Plastic Product Design and Manufacture

When:

4-6 March 2013

Where:

Cockcroft Building, University of Brighton

Cost:

Standard fee £750 for the three day course.

A three-day short course for those wishing to learn about plastic product design and manufacture which will give participants knowledge of thepolymer factors which influence design, plastic shaping methods and polymer product design theory. The course will benefit both those new to the subject or those who wish to extend their existing knowledge of plastic product design, plastics materials, polymer processing or who are working in a polymer product design related area.

The course assumes no prior knowledge and will benefit and interest managers, designer makers, product designers, production engineers and those involved in polymer product supply and sourcing, QA assessment of polymer products, management of polymer product development projects and processors, setters and manufacturers of polymer products, etc.

Course content

Day 1

Polymer factors influencing design: the nature of plastics materials and constructing a polymer design requirement specification.

Day 2

Plastic shaping methods and their influence on product design, covering injection moulding, compression moulding, blow moulding, extrusion and vacuum forming.

Day 3

Polymer product design theory, polymer project management, polymer product prototyping, polymer product assembly and finishing techniques, a critical appraisal of polymer products and a practical design session.

Course Tutor

The course is delivered by Peter Cracknell, who is highly knowledgeable and very experienced in polymer technology, having been employed in industry and academia. He taught polymer engineering, tool design and polymer processing at the London School of Polymer Technology and was academic leader responsible for short courses, consultancy and industrial project management. He has been involved with many polymer projects, including product development, failure analysis, re-cycling, tool design and development and knowledge transfer partnership programmes.

Peter now runs his own company (PSC Associates Ltd) providing polymer consultancy, expert witness and on-site training services, within the polymer industries in the UK and overseas.

For further details of the course content please email Peter.

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