Custom polymer training for your organisation
Alongside our scheduled plastic and rubber training courses, Smithers provides custom training for organisations working across manufacturing, R&D, quality, engineering and product development.
Our training draws on decades of practical experience in polymer and elastomer materials, testing, product performance, technical consultancy and industrial problem-solving. This means programmes can be built around the materials, applications and technical issues your teams encounter in their work.
Why choose custom training from Smithers?
Tailored to your materials and challenges
- Programmes can be developed around your specific polymers, elastomers, processes, products and applications.
Led by industry experts
- Training is delivered by specialists with practical experience in polymer testing, consultancy, materials selection, processing and failure investigation.
Flexible delivery
- Choose in-person, online, or hybrid delivery, with programmes structured around your team and requirements.
Focused on practical outcomes
- Training can support objectives such as onboarding new employees, developing technical knowledge, improving material and product decisions, troubleshooting and building expertise across teams.
Accredited training
- Smithers plastic and rubber training courses are IOM3 accredited and provide CPD credits.
What can custom training cover?
Training can be developed across a broad range of plastics and rubber topics, including:
- Polymer selection, behaviour and durability
- Manufacturing, processing and troubleshooting
- Specialist materials including silicones, polyurethanes and high-temperature polymers
- Material and product testing
- Application-specific requirements across medical, food contact, consumer and industrial sectors
- Regulatory requirements and relevant testing standards
Talk to us about your training requirements
Tell our Learning and Development team about the skills you want to develop, the materials or applications involved and what you want your team to achieve.
View the Custom Plastic and Rubber Training brochure to learn more about our SCOPE | DESIGN | DELIVER approach to developing a programme around your organisation.