The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Plastics technology 2007 (swedish) - General studies
- Plastics technology 2008 (swedish) - General studies
- Plastics technology 2009 (swedish) - Plastics processing
- Plastics technology 2010 (swedish) - Plastics processing
- Plastics technology 2011 (swedish) - Plastics processing
- Plastics technology 2012 (swedish) - Production methods and tool design
- Plastics technology 2013 (swedish) - Production methods and tool design
- Plastics technology 2007 (international students) - General studies
- Plastics technology 2007 (native finnish speaking students) - General studies
- Plastics technology 2007 (native swedish speaking students) - General studies
- Plastics technology 2008 (international students) - General studies
- Plastics technology 2009 - Plastics processing
- Plastics technology 2010 - Plastics processing
- Plastics technology 2011 - Plastics processing
- Plastics technology 2012 - Production methods and tool design
- Plastics technology 2013 - Production methods and tool design
- Materials processing technology 2014 (swe) - Materials processing
- Materials processing technology 2015 (swe) - Materials processing
- Materials processing technology 2014 - Materials processing
- Materials processing technology 2015 - Materials processing
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is to be able to design a mould for a typical plastic engineered component that has undercuts outside and inside the component and holes going through the sidewalls.
Learning outcomes
- Ability to incorporate advanced components into the mould design.
- Using Moldflow to aid in the design of plastic parts and metal moulds.
- Production of a complete mould design for a plastic component using CAD software mould tooling (Solid Works).
Course contents
- Cold runner systems.
- Use of side action cams.
- Project design using standard libraries.
- Analysis of part design with Moldflow.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Mould Design [PT-2-007]
Additional information
Compulsory participation 60%
Deadline for assignments: 31.01.2016
Recommended or required reading
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Trouble Shooting Injection Moulding, Goodship, Vannessa,
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/arcada/docDetail.action?docID=10236794&p00=m… External link
http://www.dmeeu.com/en/downloadcenter/type/euro External link
The Mould Design Guide, P. Jones, Smithers rapra, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-84735-088-6
Study activities
- Lectures - 36 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 20 hours
- Practical exercises - 10 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 40 hours
- Individual studies - 29 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
Assignments (45%)
Exam (55%)
Teacher
Nyroth Erland
Examiner
Vihtonen Mathew
Home page of the course
Erland's homepage Mould design 2 2015-2016
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2016-01-31
Assessment methods
- 2015-12-18 - Exams
- 2016-01-31 - Reports and productions