?? APRIL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Not able to join live? The recordings are available to view for 90 days after each training. Details & Register: www.rubber.org/training
? April 1 – Course: Sponge Rubber 101
? April 2 – Webinar: How to Create & Deliver Scientific Presentations
? April 8 – Course: Mixing & Testing for Compound Consistency
? April 9 – Course: Setting Up a Rubber Molding Process
? April 15 – Webinar: Communicate & Captivate – Your Guide to Engaging Connections
? April 17 – Webinar: The Function & Selection of Ester Plasticizers
? April 24 – Course: Processing & Testing of Rubber
? April 30 – Webinar: U.S. Regulatory Compliance in the Rubber Industry
?? FEATURED TRAINING
?? April 1 – Course: Sponge Rubber 101
Instructor: Richard Strong, Elastomeric Consulting Services LLC
Currently make flexible cellular elastomer products and wish to expand your knowledge or wanting to gain insights into these materials and how they can be used? This course will offer an overview of cellular material’s terminology, potential applications, economics, specifications, raw materials and compound construction. There will be a review of the various processes used to produce cellular elastomer products, including mixing, various types of extrusion and molding.
?? April 9 – Course: Setting Up a Rubber Molding Process
Instructor: F. Joseph Walker, Elastomer Technologies
This program is designed to show how to establish a rubber molding process based on cross link density and show the influence of cross link density on mechanical properties, as well as its influence on de-molding. The overall focus is the design of a rubber molding process that yields the most consistent properties.
Course Content:
? selection of the correct polymer characteristics to match the molding process ? understanding curing of rubber ? how to measure cure state ? relationship between cure state and physio-mechanical properties ? role of mold temperature and its variation reduction ? heat transfer models in predicting cure time ? insert molding ? selecting mold release ? post mold curing ? verification of the molding process
?? April 15 – Webinar: Communicate & Captivate – Your Guide to Engaging Connections
Instructor: Leslie Ungar, President of Electric Impulse Communications
“So, what do you do?” It’s the question most people dread whether they are asked at a networking event or on an airplane. It seems like we are asked to communicate our worth in 30 seconds!
Attend this workshop and you will:
? learn how to answer this question and other “spokes” on the communication wheel.
? be prepared to say YES to your next opportunity to deliver a formal presentation.
? learn how to be engaged during meetings even when you think you have nothing to add.
? find out how to be stellar in three minutes.
? meet the 2025 guidelines for effective PowerPoints.
? be 100% prepared for your next zoom session.
#RubberIndustry
#RubberTraining