SPE WEBINAR: The Challenges of Plastics Testing

SPE Webinar

The Challenges of Plastics Testing

February 11, 2025; 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Online

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Summary

While the plastics industry is constantly evolving, the importance of accurate, repeatable, and efficient mechanical testing continues to remain critical for supporting innovation and ensuring product quality. In this webinar, we will discuss the top mechanical testing challenges for plastics and ways to optimize your testing to improve results.

Learning Objectives:

Overview of recent changes in key ASTM/ISO testing standards
Factors that influence test results – solutions and troubleshooting tips
How to increase laboratory efficiency to improve test times

Agenda

February 11, 2025

Session 1

Duration: 1 Hour

Presentations

Slides

Go to Session 1

If you can't attend one or several sessions live, or if you want to review some concepts, the recordings will be available after each session.

Registration Information

Free for all attendees

1 Session

Level: Intermediate

Total Hours: 1 Hour

Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers

Presenters

Sammi Sadler
Applications Engineer
Instron

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Sammi Sadler received her mechanical engineering degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth and is an Applications Engineer at Instron. In this role, Sammi works closely with manufacturers to identify optimal solutions for testing plastics. She is actively involved with ASTM committees and regularly attends polymer conferences.

Stephanie Williams
Senior Product Specialist
Instron

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Stephanie Williams is a Senior Product Specialist for Instron’s melt flow, rheometers, HDT, Vicat, impact drop towers, and pendulum testing systems.