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Course No: PLAS.5780; Last Offered: Fall 2023;
Course Description
This course reviews the common plastics manufacturing processes, including extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and rotational molding. After the review, the course focus shifts to the impacts of screw design and processing parameters on the conveyance, melting, devolatilization, and mixing with single screws and compounding with twin screw extruders. This course also includes an overview of die designs, multi-shot and gas assist injection molding, film stretching and methods for heating and cooling in plastics processing.
Prerequisites & Notes
- Prerequisites:
- Special Notes:
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
Questions About This Course?
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Continuing_Education@uml.edu
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