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Highly effective plastics seminars and hands-on plastics training at UMass Lowell
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. Hands-on workshops held in state-of-the-art labs supplement classroom instruction and provide unsurpassed technical training applicable to plastics materials, processes, design and quality control. Seminars are taught by world-renowned faculty and industry leaders. The following 1-, 2-, 3-, and 5-day training sessions are available at a number of different times during the year.
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2013 Seminars and Workshops:
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES |
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| Course | Date/Time | Course No. | Price |
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Green Plastics Manufacturing: Introduction to Plastics, Elastomers and Additives from Renewable Resources Dr. Ramaswamy Nagarajan |
June 17, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.754-011 | $625 |
INJECTION MOLDING |
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| Course | Date/Time | Course No. | Price |
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Introduction to Injection Molding Simulation
Ana Maria Marin |
June 17-18, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.760-011 | $925 |
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Injection Molding
Andy Routsis Injection Molding Dr. Stephen Johnston |
March 11-15, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm June 17-21, 2013 August 12-16, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.716-002 00.716-011 00.716-021 |
$1495
$1495 |
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Plastic Part Design for Injection Molding Dr. Robert Malloy and Dr. Stephen Johnston |
June 10-13, 2013 August 5-8, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.725-011 00.725-021 |
$1345 |
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Injection Mold Design Steve Thibeault |
June 10-12, 2013 August 5-7, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.726-011 00.726-021 |
$1195 |
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Robust Process Development and Scientific Molding Suhas Kulkarni |
June 13-14, 2013 August 8-9, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.755-011 00.755-021 |
$1045 |
EXTRUSION |
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| Course | Date/Time | Course No. | Price |
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Extrusion Dr. Carol Barry |
July 8-10, 2013 August 5-7, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.728-012 00.728-021 |
$1195 |
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Extrusion Die Engineering Dr. John Perdikoulias |
July 9-10, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.750-012 | $925 |
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Extrusion Coating: Product Design, Processing & Troubleshooting Thomas Bezigian |
July 22-23, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.732-012 | $925 |
MATERIALS |
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| Course | Date/Time | Course No. | Price |
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Fundamentals of Plastics: Commercial Polymeric Materials Professor Stephen Burke Driscoll |
January 7-9, 2013 June 3-5, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.735-001 00.735-011 |
$1195 |
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Mechanical, Physical and Rheological Properties of Plastic Materials, Blends and Composites Dr. Stephen McCarthy |
June 3-7, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.723-011 | $1495 |
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Polymers in Electrical and Electronic Applications
J. George Drobny |
July 15-16, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.740-012 |
$925 |
PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT |
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| Course | Date/Time | Course No. | Price |
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Industrial Design and Plastic Product Design Michael Paloian |
March 11-13, 2013 August 12-14, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.758-002 00.758-021 |
$1195 |
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Engineering Plastics for Competitive Positioning Professor Stephen Burke Driscoll |
June 6-7, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.734-011 | $925 |
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Fundamentals of Plastics Testing Professor Stephen Burke Driscoll |
March 11-13, 2013 8:30am-5:00pm |
00.748-002 | $1195 |