Mold Design and Production

Catalog description

The course explores the facets of mold design, production, and evaluation. Lectures offer discussion of proper design concepts such as gating, venting, and reinforcement placement, as well as the use of mold flow and heat transfer modeling software. Various lab modules provide a hands-on exploration of lecture topics which allow students to complete a course project that guides them through the design, production, and testing of an injection molding, extrusion, or thermoforming mold of their creation. Components: Class, Laboratory Prereqs/Coreqs: P: AETM 1830 and AETM 3050 and AETM 3460 ; P: or C: AETM 4850 or AETM 3480 Typically Offered: Occasionally