Webinar: Case Studies in Failure Analysis

Webinar Overview: This webinar will discuss reasons items fail such as misapplication, lack of maintenance, manufacturing or design defects, etc. Also to be discussed is how to apply the scientific method during failure analysis and a few real-world examples will be used to demonstrate the principles that are presented. Price: Free for Members / $149 Non-members […]

Course: Compounding Fluoroelastomers

CEUs: 0.38 (To receive the CEUs, attendees must attend the course live and promptly complete the survey evaluation after the course.) Location: This course is available virtually only. It can be taken from the comfort of your home or office – remotely from any tablet, laptop or computer. Course Overview: Fluoroelastomers are a class of synthetic elastomers […]

Course: Thermoplastic Elastomers – From Fundamentals to Novel Applications

CEUs: 0.76 (To receive the CEUs, attendees must attend the course live and promptly complete the survey evaluation after the course.) Location: This course is available virtually only. It can be taken from the comfort of your home or office – remotely from any tablet, laptop or computer. Course Overview: With growing global concern regarding the increasing level […]

Course: Mastering Elastomer Molding – Reduce Costs & Improve Production Efficiency with Simulation

Akron Rubber Development Laboratory 75 E. Robinson Ave., Barberton, OH, United States

Location: This course is in-person at Akron Rubber Development Laboratory – 75 E. Robinson Ave., Barberton, OH 44203. Tour and lunch included. Course Overview: Elastomer molding presents unique challenges – curing time estimation, material waste, uneven cavity filling, flash, weld lines and non-fills – all of which contribute to costly delays and inefficiencies. Traditionally, these […]

Webinar: Strength & Endurance in Rubber

This webinar is designed for industry professionals wanting an “on-ramp” to the vast subject of managing the strength and durability of elastomeric materials and products. A technical background is helpful, but not required. This course will cover: What does failure really cost? Factors that limit rubber’s strength and endurance: - molecular and mesoscale origins - […]

Course: Carbon Black & Non-black Fillers

CEUs: 0.38 (To receive the CEUs, attendees must attend the course live and promptly complete the survey evaluation after the course.) Location: This course is available virtually only and can be taken from the comfort of your home or office – remotely from any tablet, laptop or computer. Course Overview: This course will review types of fillers […]

Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) Conference

Two rubber symposia have been organized under the umbrella of the national CSC conference: Rubbers and Elastomers in Sustainability and Emerging Technologies  This symposium will address rubber sustainability and the new technologies that are being developed to recycle rubber, to lower its carbon footprint and methods to make rubber more durable and environmentally friendly.  Topics […]