Learn About Plastics - Seminars, Courses and Training at UMass Lowell

Learn the latest in plastics manufacturing, design and quality control!

The Plastics Seminars and Workshops at the University of Massachusetts Lowell are highly respected throughout the plastics industry as a proven method of gaining both theoretical and practical information. The following 1-, 2-, 3-, and people

5-day training sessions are available at a number of different times during the year.

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2009 Seminars and Workshops:
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Course Date CourseNo. Price

Injection Molding

Injection Molding

March 16-20, 2009
June 1-5, 2009
July 13-17, 2009
August 3-7, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm

00.716-002
00.716-011
00.716-012
00.716-021

$1495

Injection Mold Design March 16-18, 2009
June 15-17, 2009
August 3-5, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.726-002
00.726-011
00.726-021 $1195

Plastic Part Design for Injection Molding June 15-17, 2009
August 10-12, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.725-011
00.725-021 $1195

NEW!
Scientific Processing For Injection Molding

July 20-21, 2009
August 10-11, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm

00.755-012
00.755-021

$1045

Materials

NEW!
Fracture and Failure of Plastics

March 16-18, 2009
July 13-15, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm

00.721-001
00.721-012

$1195

Fundamentals of Plastics: Commercial Polymeric Materials June 1-3, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.735-011 $1195

Introduction to Elastomers: The Flexible Material

June 1, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm

00.738-011

$825

Mechanical, Physical and Rheological Properties of Plastic Materials, Blends and Composites June 1-5, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.723-011 $1495

Thermoplastic Elastomers June 2-3, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.729-011 $1245

NEW!
Polymers in Electrical and Electronic Applications August 3, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.740-021 $625

Product Design & Development

Fundamentals of Plastics Testing March 16-18, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.748-002 $1195

Engineering Plastics For Competitive Positioning June 8-10, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.734-011 $925

Emerging Technologies

NEW!
Green Plastics
Manufacturing:
Introduction to Plastics,
Elastomers and Additives from Renewable Resources June 8, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.754-001 $625

NEW!
Nanoemulsions: Recent Advances in Synthesis, Properties and Applications August 3-6, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.739-021 $1195

Extrusion

Extrusion Die Engineering

June 16-17, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm

00.750-011

$925

Extrusion July 13-15, 2009 August 10-12, 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.728-012
00.728-021 $1195

2009 Seminars Already Held (plan ahead for next year)

NEW!
Introduction to Polymer Nanotechnology January 2009
8:30am-5:00pm 00.752-001 $TBD

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