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CRIT organizes an inter-company training course on the theme “Design of manufactured articles in plastic materials“, with the collaboration of the Proplast Consortium and of FM Srl (CRIT Endorsed Suppliers Network), a company specialized in the production and design of plastic artefacts and capable of conducting industrial research projects related to the world of polymeric materials thanks to its FM Lab.

Course contents

The course will last 16 hours (4 half days lasting 4 hours) and will take place from September 2016 at CRIT.
The following topics will be covered during the sessions:

• Properties of polymeric materials
• Transformation technologies
• Design of injection-molded items in polymeric material
• Analytical techniques compared to identify the problems on manufactured goods and materials

Each training day will be organized so as to provide participants with both a theoretical introduction and a practical phase, through the performance of group activities.

Recipients

• Designers and technical referents of Production and Industrialization
• Designers and technical representatives of Research and Development
• All those interested in exploring the characteristics and properties of polymers and the related transformation technologies / analysis methods, with particular emphasis on the design of injection-molded plastic products.

Professors

• Dott. Ing Giacomo Davoli, FM Lab
• Dr. Maria Teresa Scrivani, Proplast

Lessons will be held in the afternoon at CRIT headquarters on the following dates:

• Thursday 8 September from 2.00pm to 6.00pm
• Thursday 15 September from 2.00pm to 6.00pm
• Thursday 22 September from 2.00pm to 6.00pm
• Thursday 29 September from 1.30pm to 5.30pm

Course program

SESSION 1 – Thursday 8 September from 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Properties of polymeric materials
Teacher: Giacomo Davoli, FM Lab

• Brief generic description (thermoplastic / thermosetting, amorphous / semicrystalline, etc.)
• Mechanical properties (traction, flexion, creep and relaxation of tension, fatigue, shock, hardness)
• Thermal properties (maximum and minimum temperatures of use, thermal conductivity, flame resistance etc.)
• Electrical properties (electrical conductivity, dielectric strength, etc.)
• Optical properties
• Description of properties, application limits and main uses of polymeric materials

SESSION 2 – Thursday 15 September from 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Transformation technologies
Teacher: Giacomo Davoli, FM Lab

• Extrusion
• Injection moulding
• blow
• Thermoforming
• Other techniques (eg casting)

SESSION 3 – Thursday 22nd September from 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Design of injection-molded items in polymeric material
Teacher: Giacomo Davoli, FM Lab

• Main design rules
• Tolerances
• Removable assembly methods (snap, threaded connections …)
• Finishing technologies (pad printing, screen printing, painting etc.)

SESSION 4 – Thursday 29 September from 1.30pm to 5.30pm
Analytical techniques compared to identify the problems on manufactured goods and materials
Teacher: Maria Teresa Scrivani, Proplast

• Description of the possible methodologies of characterization tests and verification of the quality of materials
• Setting and comparison of test methods
• Analysis of typical causes of non-compliance on manufactured products and materials
• Active comparison between participants and lecturer on case studies