Polymer Courses and Training

The BPF have teamed up with the Polymer Universities, Loughborough, London Metropolitan, The Polymer IRC (Durham, Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield) the Institute of Materials, Impact Solutions and Wolverhampton (Polymer Training & innovation Centre) to put together a matrix detailing polymer focused courses which are available to attend, and also polymer testing facilities that are available. 

Courses

Qualifications

Testing Facilities

Courses Available
PROCESSES
Blow Moulding						X	X		X
Compound Moulding						X
Compounding						X	X
Extrusion				X		X		X	X
Health & Safety			X
Injection Moulding				X		X	X	X	X
Polymer Engineering	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Specialist Processing (EPS)						X
Thermoformers						X			X
MATERIALS
Automotive Materials							X		X
Bio Materials		X						X
Composite					X	X		X
Plastics Materials			X		X	X	X	X	X
Product Design			X	X		X			X
Sustainability & The Enviroment						X	X		X
OTHER COURSES
Adhesive				X			X	X
Construction
Introduction to Plastics	X	X	X		X	X		X
Labotory Capabilities		X	X		X	X			X
Nanotechnology		X			X			X
Packaging			X	X			X		X
Polymer Physics		X	X		X			X
Polymer Technology	X		X		X	X	X	X
PVC						X	X

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DEGREES & QUALIFICATIONS
PHD / Mphil / Eng D / M Res	X	X			X	X	X	X
MSc / MA / MChem	X	X			X	X	X	X
BTEC National Certificate									X
BA / BSc / Beng / BTEC	X				X	X	X
HND / HNC
NVQ / GNVQ						X			X
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Applications					X
Behaviour & Properties					X
Commercialisation			X				X
Intellectual Property							X
Materials Information Service			X	X		X
Measuremnt and Design	X		X			X
Polymer Characterisation		X	X		X	X
Polymer Physics		X	X
Polymer Processing	X		X		X	X
Polymer Synthesis/Chemistry		X	X		X	X
Product Prototyping	X		X
Product/Process Development			X		X	X
PVC Research and Consultancy						X

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Testing Facilities Available
IN-HOUSE TESTING
Absortion			X
Atomic Force Microscopy	X	X		X		X	X	X
Ballistic Testing						X
Ceramic Processing	X					X	X	X
Characterisation Tools					X	X		X
Coating Technology	X					X	X	X
Density	X		X	X	X	X		X
Electro Spinning Unit	X	X				X	X
Electron Microscopy						X		X
Filament Winding						X
GPC							X
Impact Testing			X		X
Injection Moulding	X		X		X	X	X		X
Imaging SIMS							X
Micro Moudling Injection Machine	X				X	X	X
Mini Extruder	X			X	X	X	X	X
Nanospider						X
NIMR		X			X
PCFC Micro Calorimeter						X	X
Performance Tests			X	X	X	X		X	X
Platen Hot Press	X			X		X	X
Polymer Processing	X		X		X	X	X		X
Resistance			X		X	X
Rheometry	X				X
Single Screw Extruder	X		X	X	X	X	X
Size Exclusion Chromatography		X			X
Spark Plasma Sintering						X
Tensile	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Thermal Analysis		X	X		X	X		X
Twin Screw Extruder	X			X	X	X	X
X-Ray Unit						X		X