Plastics Processing Technology (FSI-HTZ)

Academic year 2024/2025
Supervisor: Ing. Kamil Podaný, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚST all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
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Classification of plastics from the view of physical, mechanical, thermal and other properties, fundamental processing, injection moulding, influence of processing parameters of final properties of products made of plastics. Plastics processing techniques, designing plastic processing, mould design, esp. injection moulding tools. Extrusion and processes that follow it such as compression, forming and welding of plastics.
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Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 3 hrs. optionally                  
    Laboratory exercise  13 × 3 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

  1. Composite materials and their processing

  2. Composite materials and their processing

  3. Classification of plastics, their application and properties

  4. Physical, mechanical, thermal and rheological properties of plastics

  5. Injection moulding

  6. Injection moulding machines

  7. Moulds for injection moulding

  8. Gating, mould tempering and clamping unit

  9. Excursion to specialised firm

  10. Mould design with the use of standard parts

  11. Processing of plastics (extrusion, blow moulding, vacuum forming)

  12. Manufacturing and bonding of plastics

  13. Thermosets and their processing
    Laboratory exercise

  1. Composite materials and their processing

  2. Composite materials and their processing

  3. Specification of plastic for selected part

  4. Part design

  5. Specification of injection moulding machine

  6. Design of the number of cavities and economical aspects of mould design and part manufacturing

  7. Part design

  8. Excursion to specialised firm

  9. Design of gating and mould tempering

  10. Design of ejecting

  11. Mould design with the use of standard parts

  12. Mould design with the use of standard parts

  13. Course-unit credits
Literature - fundamental:
1. ŠTĚPEK, Jan, aj.: Technologie zpracování a vlastnosti plastů. SNTL . 638 s. ISBN 04-602-89, 1989
2. MENGES,G. end P.MOHREN: How to Make Injection Molds, Hanser Gardner Publications,ISBN 1-56990-062-0,558p, 1993
3. MICHAELI,Walter: Plastics Processing, Hanser Gardner Publications,ISBN 1-56990-144-9,211p,1995
5. SOVA, Miloš a Josef KREBS. Termoplasty v praxi. 1. Praha: Verlag Dashöfer, 2001. ISBN 80-86229-15-7.
6. ZEMAN, Lubomír. Vstřikování plastů: teorie a praxe. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-80-271-0614-1.
Literature - recommended:
1. KOLOUCH,J.: Strojírenské výrobky z plastů vyráběné vstřikováním
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-STG-P full-time study STM Manufacturing Technology and Management in Industry -- Cr,Ex 8 Compulsory 2 1 W
N-STG-P full-time study MTS Modern Technologies of Lighting Systems -- Cr,Ex 8 Compulsory 2 1 W
N-STG-P full-time study STG Manufacturing Technology -- Cr,Ex 8 Compulsory 2 1 W