Overview

TA Instruments offers recorded versions of our Theory & Applications training courses for you to watch at your convenience, whenever and wherever you are. These courses are designed to familiarize the user with an understanding of the specific TA Instrument technology, method development, operating techniques, and applications. Review the course descriptions below and enter your training code to view the content.

Who should watch?

Any new or potential customers looking for product related training resources on basic instrumental theory, calibration information, and/or diverse application examples. These lecture-based courses are offered for multiple product lines including thermal analyzers, microcalorimeters and rheometers. It is recommended that users have a minimum of two months experience using the instruments to get the most benefit from these courses.

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Available Courses

This lecture-based course covers theory applicable to all Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) instruments (including previous generation instrument models), but is mainly designed around the Discovery instruments. The course will cover:

  • Theory of operation
  • Instrumentation
  • Calibration
  • Experimental Parameters
  • Software operation
  • Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Applications

This lecture-based course covers theory applicable to all Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) instruments (including previous generation instrument models), but is mainly designed around the Discovery instruments. The course will cover:

  • Theory of operation
  • Instrumentation
  • Calibration
  • Experimental Parameters
  • Software operation
  • Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Applications

The lecture-based course covers theory applicable to all rheometer instruments (including previous generation instrument models), but is mainly designed around the Discovery Hybrid (DHR) and ARES-G2 model instruments. The course will cover:

  • Theory of operation
  • Instrumentation
  • Calibration
  • Experimental parameters
  • Software operation
  • Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Applications

The lecture-based course covers theory applicable to all Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) instruments (including previous generation instrument models), but is mainly designed around the DMA 850 and RSA G2. The course will cover:

  • Theory of operation
  • Instrumentation
  • Calibration
  • Experimental Parameters
  • Software operation
  • Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Applications

Differential Scanning Calorimetry

This lecture-based course covers theory applicable to all Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) instruments (including previous generation instrument models), but is mainly designed around the Discovery instruments. The course will cover:

  • Theory of operation
  • Instrumentation
  • Calibration
  • Experimental Parameters
  • Software operation
  • Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Applications

Thermogravimetric Analysis

This lecture-based course covers theory applicable to all Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) instruments (including previous generation instrument models), but is mainly designed around the Discovery instruments. The course will cover:

  • Theory of operation
  • Instrumentation
  • Calibration
  • Experimental Parameters
  • Software operation
  • Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Applications

Rheology

The lecture-based course covers theory applicable to all rheometer instruments (including previous generation instrument models), but is mainly designed around the Discovery Hybrid (DHR) and ARES-G2 model instruments. The course will cover:

  • Theory of operation
  • Instrumentation
  • Calibration
  • Experimental parameters
  • Software operation
  • Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Applications

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

The lecture-based course covers theory applicable to all Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) instruments (including previous generation instrument models), but is mainly designed around the DMA 850 and RSA G2. The course will cover:

  • Theory of operation
  • Instrumentation
  • Calibration
  • Experimental Parameters
  • Software operation
  • Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Applications