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Plastics Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Course No: 26.606-031;  ISIS Class Nbr: 15222

Registration Information
Current students: Register for this course at http://isis.uml.edu using the above ISIS Class Nbr. New Students: Register for this course using the "Non-Degree Course Registration Form". For additional registration information click here.
Note: There is a $30 per semester, nonrefundable registration fee for credit courses.


Course Description
The course provides guidance about plastics manufacturing as an integrated system with broadly applicable analysis in three areas: 1) machinery, 2) controls, and 3) operations. The machinery topics include heating/cooling, hydraulics/pneumatics, electric drives, and sensors. The controls topics include signal conditioning, data acquisition, machine controllers, and related control laws. The operations topics include process characterization, process optimization, quality control, and automation. The course is developed to support plastics processing engineers and others involved with plastics manufacturing who are performing process development, research, and machine design.

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Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 0
Chat Hours: Tue 8-9pm;
Instructor: David Kazmer

When Offered & Tuition
Online Course,
Fall 2009: Sep 02 to Dec 12
Tuition: $1485

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