Processing TechnologiesLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The participants are able to describe manufacturing techniques and are able to choose the most appropriate technique based on resource efficiency. The participants are able to run basic plastics processing devices and able to plan and execute trials. The participants are able to describe the effect of temperature and output on polymers’ rheology.

Content

The students familiarise themselves with typical plastics manufacturing techniques emphasizing resource efficiency and circular economies. The students learn to plan and execute processing trials of plastics. The students familiarize themselves with rheology of polymer melt.

Issues: plastics processing techniques, operating plastics processing devices, such as extruder, injection moulding machine and 3D-printer, rheology of polymer melt.
The course is mainly a laboratory course with strong connection to topical RDI-project.