Industry and Educational Partners
The Society of the Plastics Industry, or SPI, is geared to the needs of machine operators, foremen, set-up personnel, technicians and other personnel who work directly in a production environment. A long-time member of SPI, all of A. Routsis Associates' Interactive CD-ROM training programs are compliant with The Society of the Plastics Industry's Body of Knowledge.

The Society of Plastics Engineers and A. Routsis Associates –
Partners in Plastics Education

We have also joined forces with SPE to develop Certification for Plastics Technicians. For more information, please visit www.4spe.org

Training Partners
TechnicompSince 1979, more than 10,000 companies have used Technicomp training systems. Technicomp's training materials are valued for their ease of use, technical accuracy, adaptability, and cost-effectiveness. Our Technical Skills Series, which consists of Blueprint Reading and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, was developed in collaboration with Technicomp, a division of Excel Partnership, Inc.
Meredith Springfield offers a wide variety of cost effective services to in-house and custom blow molders. Our interactive Blow Molding Series was produced in partnership with Meredith Springfield.Meredith Springfield
RJG, Inc.

RJG, Inc., the industry leader in process control and cavity pressure technology.

RJG has been responsible for many innovations in the plastics industry, including; the first Scientific Molding seminar, the first commercial strain gauge cavity pressure sensors, DECOUPLED MOLDINGSM techniques, The Insight System® - the industry's first digital data acquisition platform and RJG's Master MolderSM and Tryout Shop Certification programs.

The Quality Group represents a team of Business managers and Data Processing specialists. Their business consultants address opportunities in customer service, marketing, manufacturing, quality and finance. Their systems consultants provide systems planning, package selection, system design and implementation services. The Quality Group developed and produced the SPC/DOE Series.Quality Group
PTL Polymer Training Ltd., formerly known as British Polymer Training Association [BPTA], offers a range of courses, seminars, consulting, products and publications to help maximize the potential and skills of your employees. PTL is the UK's leading training and business provider for the plastics industry. Developers of the PICAT Advanced Process Simulation Software.
Anipac is Mexico's national association for the Plastics Industry. Anipac represents and promotes concrete actions to benefit its associates and fortify the Mexican Plastic Sector: by means of Regional, State, National and International plans.Anipac
RondolRondol's strategic plan aims to identify and build on a spectrum of technologies including extrusion, compounding, injection molding and process intensification to take ideas from concept to commercial reality. A laboratory test center, adjacent to the design and build facility, allows innovative process and machine development to go hand in hand. Click here for Rondol North American sales and distribution.
First Polymer Training operates as a training network for the Irish Plastics Industry and is funded under the government's Skillnet initiative. The focus of First Polymer Training Skillnet is to deliver training that is focused on the specific needs of the plastics industry and which include HR development and certification.
TSkillnet First Polymer
Trexel MuCell ProcessesTrexel, Inc. is the worldwide leader in the development and commercialization of microcellular foam processing technologies for thermoplastic polymers and the developer and exclusive licensor of the proprietary MuCell™ microcellular foam process. Trexel licenses the MuCell™ technology – a manufacturing process for producing microcellular foamed plastics--for extrusion, injection molding, and blow molding applications.
PolymerPlace.com is a community of Plastics Industry Experts who recognize the need for a product development focus by bringing together the diverse technologies "under one roof". Their mission is to be a source of in-depth, yet practical technical information to help product development professionals reduce time to market for your products that use plastic materials and process technologies. PP also acts as a collaboration platform by bringing companies together, fostering improved communication and customer-focused product development.PolymerPlace.com
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional society supporting lifelong manufacturing education. Through their member programs, publications, expositions and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies.
Moldflow Corporation is a developer of software solutions that enhance the design, analysis and manufacture of injection molded plastic parts. Since being established in 1978, Moldflow's continuous dedication to research with academia, industry and customers has resulted in many world firsts. Constant innovation and dedication to improving the design-to-manufacture process for injection-molded plastic parts has catapulted Moldflow into center stage in the industry.
The leading global provider of precision plastics injection molding and related manufacturing solutions. Since 1955, Nypro has been assembling a global network of people and capabilities that support the precision molding and related manufacturing needs of the world's leading companies. This year, Nypro will mold and assemble over six billion parts, one for every man, woman and child in the world.

Nypro Inc. and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell have formed a partnership to bring you an Online Plastics Technology Certificate Program. Using Nypro's own 20-year-old certificate program as a basis, a state-of-the-art program of studies was designed and developed to provide basic and modern plastics processing training.

Nypro Institute Online and A. Routsis Associates Inc. are jointly developing our "next generation" internet delivered Plastic Engineering courses.

Plastics.com, Inc. serves the needs of the professionals representing all segments of the global plastics industry by providing content and services designed to engage, inform and educate its members. This industry leading community engages plastics professionals in the ultimate peer-to-peer experience, providing actionable information, tools and services to help members get their jobs done. Plastics.com has the unique combination of in-house, world class web development and plastics domain expertise, as well as the most valuable internet location within the industry.
D-M-E was founded to help streamline the manufacturing of plastic injection molds. D-M-E is focused on one thing - to help make moldmakers, molders and mold designers produce better parts. Every D-M-E product cuts costs, reduces time-to-market or improves the finished molded product (sometimes all three). Today, the D-M-E product line encompasses a wide range of products, including: Mold bases – D-M-E standard, custom-machined and MoldBasics series, plus Master Unit Die (MUD) quick change(tm) mold systems and components.
Founded in 2000 by BASF, Bayer, Dow, DuPont and Ticona, the Omnexus eMarketplace currently offers plastics materials and related services from more than 20 global suppliers, and has grown its member base to more than 22,000 plastics professionals worldwide. Omnexus continually expands its offerings to the needs of its members, and now offers a multitude of products, services, information and other resources in one easy-to-use online location. As the plastics industry continues to move toward e-business, Omnexus has taken a leading role in helping companies maintain a competitive edge by creating the industry's broadest, most comprehensive resources for e-business.

Polymer Training Resources

Distributors
MAPPMid-Atlantic Plastics Partners is an umbrella organization for a well-integrated network of plastics processors, their customers, and industry supporters. MAPP, a permanently staffed non -profit company, serves as the focal point for the network and aggressively works for its partners to fulfill its mission- An organization run for processors, by the processors!
PTTAPractical Technology Training Australia (PTTA) focusses on the supply of leading edge training resource materials and specialist software to the Plastics and associated industries, and educational institutions.
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