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Training and development is an important factor in achieving sustained success in any business. At Lucideon, we know that developing your team by integrating industry knowledge and learning into everyday practice can be a powerful tool.
We provide professional training developed and delivered by our own experts who have a wealth of industry and practical experience. The training courses are built on the foundations of our extensive sector knowledge and will allow you to enhance your practical skills and industry expertise.
With over 20 training modules, covering a wide range of ceramics and refractories subjects, we can assist with and compliment your organization's own training strategy.
Benefits of Lucideon training include:
Lucideon offers complete flexibility in its training, with packages that can be customized to suit your business needs.
The training courses, detailed in the schedule below, take place at our headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, UK and can also be delivered at your site or by webinar.
Click on the training module below that you would like to learn more about.
| Subject Area | Date | Module | Module Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Whitewares | Wednesday 27 November | L19 | Spray Drying |
| Wednesday 11 December | L20 | Rheology - Fluid Properties Control in Ceramics |
| Subject Area | Date | Module | Module Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Whitewares | Wednesday 22 January | L1 | Understanding Ceramics |
| Wednesday 5 February | L2 | Materials Selection | |
| Wednesday 19 February | L3 | The Basics of Slip Casting | |
| Wednesday 11 March | L4 | Drying | |
| Wednesday 25 March | L5 | Kiln Firing | |
| Wednesday 13 May | L8 | Glaze and Glaze Applications | |
| Wednesday 10 June | L9 | Testing of Ceramic Materials and Products | |
| Wednesday 24 June | L10 | Introduction to Ceramic Tableware & Giftware for the Retail Sector | |
| Wednesday 8 July | L11 | Tableware Manufacture | |
| Wednesday 22 July | L12 | Pressure Casting | |
| Wednesday 12 August | L13 | Tile Manufacture | |
| Wednesday 26 August | L14 | Introduction to Sanitaryware | |
| Wednesday 7 October | L16 | Introduction to Grinding and Milling | |
| Wednesday 11 November | L18 | Introduction to Everyday Ceramic Calculations | |
| Wednesday 25 November | L19 | Spray Drying | |
| Wednesday 9 December | L20 | Rheology - Fluid Properties Control in Ceramics | |
| Refractories | Tuesday 11 February | R1 | Refractory Fundamentals - Composition and Usage |
| Wednesday 12 February | R2 | Understanding Refractory Properties & Links to Performance | |
| Thursday 13 February | R3 | Troubleshooting | |
| Wednesday 18 March | R4 | Refractory Design 101 | |
| Thursday 19 March | R5 | QC & Best Practices During Refractory Installation | |
| TBC | R6 | Refractories for the Glass Industry (2 day course) |
Ceramic training modules for plaster moulds (L6) and decoration (L17) are available on request.
We'll be running the following modules in 2020 during CeramicsExpo week in Cleveland, Ohio.
| Date | Module Name | Module No. |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 4 May | An Introduction to Refractories & Refractory Testing (1 day course) | R7 |
| Thursday 7 & Friday 8 May | Refractories for the Glass Industry (2 day course) | R6 |
To find out more about the training courses, please contact Caroline Mullington, Technology Partnership Manager on +44 (0)1782
764422 or caroline.mullington@lucideon.com