Products by Pennsylvania College of Technology – Plastics Innovation & Resource Center

Our 2025 Hands-On Workshops are now open for registration! The PIRC is one of the top plastics technology centers in the nation for research, development and education related to injection molding, extrusion, rotational molding, thermoforming and materials testing. Each year, the PIRC hosts a...

The Plastics Process Technician program (Extrusion or Injection Molding) is a 2-year registered apprenticeship designed to transform machine operators into skilled technicians. Upon completion, apprentices will possess the capability to safely and efficiently initiate, change over, monitor, and...

The Plastics Innovation & Resource Center realizes that time is money in the polymer manufacturing process and workforce is critical to maximizing the volume of production. Not all companies have the time to send a number of their operators to a training facility, and the PIRC recognizes these...

Developed by a team of premier polymer industry experts, this self-paced training is offered on demand. The learning modules utilize video content to deliver theoretical, conceptual, and virtual instruction through digital twinning. Users develop skillsets from the real-time virtual data that...

When it comes to studying polymers and their five major manufacturing processes, Penn College is the place to be. Here, you’ll join a community of tomorrow-minded leaders determined to make the world better than they found it. Thanks to extensive training in hands-on labs and support from...

Polymers have the power to transform tomorrow. And through Penn College's Associates program, you will build the technical talent to ignite change in a field with endless possibilities. Thanks to plastic parts, rockets can lift off with lower energy consumption. Because of plastic biodegradable...