Rubber Division, ACS July training courses announced

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Rubber Division, ACS July training courses announced

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Akron, OH - The Rubber Division announced that registration is now open for its July training courses to be held in Charlotte, NC at the Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte/Ayrsley, 1920 Ayrsley Town Blvd. On Tuesday, July 16, the Molding of Rubber course will be held. This course is an introduction to one of the main processes in the industry, the forming and vulcanization of rubber products by use of molds. After an introduction to basic rubber technology, we will explore the major variations of the molding process, which are compression, transfer and injection molding, as well as some minor variations within each of these types. Types and variations of molding equipment will be discussed, and elements of mold design will be presented as well. Relating compound processing evaluations with likely performance in molding will be performed. The problems encountered in molding and in optimizing the molding process for both quality and throughput will be explored. The course instructor is R.J. DelVecchio, Consultant. CEUs: 0.7, Cost: $600 member/$650 non-member/$150 student/emeritus. Housing/room block information will be sent in the course purchase confirmation email. You must register and pay before June 24 to receive a hotel discount. The Rubber Bonding - Intro to Application course will be held on July 17-18 (Wednesday and Thursday). If your operations include or will include the bonding of rubber compounds to solid substrates (metals, plastics, etc.) and you want to learn about the chemistry, mechanics and overall methods for achieving and evaluating such bonds, this course will expose you to all those subjects and more. You will progress through learning the theories of bonding to detailed discussions of actual factory practices for consistent, durable bonds. The first day of the course will cover the history and evolution of rubber bonding; test methods for rubber bonds and their meaning; how various bond chemistries work and interact with vulcanization chemistry; examples of bonding studies; specialized new bonding technologies; and basic troubleshooting the bonding process. Then the second day will progress into much more detailed examination of the nuts and bolts of the many varieties of available primers and adhesives; selection of particular adhesives for both different types of elastomers and different molding methods; a thorough examination of the kinds of surface preparations needed to optimize bond strength; discussion of various application methods for adhesives and the required equipment; more discussion of bond testing and evaluation; analysis of poor or failed bonds and how it can lead to discovery of a robust bonding technique. Course instructors are R.J. DelVecchio, Consultant, and Mason Myers, Lord Corp. CEUs: 1.4, Cost: $925 member/$975 non-member/$250 student/emeritus. Housing/room block information will be sent in the course purchase confirmation email. You must register and pay before June 24 to receive a hotel discount. Contact Christie Robinson, MEd, Education and Publications Manager, at crobinson@rubber.org for more information. Visit rubber.org/seminars for more 2013 educational opportunities through Rubber Division, ACS.