| Prerequisites and co-requisites |
Basic knowledge in chemistry |
| Course content |
The course includes the following topics:
- Recycling of plastics
- Production of polymer chains for thermoplastics
- Structure and properties of plastics
- Comparison and application of plastics
- Types of modification and improvement of component properties
- Properties and behavior of plastics under different environmental conditions
- Testing of the material to determine its properties and suitability for the application
- Design guidelines and layout of plastic components
- Effects of material, mold and manufacturing process on the tolerances of the finished part
- Functionality and relevance of the injection molding process
- Components and technical functionality of injection molding machines
- Structure and functionality of injection molding tools
- Part design suitable for injection molding
- Quality control in the injection molding process to improve part quality
- Equipment for the injection molding process
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| Learning outcomes |
The students
- can list the most important engineering plastics and their properties.
- use the correct procedure for selecting the appropriate plastic for a given application.
- can select necessary modifications/additives for the plastic.
- can explain the relationships between the chemical structure and material properties.
- can describe the behavior of plastic under different environmental conditions.
- can design plastic components appropriate to the selected material.
- use optimization potentials to obtain cost-efficient components.
- can evaluate component geometries.
- understand the injection molding process and know the factors influencing manufacturing costs.
- are able to design plastic components suitable for injection molding.
- know different methods for material and quality testing of plastic components.
- know the influences of the production process on component quality and tolerance.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
- Lecture
- Group work
- Group discussions
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
Final written exam |
| Comment |
Possible excursion to the injection molding plant at the company Sola Messwerkzeuge GmbH (Götzis) or Hirschmann Automotive (Feldkirch). Travel must be organized by the participants themselves.
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| Recommended or required reading |
- Eyerer, Peter; Schüle, Helmut (Hrsg.) (2020): Polymer Engineering. 1: Einführung, Synthese, Eigenschaften. 2. Auflage. Berlin [Heidelberg]: Springer Vieweg.
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Schüle, Helmut; Eyerer, Peter (Hrsg.) (2020): Polymer Engineering. 2: Verarbeitung, Oberflächentechnologie, Gestaltung. 2. Auflage. Berlin [Heidelberg]: Springer Vieweg.
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Eyerer, Peter; Schüle, Helmut; Elsner, Peter (Hrsg.) (2020): Polymer Engineering. 3: Werkstoff- und Bauteilprüfung, Recycling, Entwicklung. 2. Auflage. Berlin [Heidelberg]: Springer Vieweg.
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Bonnet, Martin (2009): Kunststoffe in der Ingenieuranwendung: verstehen und zuverlässig auswählen. 1. Aufl. Wiesbaden: Vieweg+Teubner Verlag / GWV Fachverlage
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Domininghaus, Hans u.a. (2012): Kunststoffe: Eigenschaften und Anwendungen. 8., neu bearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer
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Bonnet, Martin (2016): Kunststofftechnik: Grundlagen, Verarbeitung, Werkstoffauswahl und Fallbeispiele. 3., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg (= Lehrbuch). Online im Internet: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-13828-8
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| Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning) |
Face-to-face |