Plastic Part Failure Analysis - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	Plastic Part Failure Analysis

	This course treats failures in plastic products and their prevention from the standpoint of the fundamentals of part design, mold design, material selection, processing, and product testing and validation. Discuss the importance of each of these areas. Review the tools used to conduct failure analysis with an emphasis on practical application and a standard approach to methodology. Case studies are provided as illustrations of how these principles and tools are applied. Designers, engineers and quality assurance professionals responsible for solving and preventing performance problems in all things plastic should attend.
More ▼ Elements of a Successful Plastic Product Part design Mold design Material selection Processing Principles of Plastic Part Design Nominal walls Ribs and other projections Holes and other depressions Designing for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) Design properties versus inherent properties of materials Mold Design Considerations Mold steel selection Managing polymer flow in the mold – runners and gates Cavitation and the effect on balanced flow The economics of cavitation Hot runners versus conventional cold runners Mold temperature control Draft angles and ejection Material Selection Defining the application environment – time, temperature, stresses Amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers The importance of molecular weight Structural choices within a polymer family Property modifiers and additives Regulatory considerations – UL, NSF, FDA Close ▲ Who Should Attend ▼ Mold designers, tooling engineers and toolmakers, product designers, buyers, molders and managers. Close ▲ Benefits and Learning Outcomes ▼ Learn about the different forms of plastic part failure mechanism Recognize the cause and effect of the failure mode Review the tools used to conduct failure analysis with an emphasis on practical application Close ▲
	This program can be applied toward the: Plastics Technology Certificate



	Dates and locations to be announced. Fee: $790 CEUs: 1.4


		Plastic Part Failure Analysis course details PDF

	Email us with your interest, contact:
		Murali Vedula, mvedula@uwm.edu, 414-227-3121 Marcia Gabriel, gabrielm@uwm.edu, 414-227-3378

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