Self-paced Training

Click here to register for a self-paced training. Once logged in, go to Online Store then on the right select Online Courses or Webinars depending on which course you want to purchase. You can also search the store for the word course to expedite your shopping experience. You are able to purchase on behalf of someone else, request to be billed so you can remit a check or pay immediately with a credit card. If you have any trouble or questions, please email hmaimone@rubber.org.

After your purchase, you will receive a confirmation email of your purchase and another email with your login information. If you do not receive these confirmation emails within a week, please email hmaimone@rubber.org. All courses are purchased online and may be paid with credit card or personal/ company check. Please register and follow the instructions carefully if you will be buying more than one course or will be paying by alternative means. We ask that you read the information about online education and print copies of the refund and participation policies, as well as your registration page. You can register multiple people by contacting hmaimone@rubber.org. After payment is received, an email with download information for the Basic, Intermediate and Advanced PDF books will be sent.

For more information on any of our training opportunities, check out our additional training pages, training directory or contact Heather Maimone, Membership & Outreach Director, at hmaimone@rubber.org.

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What To Expect:

• Once you register and purchase the course, we will email your link to download the PDF book.
• After you receive your PDF book, you should then read each chapter before taking the test.
• ALL tests are taken online and graded instantly, so you know what you understood or need to study more.
• Email hmaimone@rubber.org when you complete this course to request your certificate of completion. 

Recommended For:

People with little or no prior technical rubber industry background whose daily work now is connected with the rubber industry.

Associated Text:

Basic Elastomer Technology, edited by Drs. K. C. Baranwal and H. L. Stephens

Course Topics:

• Introduction to Polymer Science
• The Compounding and Vulcanization of Rubber
• Fillers: Carbon Black and Nonblack
• Processing and Vulcanized Tests
• Physical Testing of Vulcanizates
• Natural Rubber
• Styrene-Butadiene Rubbers and much more!

Cost: $385 Members; $485 Non-members
*Companies will receive a 10% discount on 10 or more online courses purchased at the same time. You may purchase all three online courses at the same time for one employee as well.

CEUs: 4 (To receive the CEUs, you must complete all the training quizzes, email amb@rubber.org with notification you have completed the training, then complete a survey evaluation.) 

Register Today

What To Expect:

• Once you register and purchase the course, we will email your link to download the PDF book.
• After you receive your PDF book, you should then read each chapter before taking the test.
• ALL tests are taken online and graded instantly, so you know what you understood or need to study more.
• Email hmaimone@rubber.org when you complete this course to request your certificate of completion.

Recommended For:

People whose daily work involves the use of rubber and rubber-like materials. For the experienced individual, this course will serve as both a review and an update. Newer people to the field will be able to use this course as a continuation of education after completing the Basic Rubber Technology course.

Associated Text:

Elastomer Technology: Special Topics edited by Drs. H. L. Stephens and K. C. Baranwal (online text)

Course Topics:

• Elastomers and Their Usage
• Physical Properties and Their Usage
• Compound Analysis
• Engineering Design
• Processing Aids
• Plasticizers
• Vulcanization and much more!

Cost:

$385 Members; $485 Non-members
* Companies will receive a 10% discount on 10 or more online courses purchased at the same time. You may purchase all three online courses at the same time for one employee as well.

CEUs: 4 (To receive the CEUs, you must complete all the training quizzes, email amb@rubber.org with notification you have completed the training, then complete a survey evaluation.) 

Register Today

What To Expect:

• Once you register and purchase the course, we will email your link to download the PDF book.
• After you receive your PDF book, you should then read each chapter before taking the test.
• ALL tests are taken online and graded instantly, so you know what you understood or need to study more.
• Email hmaimone@rubber.org when you complete this course to request your certificate of completion.

Recommended For:

This course is designed for highly motivated professionals. Special emphasis is placed on the theoretical as well as the practical aspects of polymerization, polymer structure, rheology and rubber elasticity concepts and behavior.

Associated Text:

Science and Technology of Rubber, edited by Drs. J. E. Mark, B. Erman and E. R. Eirich (online text)

Course Topics:

• Rubber Elasticity: Basic Concepts and Behavior
• Polymerization
• Structure Characterization in the Science and Technology of Elastomers
• The Molecular Basis of Rubber-Like Elasticity
• Dynamic Mechanical Properties
• Rheological Behavior and Processing of Unvulcanized Rubber and much more!

Cost:

$385 Members; $485 Non-members
* Companies will receive a 10% discount on 10 or more online courses purchased at the same time. You may purchase all three online courses at the same time for one employee as well.

CEUs: 4 (To receive the CEUs, you must complete all the training quizzes, email amb@rubber.org with notification you have completed the training, then complete a survey evaluation.) 

Register Today