Plastics Materials and Processing

Plastics Materials and Processing
Understanding plastic materials, properties, and uses. Survey of plastic-manufacturing processes. Designing plastic products and manufacturing systems.
MFG
355
 Hours3.0 Credit, 2.0 Lecture, 3.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesME EN 250; or CH EN 378; or instructor's consent.
 TaughtWinter, Spring Contact Department
 ProgramsContaining MFG 355
Course Outcomes

Materials

Understand the behavior and properties of plastic materials and use that knowledge to select appropriate materials for a given application or process (SME Pillar 1).

Design

Understand the design of plastic products and the equipment, tooling, and environment necessary for their manufacture (SME Pillar 2).

Science

Be able to apply knowledge of mathematics, statistics, science and engineering in plastics manufacturing (SME Pillar 1).

Creativity

Be able to identify, formulate, and solve manufacturing-engineering problems related to plastics (SME Pillar 2).

Processes

Understand a variety of manufacturing processes for plastics and be able to select the appropriate process for a given task (SME Pillar 1).