Aimplas doubles online course offerings

Aimplas, the Plastics Technology Centre, a Spain-based technological center that provides solutions to the plastics industry, has expanded its lineup of open year-round online trainings with a total of six new courses, bringing the available number of courses to 12.

Aimplas says these courses, available on the Plastics Academy platform, offer nearly 400 hours of training and are available in English, with some offered in up to four languages (Spanish, French and Portuguese). The courses are available throughout this year and are delivered via a virtual classroom platform, allowing participants to start them at any time with the flexibility to connect from anywhere.

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Course content has been developed by Aimplas’ professional technical team, and the organization says they are available to assist with any questions.

In addition to the six existing courses—Extrusion Technologies for Flexible Semi-Finished Products; Training on Injection Moulding and Moulds; Compounding: The Art of Mixing, Reinforcing and Incorporating Additives in Plastics; Chemical Recycling of Plastic Materials; Mechanical Recycling of Plastic Materials; and Composite Materials and Applications for the Construction Industry—Aimplas has introduced:

• U.S. FDA Legislation Applicable to Food Contact Plastics;
• The Importance of Additives in Plastics Recycling;
• Additive Manufacturing for the Medical Sector;
• Mastering Additives, Fillers and Fibres: The Base for the Best Plastic Product Performance;
• Analysis of Certificates and Development of Calibration Procedures; and
• How to Optimise Flexo Printing

Aimplas says the multimedia materials for these online courses include SCORM (sharable content object reference model) content, explanatory videos from instructors and an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar for some courses. In AI-powered courses, Aimplas says users can select their preferred language for training. All course content is developed by a team of instructors with up-to-date knowledge of the latest technologies and the most recent advancements, thanks to their participation in research and development projects.

As part of Aimplas’ core values, it says its experts maintain close contact with companies, providing consultancy, training and technical services that they then are able to pass on to students through the courses.

Throughout this year, Aimplas says it will continue to add to the number of course offerings and incorporate new topics to facilitate learning for professionals in the sector.