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Andreas Büttner
Group Manager Training and Technical Center | Materials | Compounding | Extrusion
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All beginnings are difficult - we will help you.
Andreas Büttner
Group Manager Training and Technical Center | Materials | Compounding | Extrusion
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Course

Introduction to plastics technology

Plastic is the material of the 20th century. No other material exhibits such a broad spectrum of outstanding technical properties. These properties can be additionally varied by the choice of macromolecules, manufacturing processes and by additives. Our courses offer a basic insight into the world of plastics with their most important properties as well as manufacturing and processing methods. Newcomers and career changers in particular, as well as non-specialist employees in sales, purchasing and accounting, benefit enormously from this knowledge base.

Currently our offer regarding standardized education courses in English is limited. If you cannot find the topic suiting your requirements you may look at our German website for courses introduction to plastics technology or simply contact us. A customized course meeting your requirements as in-house-training is always a possible solution.

Andreas Büttner
Group Manager Training and Technical Center | Materials | Compounding | Extrusion
Würzburg
a.buettner@skz.de
The following courses are offered in English
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This course offers simple and comprehensible basics of plastics technology and gives an overview of the most important processes that are used for manufacturing of plastic products. In the online format, the course lasts 3 hours per day.
Face-to-face teaching
In-house training possible
Basics
Online course
Level 0 (Seminar without practice)
1759215600
30.09.2025
+- Weitere Termine (1)
14.05. - 15.05.2025, Online
1 day
Basics of plastics technology
This course offers simple and comprehensible basics of plastics technology and gives an overview of the most important processes that are used for…
Level : Basics
Practice level: Theory-Seminar
Live
This course can be booked as classroom training on site at SKZ.
Inhouse
This course can be conducted as an in-house training at your company.
Online
This course can be booked as LIVE online training.
The seminar imparts basic knowledge about thermoplastic materials. Increased attention is paid to the mass-produced polymers and engineering thermoplastics. You will get to know material classes, property profiles and the areas of application of the respective polymer types. In the online format, the course lasts 3 hours per day.
Face-to-face teaching
In-house training possible
Basics
Online course
Level 0 (Seminar without practice)
1759129200
29.09.2025
+- Weitere Termine (1)
12.05. - 13.05.2025, Online
1 day
Basics of plastic materials
The seminar imparts basic knowledge about thermoplastic materials. Increased attention is paid to the mass-produced polymers and engineering…
Level : Basics
Practice level: Theory-Seminar
Live
This course can be booked as classroom training on site at SKZ.
Inhouse
This course can be conducted as an in-house training at your company.
Online
This course can be booked as LIVE online training.
Not all plastics are the same. The chemical structure of the polymers and the bonds between the polymer chains ensure fundamentally different properties. Therefore, plastics can be classified into three main categories: thermoplastics, thermosets, and elastomers. Thermoplastics can be heated and shaped multiple times without undergoing any chemical change in their molecular structure. They have a linear or branched chain structure and are usually produced by polymerization of small molecules called monomers. Thermosets undergo a permanent chemical change when heated and shaped. This process is called curing or crosslinking, and it forms a three-dimensional network structure that cannot be reshaped or softened by heat. Elastomers plastics that have rubber-like properties and can stretch and return to their original shape when released. They are formed by crosslinking polymer chains and have a three-dimensional network structure. You will have access to this course for 12 weeks from booking. You will receive a certificate of completion after passing the learning test.
Basics
Level 0 (Seminar without practice)
E-Learning
3000000000
Online available
E-Learning: Classification of plastics
Not all plastics are the same. The chemical structure of the polymers and the bonds between the polymer chains ensure fundamentally different…
Level : Basics
Practice level: Theory-Seminar
150,00 EUR
Online
This course can be booked as e-learning for self-study.
All prices plus VAT at the statutory rate

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