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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM

Techning Schedule

Week Lecture Topics/Tutorial/Assignment References/Teaching Materials

1 Introduction to Mold and Die Design—Overview of Mold and Di Lecture notes, Reference texts
design. Fundamentals of Polymer Technology

2 Polymer & Process—Classification and Identification of Plastic, Elas- Lecture notes, Reference texts
tomers and Polymer Matrix Composites. Deformation Characteristics
of Plastic and Elastomers, Molding Compounds and Shaping Meth-
ods, Plastic Melts
3 Injection Molding Process—Phases of an Injection Molding Cycle, Lecture notes, Reference texts
Start, Injection Phase, Holding Pressure Phase, Cooling Phase, Feed
Phase, Removal from the Mold
4 Injection Molding Machine—Overview of Injection Molding, Classifi- Lecture notes, Reference texts
cation of Injection Molding Machines, Components of Injection Molding
Machine, Injection Unit, Plasticating Unit, Injection Mechanical Clamp-
ing Unit, Hydraulic Clamping Unit, Controls
5 Principle of Mold Design (Types and Components) - Cold Mold, Lecture notes, Reference texts
Hot Mold, 2 Plate Mold, 3 Plate Mold, Hot Runner Mold, Insulated
Runner Mold, Injection Mold Component, Mold Layout
6 Principle of Mold Design (Runner, Gate, Venting and Cooling) - Lecture notes, Reference texts
Types of Runners, Types of Gates, air venting design and mold cool-
ing
7 Principle of Mold Design (Product Design for Plastic) - Product Lecture notes, Reference texts
Design for Plastic component ( Wall thickness, Ribs and profiled struc-
tures, Gussets or support ribs, Bosses, Holes, Radii & Corners, Draft
angle, Threads, Tolerances, Undercuts)
8 Principle of Mold Design (Problem and Analysis in Injection Mold- Lecture notes, Reference texts
ing) - Problem in Injection Molding, Analysis in Injection Molding,
Computer Aided Mold Design
9 Mold Design Guidelines—How To Design a Good Mold? Molding Lecture notes, Reference texts
characteristics, Studying the product, Product drawing, Design for
manufacturing, Typical checklist for estimators and designers, Mold
Requirements
10 Die Engineering—Overview of Metal Forming/Working, Sheet Metal Lecture notes, Reference texts
Working, Cutting Mechanism, Forming mechanism

11 Tooling for Metal Working—Types of dies – Conventional, Inverted, Lecture notes, Reference texts
Multi station, Compound, Progressive

12 Press Machine—Definition of Press, Components of a Press, Types Lecture notes, Reference texts
of Presses, Mechanical Presses, Hydraulic Presses, Pneumatic
Presses How to select a Press?
13 Design of Press Working Tools—Blanking Die, Strip Layout, Form- Lecture notes, Reference texts
ing Die, Bending Die, Drawing Die

14 Progressive Dies—Progressive Die - Basic component, Design of Lecture notes, Reference texts
Progressive Die

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