Course Overview
The course reviews basic injection molding problems and troubleshooting techniques using a combination of lectures and "hands-on" experience with commercial sized injection molding machines. The majority of the time will be spent actually making processing changes on an injection molding machine and analyzing the results.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in PLAS 1021
Credits
1.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To safely operate an injection molding machine.
- To determine the effects of temperature and injection pressure on melt flow using a spiral mold.
- To safely operate an injection molding machine.
- To correct a short shot fault.
- To correct a basic shrinkage fault.
- To produce a quality part on the Battenfeld microprocessor controlled injection molding machine with a four cavity hub cap mold.
- To develop the optimum cycle time for a given part.
- To determine the set-up and run costs for a given part.
- To determine optimum part weight from each cavity.
- To produce a good quality part on the 150 Ton Meiki Injection Molder using a 4-cavity key fob runner mold.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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