Understanding Plastics Technology
Training
In Stone Staffordshire
Description
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Type
Training
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Location
Stone staffordshire
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Duration
2 Days
To provide a basic understanding of plastics processes & materials. Allow you to evaluate technical issues & contribute in the decision making process confidently. Improve communication with customers & suppliers. Assess the value of the solutions being offered. Suitable for: Management Sales & Marketing staff. Product Designers; Polymer suppliers. Purchasing & procurement staff. QA Engineers. Liaison Engineers. Packaging Technologists
Important information
Documents
- Understaning Processing technology
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
Reviews
Teachers and trainers (1)
David Jeavons
Course Tutor
Course programme
“A short course that explains the basics. It won’t make you an expert but it covers enough to improve your ability to communicate, and helps you to understand some of the technicalities;
without blinding you with science!”
Content
Who is for?
This 2-day course is intended to for anyone new to plastics or with very little or no knowledge of its processing technologies, & has been designed to assist:
o Purchasing & procurement staff. o Product Designers; Polymer suppliers. o Packaging technologistso QA Engineers. Liaison Engineers o Management Sales & Marketing staff,The course will also benefit anyone changing roles, which now involve plastic processes or products, as well as improving their communication skills when dealing with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
Course Objectives
o To provide a basic understanding of plastics processes & materials
- Allow you to evaluate technical issues & contribute in the decision making process confidently Improve communication with customers & suppliers Assess the value of the solutions being offered
Note: This course will also provide a basis for further training in more detailed aspects of plastics technology.
Content
Introduction
- Everyday terms used in Plastics processing What’s possible with plastic Identifying manufacturing methods Identifying end use limitations Assessing designs for manufacture Comparative manufacturing costs
Basic polymer Technology
o Thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics
o Strengths & Weaknesses
o Material selection
Plastics materials: Basic properties
- The physical and chemical properties of plastics Comparison with other materials Commodity Thermoplastics Engineering thermoplastics Thermosetting plastics Fillers & additives Cost factors
Processing technologies: comparison application & use
- Injection moulding Extrusion (pipe, film sheet etc)
o Blow moulding
o Vacuum forming
o Rotational moulding
o Machining
o Cost comparison
- Choosing between processes; basic criteria
Moulds & tooling
o Tooling: cost comparison
o Quantity requirements
o What can & can’t be done
Assembly Methods;
o Automation possibilities
o Welding (Ultrasonic, vibration etc)
o Assembly (snap fits, screws etc
- Costs in assembly
Product Aesthetics Finishing & decoration
o Decoration methods
o In Mould techniques
o Plating
o Labels
o Mould surface texture
o Prototype moulds
Cost reduction Methods
o Identifying cost reduction areas
o Assessing cost reduction implications
o Assessing designs for economic production
Plastics and the environment:
- Recycling-legislation
Future developments:
- Brief introduction to new materials and processes Rapid manufacturing & prototyping
Additional information
Understanding Plastics Technology