Epoxy Adhesives Education and Training

Stick to your career choice with epoxy adhesives education and training
By Tara McClendon, Freelance Writer/Editor Tara McClendon Epoxy is a type of resin that you can use in composite parts or repair for concrete or other structures. Epoxy adhesives' properties depend on their chemical composition. This composition determines whether an epoxy functions as a glue or an adhesive and whether or not you can use that epoxy on specific materials like glass or metal.

With epoxy adhesives education and training, you can learn how to develop epoxy, learn new technologies to meet the demands of the industry and learn the safety requirements for working with epoxy adhesives. Depending on the area that you want to specialize in, you might want to consider the following educational opportunities:

1. Take advantage of hands-on learning experiences.

2. Utilize resources from industry associations designed for people who work with adhesive epoxies.

3. Find educational opportunities hosted by epoxy suppliers.

Attend hands-on training courses for epoxy adhesives

For some individuals, hands-on training provides the best educational experience. Through a hands-on course you get practical experience to go along with classroom instruction.
Try:  The ChemQuest Group hosts an Adhesive Bonding Professional Training Course. During the 40-hour course, you get hands-on training as well as classroom instruction. Wessex Resins & Adhesives provides training courses in epoxy and includes hand-on experience with epoxy glue.

Work with associations to gain epoxy adhesives education and training

Industry associations often offer their members a variety of educational platforms. Conferences, seminars and online learning are just a few of the benefits you can gain from a membership in a professional organization. Depending on the association, your membership may allow you to take advantage of educational opportunities for a reduced price.
Try:  The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) sells an e-learning course on Epoxy Adhesive Formulation. It also hosts conferences and events for its members to further education. The American Composites Manufacturers Association provides an overview of resins and includes a detailed description of epoxy.

Gain education from epoxy adhesives major suppliers

Major suppliers often provide educational information specific to their products. In some cases, the manufacturer will be the best source of information for a speciality adhesive epoxy like mosaic epoxy adhesive or steel epoxy adhesive. The educational opportunities available from manufacturers will vary by company.
Try:  Basic Adhesives, one of the leading epoxy manufacturers, attends trade shows for the industry. The representatives who work during the trade shows have valuable educational information to share with visitors to their booth during the show. LORD provides educational information on its website, including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and instructional tools for its products.

• The majority of epoxy manufacturers have MSDS and other safety information available for people who want to work with their products. In some cases, you may need to request the information in order to get copies of it.