Mould Design
Course Dates
06 December 2010 - 08 December 2010ESSENTIALS OF MOULD DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
COST:
€ 995(10% discount for Plastics Ireland Members) Inclusive of course manual, lunch and refreshments.
COURSE CONTENT
Day 1
- Overview of Injection moulding process and machines
- Mould Functions- forming, heat transfer, ejection.
- Effects of machine configurations on mould design
- Basic Concepts of mould design requirements
- Two-plate and multi-plate moulds – detailed overview
Day 2
- Moulding part-ejection systems
- Thermal aspects of plastics (heat transfer etc.)- effect on mould design
- Undercut moulds, sliding and hydraulic cores
- Rheological aspects of plastics-sizing runners, flow characteristics of melts
- Runner and Gate designs · Mould cooling design and efficiency
- Runnerless Moulds
- Product design for injection moulding- effects on mould design
- Standard parts-costs, advantages and disadvantages
- Steels for moulds- cost vs. strength, life cycle, heat transfer etc.
- Low cost prototype moulds- costs and methods of prototyping
- Discussion/ Q&A Session
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Injection Moulding Technicians, Engineers, and Management who have a responsibility for ordering, modifying or replacing injection moulds will gain most benefit from this course. A better understanding of mould design theory will greatly assist in obtaining optimised moulds and reducing mould commissioning times.
VENUE:
First Polymer Training,
7 Centre Court,
Blyry Business and Commercial Park,
Athlone, Co. Westmeath
DURATION:
3 day course 9.15 am – 5.00 pm each day
CONVENIENT HOTEL: (w/parking)
Creggan Court Hotel, Athlone Tel: 090-6477777
Radisson SAS, Northgate Street, Athlone. (Book through us for a special rate)
Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road Tel: 090-6480500
*This programme is a FETAC component (minor) award, certified at Level 5 on the national framework of qualifications (www.nfq.ie ).
The assessment at the end of the programme, if successfully completed, will lead to one credit towards a major(compound) award, of which 8 credits are needed in total. Please see How to achieve a FETAC major award with FPT. Some of our programmes have assignments as part of the assessment which should be completed by the learner after the programme has finished. Full instructions, timelines and ongoing guidance will be given by the course tutor. Most assessments are completed during the programme and results will be made available to learners as soon as they have gone through our Quality Assurance procedures and final submission to FETAC.
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Engineers Ireland CPD Scheme
In 2009, FPTS became a registered training provider with Engineers Ireland, recognising FPTS as a training provider who offers relevant learning oppurtunities for the career development of Engineers Ireland (EI) members.
Each FPTS course attended allows EI members to gain credits under the CPD scheme
