PET120 - Plastics Theory and Practice
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce participants to basic concepts and techniques used throughout the plastics industry. The objective is to expose everyone to the fundamentals of plastics, product design, basic processing techniques, secondary operations, and tooling. Participants will be given handouts showing how and where to get more detailed information on a variety of plastic related topics. This course should be valuable to all technical, scientific, and engineering personnel, either entering the field of plastics or who are interested in broadening their knowledge of materials and processing techniques. It is also suitable for individuals in plastics sales, marketing, purchasing, and quality assurance.
Course Content:
- Plastics Industry Overview, History, Growth, Future
- Polymer Chemistry Basics
- Polymer Structure-Properties-Applications
- Modified Plastics-Alloys-Composites
- Elastomers
- Product Design Basics
- Material Selection Process & Interpreting Material Data Sheets
- Plastics Identification Techniques
- Processing Techniques
- Plastics Tooling
- Decorating and Printing
- Assembly and Secondary Operations
- Part Costing
- Testing and Failure Analysis
- Plastics Industry Standards and Organizations
- Recycling
- Educations and Seminars
- Where to Get Information
Future Offering
Spring 2024
Fees
$475.00
Modality
Online Synchronous
Synchronous sessions will be “Live session via ZOOM” and you will be provided access. You will be interacting online with your instructor and classmates for the entire time, please see the schedule details on the registration page. A Wi-Fi or Internet connection is required.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Plastics Engineering Technology : Required Courses