MN 220 - Basic Plastics Processing

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The class will cover the language of plastics. We will discuss where plastics come from, advantages and disadvantages to plastics. We will cover basic chemistry for plastics and molecular makeup. We will discuss recycling of plastics and the process for recycling plastics. We will look at various molding process including Injection Molding, Blowmolding, Extrusion forming, Thermoforming and various other processes. We will examine plastic testing procedures and the nomenclature associated with those test procedures. We will discuss plastic decoration and the processes that go along with them. We will evaluate different types of plastics that are used in the tooling of plastics (composites) and how they are manufactured. You will be in a lab setting each week by doing a variety of different types of labs. 6 hours lecture/laboratory combination.