Training and Seminars
We're happy to conduct on-site plastics training for your team. We'll even include lunch!
Get a 50,000-foot overview of plastics and chemistry, from polymer families to benefits and applications.
Target Audience
- Material Buyers and Procurers
- Program Managers
- Project Engineers
Topics
- General plastics overview
- Plastic processing methods
- Material handling
- Benefits and drawbacks for each polymer family, including typical applications.
- Common defects, issues, and solutions
A more specific overview of plastics and polymer chemistry.
Target Audience
- Quality Teams
- Program Managers
- Project Engineers
- Processors
Topics
- In-depth plastics overview
- Polymerization
- Effects of molecular weight
- Amorphous vs semi-crystalline polymers
Reviewing polymers used in the healthcare field.
Target Audience
- Material Buyers and Procurers
- Program Managers
- Project Engineers
Topics
- Materials for medical applications
- Sterilization methods
- Regulatory compliance
A summary of nylon's properties and a discussion of related processing and drying methods.
Target Audience
- Nylon Processors
- Program Managers
- Project Engineers
- Quality Teams
- Process Techs
Topics
- Polyamide families and chemistry
- Specific properties
- Processing and drying
- Uses and applications
A combined classroom and hands-on seminar, held at your facility. We'll discuss and demonstrate proper injection molding processes.
Target Audience
- Process Technicians
- Process Engineers
- Plant Management
- Quality Teams
Topics
- Materials
- Processing
- Scientific molding
- Injection press
- Drying
- Chillers and heaters
- Towers
- Grinders
- Data recording
- Material handling
Our Plastics Engineers will walk you through useful design methodologies and explain how to avoid manufacturing pitfalls.
Target Audience
- Program Managers
- Project Engineers
- Product Designers
- Quality Teams
Topics
- Angles
- Wall thickness
- Fillets and radii
- Bosses
- Ribs
- Holes and depressions
- Shrinkage
- Gating
- Vents
We offer the broadest portfolio of transparent plastics available through one distributor. Let us help you pick the best clear product for your application.
We've developed a new toolkit that makes transparent polymer options easy to understand; it includes datasheets, informational packets, and sample plaques.
Our Plastics Engineers are ready to answer your most specific questions!
Target Audience
- Material Buyers and Procurers
- Program Managers
- Project Engineers
Topics
- 15 product families
- 43 clear resin options (from among hundreds)
- Diverse product functionality
- Varying price points
There may be no greater challenge (and opportunity) for our industry today than plastics sustainability.
Whether you're just starting out or looking to build on existing efforts, let us explain strategies that can meet you where you are and guide you toward a greener future.
Target Audience
- Material Buyers and Procurers
- Program Managers
- Project Engineers
Topics
- Sustainable solutions and products
- Responsible operations (energy use and emissions)
- People empowerment
