Aimplas expands online training program with composites course

Aimplas, the Plastics Technology Centre (Valencia, Spain), has opened enrollment for its online courses on transformation processes and plastic recycling technologies made available through its platform, Plastics Academy. These 2024 courses include a new course on composite materials and applications for the construction industry.

Their flexible online method combines interactive multimedia content with follow-up through tutorials with Aimplas expert staff members.

There are currently six courses open for enrollment: 

• Extrusion Technologies for Flexible, Semi-Finished Products
• Training on Injection Molding and Molds
• Compounding: The Art of Mixing, Reinforcing and Incorporating Additives in Plastics
• Chemical Recycling of Plastic Materials
• Mechanical Recycling of Plastic Materials
• Composite Materials and Applications for the Construction Industry.

These courses are targeted at:

• Company technical staff members interested in increasing their knowledge of extrusion processes (for the extrusion course).
• Workers with recognized experience in the plastic injection molding industry who want to grow professionally, such as parts designers, head managers, injection operators, workers with little or no experience in moldmaking and young vocational training students of standardized metal moldmaking (for the injection molding course).
• Company technical staff members who are eager to expand their knowledge in the field of compounding, plastic reinforcing and additivation in co-rotating twin screw extrusion (for the compounding course).

The new composites course is targeted at architects, technical architects, engineers, site managers and workers in the construction industry who want to learn more about these materials. Enrolled students will acquire the knowledge required to make good use of composite materials in the construction industry and will gain insight on their advantages and disadvantages.