MECH 1381 Class Dates & Times

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Course Description

This course provides the student with basic knowledge of the plastic injection molding process used in today's plastic parts manufacturing facilities. Included are machine and mold process set-up and optimization, polymer characteristics, the four plastic processing variables of pressure, temperature, flow rate, and cooling rate, and how they determine all part properties. Techniques for determining expert use of machine controls are presented, which enables the best process set up and controlling the four plastic variables to produce a quality part. Course availability determined by program director. Sp

Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.

Effective 2025 Fall Semester, MECH 1381 will be inactivated.

Textbooks

Bookstores are located on the Roane County and Oak Ridge campuses.

Registration Information

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Contact Information

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Contact this course's academic department. Be sure to mention the course number: MECH 1381