*** 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
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 Microsoft Teams
AND/OR
240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center)
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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