Product Design with Plastics

Course Content

Aim of the Course

Attending this course will ensure that designers are more able to contribute to the design process by becoming more aware of the ‘do’s and don'ts’ that are associated with the design of plastic products.

On completion of the course the delegates will be able to:

• Understand what is meant by innovative design with plastics and market driven developments
• Follow a design process understanding the role of industrial design and teamwork
• Recognise common manufacturing methods by evaluation of typical applications
• Identify appropriate types of polymers for specific service conditions
• Contribute to injection moulding tool design discussions and design parts accordingly
• Utilise stress analysis and Moldflow software programmes to avoid common problems
• Select appropriate assembly techniques and design jointing details accordingly
• Recommend appropriate prototyping systems for both small and medium production quantities
• Consider the implications for recycling plastic products after their life cycle has been exceeded
• Evaluate case studies from a variety of industrial applications

Although no formal assessment is undertaken as part of the taught programme, attending candidates will only progress through a range of ‘hands on' practical exercises using industry specification CAD room facilities once previous exercises have been completed to the satisfaction of the course tutor.

Outcomes

Attending candidates will leave the course having heard the theory but more importantly having seen a very wide range of samples that illustrate the key points being made throughout the course.