Course: Processing & Testing of Rubber
September 15 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Course: Processing & Testing of Rubber
Presented by Paul Merda
September 15: Includes the Processing & Testing of Rubber course, a lunch, and a tour of ARDL.
On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Course, lunch and tour will be from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm at ARDL, Barberton.
We encourage you to attend the ORG Technical Meeting later that afternoon.
Course Overview:
This half-day course will give an in-depth look at mixing, testing and vulcanizing of rubber.
Topics Covered:
- Incoming raw material inspection
- Key characteristics for certain raw materials
- Mixing rubber: rotor types, batch sizing, 1-pass vs. 2-pass, conventional vs. upside down mixing, raw materials that require special attention during mixing, common mixing and milling problems, and batch take-off.
- Testing for quality control: rheology, Mooney, durometer, unaged physical properties, specific gravity, and dispersion testing.
- Vulcanization of rubber: molding, extrusion, steam cure.
Price: $495 Member / $595 Non-member / Free for Undergraduate Student Members / $100 for Other Student Members
*Ohio Rubber Group members receive this course for FREE. Use code: ORG2026
Register through the Rubber Division website: Click Here
*Please note that all memberships will be verified. If you are unsure if your ORG membership is current, please contact Denise Kotz.
Address for Course at ARDL: 75 Robinson Avenue, Barberton, OH 44203
Address for ORG Technical Meeting: Hilton Garden Inn, 8971 Wilcox Dr., Twinsburg, OH 44087
About the Instructor: Paul Merda
Bio: Paul Merda is the Education Coordinator & Technical Advisor at ARDL. He has previous experience as a Lab Technician, Polymer Adhesives Chemist & High School Science Teacher with 18 years in industry and 13 teaching.