Smithers
Delivering training on all aspects of rubber & plastics technology
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Courses are available in online or classroom formats and typically take 4-6 hours or 1-2 days to complete, respectively. The following courses have been approved for CPD.
- Introduction to plastics technology
- Introduction to rubber technology
- Introduction to food contact materials
- Introduction to plastics and rubber in medical devices
- Introduction to silicone elastomers
- Introduction to polyurethanes
- A practioner's approach to polyurethane
- Recycling plastics & managing their environmental impact
- Investigating & preventing failure in plastic components
- Investigating & preventing failure in rubber components
- Understanding polymer durability in critical applications
- Sealing with elastomers
- Exploring plastics extrusion
- Plastic injection moulding technology