Course: Processing & Testing of Rubber
April 24, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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: Mixing, extrusion, molding and testing is the focus of this course. Different mixer types and rotors types will be reviewed. Extrusion, salt batch and other processing will be discussed along with how to troubleshoot processing problems. Compression, injection, transfer molding and other molding will be covered. The testing section includes quality control and more details on most rubber tests.
Price: $350 Members / $450 Non-members / Free for Undergraduate Student Members / $50 for Other Student Members
Instructor: Paul Merda, ARDL
Bio: Paul currently serves as the Education Coordinator & Technical Advisor at Akron Rubber Development Laboratory (ARDL).
Previous Experience: Lab Technician, Adhesives Chemist, High School Science Teacher, Handy Man
Education: BS Chemistry, Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
Experience: 18 years as a Technician/Chemist, 13 years high school science teaching