Events

March 3-5, 2025 | Ice Miller - Chicago, IL 

The ARPM Training Academy was established to fill the rubber industry’s need for in-depth training on product and process technologies. It offers participants access to exclusive information presented by senior leaders from the rubber industry who prepare and share their decades of product knowledge coupled with ARPM’s unique, industry-shaping technical guidance and product best practice documents. These industry leaders focus on the necessary factors needed to improve your competitiveness through the elimination of variation in rubber product manufacturing.        

Advanced Rubber Product Manufacturing Technologies focuses on the elimination of variation associated with the initial design of the rubber article and rubber compound, through the control of the compound’s consistency and manufacturing process. The course will be a mix of lectures and demonstrations purposefully designed to provide the attendee exposure to advanced manufacturing technologies that extend from chemical weigh-up through compound production and follow into automated article manufacturing and inspection.

Questions? Reach out to the ARPM Team at info@arpminc.org. 

Course Information: 

Trainers Include: 

• Joe Walker, Industry Expert
• Ben Puffer, MAPLAN
• John 'JR' Mohl, MAPLAN

Registration Costs Include: 

• Course Materials
• A Copy of Each ARPM Product Standard Reviewed
• Lunch and Refreshments

Who should attend: 

This training is designed for rubber-industry professionals that are involved in:

• Shop-Floor Production Planning
• Establishment of Manufacturing Processes
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Manufacturing Management
• Materials and Products/Recipe Design
• Product Quality

Tentative Agenda: 

Day 1 - Design for Success

Day 2 - Material Delivery

Day 3 - Manufacturing Process

Travel Information

Suggested Hotels: 

There will be no room block provided for this event, so you are welcome to stay at a hotel of your choosing. Below is a list of suggested hotels close to the training location.

• La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Chicago Downtown
• Hyatt Place Chicago/ Downtown-The Loop
• Kimpton Gray Hotel
• Hampton Inn Majestic Chicago Theatre District 

Closest Airport: 

• Chicago Midway International Airport
• O'Hare International Airport

Training Location: 

• Ice Miller - 200 W Madison Street, Suite 3500 Chicago, IL 60606

Registration

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