ME 4260:Plastic Product and Mold Design

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ME 3101, ENGR 3131, and ENGR 3343
A study of the various complexities involved in design of plastic parts, and design of the dies and molds required for manufacturing of plastic parts. The course teaches design of plastic parts taking into account non-linear and time-dependent mechanical behavior of plastics, general guidelines for design of plastic parts, design of dies for polymer extrusion and design of molds for injection molding of plastic parts.