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ASTM Corrosion Testing: Application and Use of Salt Fog, Humidity, Cyclic and Gas Tests |
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Basic Elastomer/Rubber Technician Class |
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Blown Film Extrusion and Cast Film Extrusion |
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C & T of Functional Coatings for Medical Devices |
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Degradable Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications |
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Injection Molding Simulations with Moldex3D |
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Intro Rubber Technology Seminar |
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Understanding Thermoplastic Materials: Synthesis, Structure, and End Use Performance |
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Understanding Plastic Material: Synthesis, Structure, and Performance |
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Systematic Innovation for Six Sigma Black Belts and Lean Masters: An Introduction |
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Silicone Elastomers Technology and Fabrication Seminar |
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Silicone Elastomeric Product Technology |
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Rubber Bushing Designing for Automotive and Commercial Application |
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Polyurethane Elastomers: Chemistry, Applications and Formulations |
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