Course Title

Course Title: Plastics Manufacturing and Processing

20 Professional Development Hours/2.0 CEUs

Course Description: The Plastics Manufacturing and Processing course explains the fundamentals of injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion. The processes are described, as well as the equipment used in these manufacturing methods. Plastic part design and tooling design are also presented.

Overall Course Objectives:

Gain knowledge of the process and equipment used for injection molding.
Learn the essentials of the various blow molding processes.
Understand the fundamentals of plastic part and mold design.

Course Content:

Lesson 1 - Injection Molding

Objectives:

Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the injection molding process.

Recognize the different types of equipment used in injection molding.

List the simple factors that control the injection molding process.

Lesson 2 - Blow Molding

Objectives:

List the different types of blow molding and state the advantages and disadvantages or each.

Differentiate between machines and cast molds, and describe their components.

Define the term blow ratio and understand how it affects part wall thickness.

Lesson 3 - Extrusion

Objectives:

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using the extrusion process.

Describe the processes that use extrusion to manufacture plastic parts.

Develop an understanding of the equipment used for plastics extrusion.

Lesson 4 - Design of Plastic Parts

Objectives:

Recognize stages of the basic part design process, and how to determine service life requirements.

Understand the design basics of plastic part structures such as ribs, bosses, undercuts, cored holes, fillets and radii.

List the critical concepts for injection molded part design.

Lesson 5 - Tooling

Objectives:

Understand the terminology and components used in building injection molds.

Differentiate between a two plate mold and a three plate mold.

Identify the functions of slide cams, core pulls, and lifters.

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