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Plasticsprocessingtechnology|Materials|LoughboroughUniversity

LoughboroughUniversity
Leicestershire,UK
LE113TU
+44(0)1509222222

DepartmentofMaterials
Plasticsprocessingtechnology

Frequency:OnceperYear
Duration:OneWeek
Dateofnextcourse:1418March2016
Venue:LoughboroughUniversity,KeithGreenBuilding
Cost:1390(1290forIOM3andBPFmembers)
Accommodation:Notincluded.
Recommendedconvenienthotels:BurleighCourtorTheLink
OtherInformation:
Lunchesforshortcoursedelegatesareincluded,howevershortcoursedelegatesstudyalongsidefulltimeMSc
studentsandneedtoorganisetheirownlightrefreshmentsoutsideoflunchtime.

Description
Anintensiveoneweekcoursecomprisinglectures,practicalscompletewithanuptodate,
comprehensivecoursebookandallsupportinglecturenotes.
Thecourseisparticularlyrelevanttopeopleworkinginpolymerprocessingorrelatedsectorswhoneedabroad
knowledgeoftheprinciplesandoperatingproceduresofpolymerconversionandpowdermixingprocesses.This
includesawiderangeofprocessingtechnologies,Extrusion,Injection/Blow/RotationalMoulding,Thermoforming
andCompounding.Thecoursealsocoversindepthkeyaspectsofsuchpolymerprocessingmethods(bothin
theoryandinpractice)andofferstheopportunitytodeveloppracticalskillsthroughtheuseofindustrialand
laboratoryscaleprocessingequipment.
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Forfurtherinformation:
Administrative:
AnneCourtenaySmith
Telephone:(0)1509227220
Email:A.C.CourtenaySmith@lboro.ac.uk
Technical:
DavidHitt
Telephone:(0)1509223341
Email:D.J.Hitt@lboro.ac.uk
ThiseventhasbeenrecognisedbytheInstituteofMaterialsMineralsandMiningforPD.
Professionaldevelopmentisthesystematicmaintenance,improvementandbroadeningofknowledgeandskill,
andthedevelopmentofpersonalqualitiesnecessaryfortheexecutionofprofessional,managerialandtechnical
dutiesthroughoutthepractitionersworkinglife.
DisclaimerWhilsteveryefforthasbeenmadetoensurethedetailsofthiscourseareaccurate,Loughborough
UniversityDepartmentofMaterialsreservestherighttoalterthecoursecontentand/orlecturersiftheneed
arises.

Thecourseisidealifyouareemployedinaroleintheplasticsindustryrelatedtoprocessing,formulating,
supplyoffillersandotheradditives.Thecourseprovidesabroadunderstandingoftheprinciplesandoperating
proceduresofpolymerconversionandpowdermixingprocesses.Itaimstoimpartknowledgeand
understandingof
awiderangeofprocessingmethodsforthermoplastics,thermosetsandcomposites
machinecomponentsintermsoftheirdesign,functionandspecification
processparametersthatinfluenceproductmanufacture,qualityandmicrostructure
factorsaffectingflowpropertiesofpowderssuchasparticlesize,shapeandsizedistribution.
Inadditionthereareregularlaboratorysessions.Thesearedesignedtocomplementthelecturecontentand
willbeselectedfrominjectionmoulding,singlescrewextrusion,twinscrewcompounding,mixing(/torque
rheometry),thermoforming,blownfilm.Thispresentsanopportunitytodeveloppracticalskills,inrelationtoa
selectionofmanufacturingprocesses,throughtheuseofindustrialandlaboratoryscaleequipment.
Oncompletionofthiscourse,you(andyourcompany)willbenefitfromyourabilityto
Discussoperatingprinciplesandprocessconditionsforplasticsprocessingmethods
Analysedifferentphasesofaprocessandidentifyappropriatematerialproperties/keyprocess
parameters/appropriateprocessconditions
Applytheoreticalknowledgetopracticalapplicationsinamanufacturingenvironment.
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Evaluatepossiblemanufacturingmethodsforarangeofplasticproducttypes.
Appreciatethevalueofcomputersimulationsoftwareforplasticsprocessdesign.
Workeffectivelyaspartofasmallteaminapolymerprocessingenvironment.
Operateprocessequipment(effectivelyandsafely)toperformexperimentalinvestigationsinregardto
thecollectionofrelevantprocessandproductdata.
Analyse,evaluateandinterpret(withreferencetotheoreticalconcepts)practicaldata,including
recognitionofsourcesofdatavariation
Thermoplasticsprocessingtechniques:introduction(thermalandrheologicalproperties),extrusionprocesses,
injectionmoulding,blowmouldingtechniques,rotationalmoulding,sintering,thermoformingandpolymerfoams.
Effectsofprocessing,orientation,flowinduceddefects,residualstress.
Thermosetprocesses:compression,transferandthermosettinginjectionmouldingmethods.Dualcomponent
processing(e.g.polyurethanematerials)comparisonwiththermoplasticmoulding.Reactioninjectionmoulding
(RIM).Typesofthermosettinganddualcomponentmouldingcompositions.Processing&propertiesof
thermosettingandcompositematerials.
Powdersandmeltmixing:Particlesize,shapeanddistribution.Factorsaffectinginterparticulateinteractionand
bulkproperties,storageandtransportationofparticulatesolids.Mixingofdifferentpowdersandpowderswith
melts.(PowderTechnology1to5)
Laboratoryclasseschosenfrom:injectionmoulding,singlescrewextrusion,twinscrewcompounding,mixing
(/torquerheometry),thermoforming,blownfilm.

DAY1
Thermalpropertiesofplastics
Extrusion1(singlescrew)andExtrusion2(twinscrew)
PowderTechnology1
Laboratorysession1Processingofplastics

DAY2
Flowpropertiesofplastics
PowderTechnology2&3
InjectionMoulding
BlowMoulding1
Thermosets1and2

DAY3
BlowMoulding2
Rheology,ExtrusionandProcessModelling
Thermoforming
Laboratorysession2Processingofplastics

DAY4
PowderTechnology4
RigidPVCfoam
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Thermosets3
RotationalMoulding
Laboratorysession3Processingofplastics

DAY5
StructuralEffects1and2
Thermosets4
Composites
PowderTechnology5
Note:Courseinformationsubjecttochangeduetounavoidablecircumstances.
ThelecturesareLoughboroughUniversityandindustrybased.
BarryHaworthHeadofDepartmentofMaterialsandReaderinPolymerEngineering.Specialisesin
practicalandsimulativepolymerprocessing,advancedpolymerrheology,andpropertiesofthermoplasticsthat
governprocessing,structureandproductperformance.
DonFlemingProprietorofFlemingPolymertestingandConsultancy.Over25yearsofexperienceof
rheologyandprocessmodellinginthepolymerindustry.
AliAnsarifarSeniorLecturer.Mainresearchinterestsarebondingofelastomerstopolymersandother
substrates(adhesionenhancementandfailure),reinforcementofrubberswithnanofillers.
DickHeathSeniorLecturer.Overalongcareerinbothindustryandacademiahasdevelopedexpertisein
environmentalissues,materialsrecycling,surfacetechnology,compositesandreactivepolymerprocessing
(thermosetsandpolyurethanes).
SimonMartinSeniorLecturer.Particularresearchinterestsincludesemiconductingpolymerdevices,
morphologyofthinfilms(andtheirinterfaces)andpolymerbrushes.Inrelationtothesetopicsvery
knowledgeableontheexperimentaltechniquesusedneutronscattering,AFMandellipsometry.
NoreenThomasReaderinPolymerScienceandTechnology.Abackgroundofwiderangingresearch
work,inbothacademiaandindustry,hasledtobroadcurrentinterestsinpolymerscienceandtechnology
(recycling,biodegradablematerials,weatheringandnanocomposites)andspecificinterestsinPVCapplications
andsustainability.
DavidHittCourseLeader/ResearchFellow.Currentresearchinterestsarefocussedontheuseofadditives
toimprovetheprocessingandpropertiesofPVC.Inaddition,asManagerofthePolymerProcessing
Laboratorycoordinatestheuseofitsfacilitiesinshorttermprojectsforindustry.
JaneClarkeResearchFellow.Mainareasofresearchrelatetorubbercompoundsandthermoplastic
elastomers(processingmicrostructurepropertyrelationships,recycling,useofrenewableadditives)andpolymer
rheologyinrelationtoprocessing(viscoelasticeffectsandsimulationofflow).
CaroleRaymondVisitingResearchFellow.Specialisesintheapplicationofopticalmicroscopyand
spectroscopytoresolveproblemsinpolymerprocessingandtoanalyse(unexpected/premature)failuresof
polymerproducts.

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