Extrusion Seminar Continues to Annually Attract Industry Professionals

Published 06.09.2010

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Kirk M. Cantor, professor of plastics and polymer technology, reviews safety procedures with participants before starting up extrusion equipment Participant Paul Passerell monitors a string of plastics as it leaves the extruderThe Plastics Manufacturing Center at Penn College is host this week to the three-day Extrusion Seminar & Hands-On Workshop. The annual event, which attracts industry members from across the nation, combines the expertise of well-known extrusion consultant Chris Rauwendaal and Penn College's Kirk M. Cantor, professor of plastics and polymer technology, with the training capabilities and industry-equipped facilities of the college's plastics and polymer technology department. Rauwendaal presents course topics in a multimedia format, and Cantor leads participants in hands-on training, including use of the college's extrusion and testing equipment.