Unit1
Unit 1
Casting Process Introduction, Types (Conventional, Solvent, Rotational, Slush), Advantages & applications.
Syllabus
5 unitsUnit2
Unit 2
Dip Moulding Principle, Process, Materials, Inline & chain machines, Rotary machines, advanced machines, Advantages, Applications of dip moulding & dip coating, Limitations, Tooling requirements.
Unit3
Unit 3
Printing of Plastics Principles, advantages, requirements, Types (Pad printing, Screen printing, Rotogravure, Laser printing, Hot stamping, Hot transfer Printing, In mould decoration, Film insert moulding, in mould transfer decoration)
Unit4
Unit 4
Coating of Plastics Extrusion coating, Calendar coating, Powder coating, Transfer coating, Knife or roller coating, Spray coating. Applications
Unit5
Unit 5
Machining of plastics Principle, Different types of operations, Drilling, reaming, threading, and tapping, Sawing & cutting, Milling, Turning & boring, Punching, blanking die cutting, Laser cutting, Polishing. Applications.
Course Outcomes (COs)
After completion of the course student will be able to:
- CO1Acquire the knowledge of various aspects of casting processK2
- CO2Familiarized with the process of Dip mouldingK2
- CO3Understand the process of printing of plastics using various techniquesK2
- CO4Understand the process of coating of plasticsK2
- CO5Understand how plastics are machinedK2
Text Books
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- Plastic Engineering Hand Book & D – 5 ‐ By Society of Plastic Industry Inc.
- Plastics Material & Processing‐ By Strong, A, Brent
References
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- Cheremisinoff; Nicholas P. and Cheremisinoff; Paul N. (Eds.), Handbook of Applied Polymer Processing Technology, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York (1996)
- Plastics Materials & Processing ‐ By Schwartz & Goodman Thermoforming ‐ By James & Throne.
Official AKTU syllabus
This subject is on page 26, 27 of the original AKTU PDF.