MN 220 - Basic Plastics Processing

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours: 6

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites: None

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Description: This course provides students with an overview of making polymer based products in a manufacturing setting. Various molding process including Injection Molding, Blowmolding, Extrusion Forming, Thermoforming, and other processes, as well as the nomenclature associated with them, are examined. The course assumes students have little or no prior knowledge of the manufacturing activities of making plastic products. Students spend time in a lab setting each week, doing a variety of different types of experiments.

Department Consent: No Department Consent Required

Dual Enrollment Allowed: Yes

General Education Distribution Category Met: None