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[ 479POPRIMMV13 ] VL Polymer Injection Moulding 1: Machine Engineering

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
3 ECTS M1 - Master's programme 1. year (*)Kunststofftechnik Gerald Roman Berger-Weber 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Master's programme Polymer Engineering and Science (PES) 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
1. Technical Analysis and Optimization (k4): Students are able to analyse the functionality and performance of injection moulding machines and develop proposals to optimize efficiency and energy consumption.

2. Material Processing (k5): Students can evaluate the impact of processing equipment and process parameters on material degradation and material homogeneity, including mixing and colouring, and make application-specific adjustments.

Skills Knowledge
1. Identifying and evaluating weaknesses in clamping units, injection units, and drive systems. (k4)

2. Analysing machine performance data to select appropriate machine sizes for specific applications. (k4)

3. Implementing wear protection measures and optimizing the maintenance of injection moulding machines. (k3)

4. Evaluating mixing and colouring processes for thermoplastics. (k5)

5. Applying methods to measure and optimize energy efficiency in the injection moulding process. (k3)

6. Identify machine settings to optimize production quality and cycle time. (k4)

7. Identify and apply sensor systems to measure process data during the molding cycle. (k4)

1. Structure and functionality of clamping units, injection units, and drive systems in injection moulding machines. (k2)

2. Differences and selection criteria for machine sizes and their performance data. (k2)

3. Wear mechanisms and protective measures for machine components. (k3)

4. Mixing mechanism and measures to improve the melt quality of thermoplastics during injection moulding. (k3)

5. Factors influencing efficiency and energy consumption in the injection moulding process. (k3)

Criteria for evaluation Written exam
Language English
Study material Injection Molding Machines - A User´s Guide 4th Edition, Friedrich Johannaber, Carl Hanser Verlag 2008
Injection Molding Handbook, Rosato, 3rd Edition, Kluwer Acacemic Publishers 2000
Changing subject? No
Further information Acquisition of knowledge of the detailed contruction of injection moulding machines
Corresponding lecture 479POPRIMPV12: VL Polymer Injection Moulding 1: Process Technologies (3 ECTS)
On-site course
Maximum number of participants -
Assignment procedure Direct assignment