Manufacturing of Polymeric Structures

Course content

Structure and properties (mechanical, thermal, chemical, etc.) of polymers; types of polymers; modeling basics and flow characteristics in manufacturing with polymers; major production methods: die forming (with design analysis for extrusion), molding (with design analysis for injection molding), secondary shaping processes; manufacturing of polymeric composites (with impregnation analysis for resin transfer molding); rapid prototyping processes.