Plastics Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Fall 2020 > Engineering/Engineering Technology > PLAS.6060 > 031

Course No: PLAS.6060-031; SIS Class Nbr: 14832; SIS Term: 3010
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

The course provides guidance about plastics manufacturing as an integrated system with broadly applicable analysis in three areas: 1) machinery, 2) controls, and 3) operations. The machinery topics include heating/cooling, hydraulics/pneumatics, electric drives, and sensors. The controls topics include signal conditioning, data acquisition, machine controllers, and related control laws. The operations topics include process characterization, process optimization, quality control, and automation. The course is developed to support plastics processing engineers and others involved with plastics manufacturing who are performing process development, research, and machine design.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

• Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
• Core Codes: STEM
• Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
• Instructor: Timothy Coogan
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When Offered & Tuition

• Online Course
• 2020 Fall: Sep 01 to Dec 18
• Course Level: Graduate
• Tuition: $1770
• Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: M.S. in Engineering Management, M.S.E. in Plastics Engineering

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