INITIAL TRAINING (Operator Level)
Mastering Systems Technology - Part 1
In this training session, attendees are familiarized with the fundamentals of CD/DVD technology and manufacturing, the basic operation of specific ODC Nimbus equipment, and the process steps necessary to produce metallized glass masters. Typically this training takes place for one full week at the ODC Nimbus facility in Santa Fe Springs, California prior to installing mastering equipment in your facility. In some instances training classes can be held at customers facilities.

SECONDARY TRAINING (Process Technician Level)
Mastering Systems Technology - Part 2
During the optimization phase of your mastering equipment installation, ODC Nimbus provides a hands-on process and equipment training session for supervisory and engineering staff. The objective of the optimization training is to determine the best overall operating conditions for producing consistently high quality replicas with the widest possible operating window. To determine the initial operating conditions, several sets of masters are recorded and processed into replicas. This on-site training enables the customer’s own staff to determine when and how process adjustments should be made.

ADVANCED TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS (Engineer Level)
For current ODC Nimbus mastering equipment customers, we offer a comprehensive set of optional technical workshops that provide more advanced equipment training for engineering maintenance, process and operator personnel. The main goal of these workshops is to enable customers to become 90% self- sufficient in both process and equipment maintenance. The courses are scheduled once or twice each year, and are held at the ODC Nimbus facility in Santa Fe Springs, California.

ODC LaserWave Maintenance Workshop
Maintenance engineers who have been using their LaserWave Mastering System for one year benefit from this intensive 5-day workshop, where they learn a high level of self-sufficiency in the routine maintenance of their Laser Wave mastering equipment. As part of the workshop, engineers gain valuable experience by participating in preventative maintenance and process review (PM/PR) visits with ODC Nimbus field engineers.

ODC Advanced Process Workshop
ODC offers regularly scheduled Advanced Process Workshops designed to train process engineers in the details and interrelationships of CD technology, dye polymer recording theory, and mastering process optimization and control. All new customers are encouraged to send their process engineers to the workshop immediately after final acceptance is completed to allow participation in the preventative maintenance and process review visits. This 4-day workshop can be held and completed at the customer's production facility.