Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering - Leading Process and Product Improvement

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Plastics

In this program you will learn the processes of plastics manufacturing in a state-of-the-industry, hands-on atmosphere, created to simulate an actual production environment. You'll use a wide variety of molding, casting, and forming techniques, such as Injection molding, Extrusion, Mold design, Thermoforming, Polymer testing, and Analysis.

In this option you will use a variety of processing equipment and software to practice several ways of manufacturing and testing the quality of plastic products. These techniques might prepare you to contribute to the manufacturing industry in fields such as

  • Mold engineering and specification
  • Plastics process improvement
  • Plastics quality systems design
  • Molding production supervision
  • Plastics material specialist
  • Plastics product designer

Elective Requirements

To earn this option, four (4) courses in this area of concentration must be completed. The selection of the courses should be as per the curriculum selected.


Engineering Graphics and Design Technology and

Manufacturing Engineering Technology


Course
Credits
IME 3500 Production Thermoplastic Processing
3
IME 4560 Process Testing and Measurement
3
IME 4590 Mold Design and Construction
3
IME 5500 Advanced Plastics Processing
3
or
IME 2990 CO-OP Internship (Plastics Industry)
3


Engineering Management Technology


Course
Credits
IME 2500 Plastics Properties and Processing
3
IME 3500 Production Thermoplastic Processing
3
IME 4560 Process Testing and Measurement
3
IME 4590 Mold Design & Construction
3

 

 

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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