Theory: 100 %

Practice: 50 %

Recommended semester: 7

Study mode: full-time

Prerequisites:

Evaluation type: exam

Course category:

Language: english

Responsible instructor: Dr. Bata Attila

Instructor(s):

Course objectives:
The objective of this course is to familiarise students with the parts and basic structures of plastics processing machinery.

Course content - lectures:

1. Registration week 2. Construction and operation of injection moulding machine 3. Types of closing unit, design options 4. Injection unit parts (cylinder and screw design, geometric dimensions) 5. Controls, special design injection moulding machines, automation 6. First test 7. Tooling, technical solutions 8. Peripherals (supply systems, dryers, temperers, feeders, robots) 9. Machines for thermosetting plastic processing (compression moulding, injection moulding, thermosetting injection moulding) 10. Thermoforming machines (vacuum forming, press-air forming) 11. Machines for the production of hollow bodies (rotational moulding, injection moulding, extrusion blow moulding) 12. Second Test 13. Project task report 14. Maintenance of injection moulding machines, maintenance plan

Acquired competences:
Knowledge:

The student should be able to recognise and apply the processes learned in the previous subjects (Technical Drawing, Engineering, Plastics Processing Technology, Tools and peripherals of Plastics Processing).

Skills:

Ability to describe technological processes and to coordinate technology-tool-machine.

Attitude:

Autonomy and responsibilities:

Additional professional competences:

Requirements, evaluation, grading:
Mid-term study requirements:
During the semester, students will write 2 final papers and submit an assignment. The lecturer of the course will inform the students of the time and place of the final examination in the first week of the semester. Design assignments must be submitted no later than 2 weeks before the end of the term.
Exam requirements:

The exam consists of a written part.

Study aids, laboratory background:

Compulsory readings:

Recommended readings:

[1] Injection molding machines/ Fridrich Johannaber. Munich carl Hanser Publisher, 2008 [2] Hidegcsatornás fröccsöntő szerszámok /Fehér László, 1988 [3] Dunai-Macskási, Műanyagok fröccsöntése, 2003