MFGT 141
Technical Papers
Assignments
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Lab Report 1: Injection molding of engineering thermoplastic.
Due Date: Check MFGT 141 Home Page
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Lab Report 2: Thermoset resin compression molding
or RTM Due Date: Check MFGT 141 Home Page
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Format of Technical Papers (Teams of 2 students)
– Due Date: Check MFGT 141 Home Page
Each student team will be responsible for completing
two technical papers on selected thermoplastic or thermoset polymers. The
technical paper should be 4 to 6 pages typed and double spaced. It should
include the following:
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Introduction- Definition, History, General Information,
Commercial name and Manufacturer (Including contact names and phone numbers
of resin suppliers)
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Applications and commercial uses.
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Chemical description (chemical structure and repeating
unit) and production methods
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Properties and characteristics- experimental data
of mechanical or physical properties, including modulus, strength, density,
viscosity, Tg, and Tm.
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Processing- Molding equipment, cycle times, Safety,
and molding parameters
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Discussion of current research or advances
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References from books, articles, ANTEC proceedings,
etc.
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Presentation- Due Date- Check
MFGT 141 Home Page
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Each group will make a 15-minute presentation
from one of the papers.
MFGT 141 Format for Lab Reports
Name
MFGT141
Date
Lab Report Title
Introduction
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Give purpose of the lab experiment.
Background if necessary of the experiment.
Materials
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Materials used to run experiment. Include
product name, supplier, etc…
Equipment
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Equipment used for Testing. Identify
name, size, manufacturer, etc…
Procedure
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List the procedure to run equipment.
Results
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Describe your results. List the data
in table form and then summarize the data in graph form with Excel
Conclusions and Recommendations
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Give conclusions and recommendation
that you can draw from your experiment. Answer the questions from the lab
assignment.
Format for Lab Books
Table Of Contents
Page Number Experiment
Title
1. 5 ‘S’ Training
6. Extrusion of LDPE with film Die
on 1-22-01
13. Injection Molding of HDPE with
Frisbee on 1-29-01