| Subjects Taught |
Commodity Plastics
- Nature of Plastics Materials
- Polyolefines, inc, PE, LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE and PP, TPE’s, nature, properties and use applications
- Syrinic polymers, inc, PS, HIPS, SAN, ASA, ABS and block co-polymer elastomers, nature, properties and applications
- PVC based polymers, UPVC, PPVC, formulations, additives, properties and use applications.
- Acrylic (PMMA), properties and use applications.
Engineering Plastics
- Definition of an Engineering polymer
Polymers Inc:
- Polyamides (Nylon 6, 6.6, 11, 12) material nature / properties, fibre reinforcement, use applications, processing and design use requirements.
- Polyesters (PC, PET, PETG, PBT) material nature / properties, use applications, processing and design use requirements.
- POM &PPO material nature / properties, impact modification, use applications, processing and design use requirements.
- Polysulphones (PPS & PSU) material nature / properties, use applications, processing and design use requirements.
- Polyurethanes (TPUR & PU RIM) material nature / properties, elastomeric materials, RIM tooling, RIM applications, processing techniques and product design use requirements.
Thermoset Plastics
- Defenition and nature of a Thermoset polymer
Polymers In:
- Un-saturated ester thermoset resins, material nature / properties, format type explanation / format use (GMC, DMC, SMC), use applications, processing and product design requirements.
- Epoxide resins (EMC / EP) material nature / properties, use applications, processing and product design requirements.
- Formaldehyde based resins, inc, UF, MF and PF, material nature / properties, use applications, processing and product design requirements.
- Introduction to Rubber , Vulcanisation, explanation of variant materials inc, NR Latex, SBR, Flouro rubber, etc. Material nature / properties, processing techniques and product design use requirements. Appreciation of rubber compound design and construction.
- Overview of compression moulding and injection moulding thermoset processing techniques, inc, positive lock, semi-positive lock, transfer and flash tooling techniques. Explanation of injection moulding thermoset technology and use applications.
Day 4
High Performance Plastics
- Definition of a High Performance polymer
Polymers Include:
- Polyamides (PAA, PAI) material nature / properties, ease of flow, thermal requirements, conditioning, use applications, processing and design use requirements.
- LCP material nature / properties, product design requirements, use applications and processing requirements.
- PEEK material nature / properties, use applications, processing and design use requirements.
- High performance injection mould tool construction, inc: steels, loading, bolster plate deflection, feeding, heating and control.
- High performance injection moulding machine, inc: screw design, thermal control, force requirement, etc.
- PTFE based materials and technology, material types / properties, powder sinter technology, compression mould design / moulding techniques and component design. Ram extrusion and moulding technologies explained.
Day 5
AM - Overview of Additives, Reinforcements and Fillers Used in Plastics
- Processing additives, inc, thermal stabilizers, UV stabilizers, lubricants, plasticizers, colourants (eg, liquid, universal and polymer specific variants), nature, properties and use applications.
- Reinforcements, inc, glass fibre (long and short variants), fibre matrix theory, Kevlar, carbon fibres, nature / effect, properties of composites, use applications, etc.
- Fillers, inc, Talc, Calcium Carbonate and Graphite, explanation of nature, property modification and application uses. |
