COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

This course is about Plastic Injection Molding Detail Design considerations and practices. 4 PDH awarded. Online certificate training program for Design for Plastic injection Molding, Design for Manufacturability series. The training program is based on the book - Engineering Design for Manufacturability, 2006 - 2012, written by Kelly L Bramble.

This course is perfect for anybody in the design, engineering, procurement or management or other technical role whom are involved in the engineering, design or management of plastic injection molded parts.

This training module will be available for 45 days after payment has been received.

Professional Development Hours (PDH) earned = 4.0 hours (Takes approximately 4 hours to complete).
This is a flash based training program.

One must receive an 80% correct or greater on all training modules quiz's, as well as the final knowledge test to receive a Certificate of Completion.

At the conclusion of this course, the student will

• Be able to specify geometry which will minimize design and manufacturing change iterations.
• Be able to identify and correct potential sink depression (mark) areas within designs
• Specify proper draft angles and parting line location on plastic parts
• Design robust stiffening ribs for structural and molding operations
• Specify proper blind and through hole features for thick and thin walled applications
• Be able to design cored hole features that avoid weld-line flaws within the molded part
• Design custom and standard mold-able coring hole features that as easy to manufacture
• Design proper corner and material intersection features
• Specify proper extruded or boss features that exhibit minimal distortions during post molding cool down
• The following are the technology requirements for this training course.
• Design various snap-fit features properly for both function and mold-ability
• Identify Alternative designs for tough to locate cored and snap fit features
• Understand and properly design geometry for living hinge applications
• Properly specify molded part finishes and roughness for application and cosmetics

Modern computer (PC with windows or MAC) not older than 8 years should do it.
Flash Player 10 Shockwave (Free), Windows or MAC.

Course Author Profile Kelly L Bramble

Course Description:

This course is about the fundamentals of Design for Welding, 2 PDH is awarded on completion. Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done by melting the workpieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material (the weld pool) that cools to become a strong joint, with pressure sometimes used in conjunction with heat, or by itself, to produce the weld. This is in contrast with soldering and brazing, which involve melting a lower-melting-point material between the workpieces to form a bond between them, without melting the workpieces.

Many different energy sources can be used for welding, including a gas flame, an electric arc, a laser, an electron beam, friction, and ultrasound. While often an industrial process, welding may be performed in many different environments, including open air, under water and in outer space. Welding is a potentially hazardous undertaking and precautions are required to avoid burns, electric shock, vision damage, inhalation of poisonous gases and fumes, and exposure to intense ultraviolet radiation.

Learning Objectives:

• Analysis of Existing Designs
• Typical Welding Challenges
• Welding Cost Considerations
• Arc Welding
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding SMAW
• Gas Tungston Arc Welding, GTAW, TIG
• Access for Welding
• Spot Welding
• Seam Welding
• Plasma Arc Welding
• Oxyacetylene Gas Welding
• Electron Beam Welding
• Friction Welding
• Laser Welding
• General Design Guidelines
• Mechanical Tolerances
• Heat Affected Weld Zone (HAZ)

Course Author Profile Kelly L Bramble