Plastics Engineering Technology

This course provides an introduction to programmable logic controllers. Emphasis is placed on, but not limited to, the following: PLC hardware and software, numbering systems, installation, and programming. Upon completion, students must demonstrate their ability by developing, loading, debugging, and optimizing PLC programs.

This course provides an introduction to hydraulics/pneumatics. Topics include hydraulic pumps, pneumatic compressors work and system components such as valves, filters, regulators, actuators, accumulators, and lubricators. The lab enables students to test, troubleshoot and repair hydraulic pumps, pneumatic compressors and components such as valves, filters, regulators, actuators, accumulators, and lubricators. Upon completion, students will be able to apply principles of hydraulic/pneumatics.

Students learn the fundamentals of molding operations, including molding terminology, machine part identification, operating safety, machine controls and machine startup and shutdown. Students are taught to identify common part defects such as short shots, flash, warp, surface defects, color changes and shrinkage. Students learn the properties of commonly used molding materials.

Students learn to safely operate a molding machine. Students learn to properly startup, set machine controls and shutdown a molding machine.

This course is designed to teach students basic mold setter skills. They will learn the fundamentals of molding operations, including molding terminology, machine part identification, operating safety, machine controls and machine startup and shutdown. Students are taught to identify common part defects such as non-fill, burn marks, warpage, discoloration, weld lines, and flash. At the end of this course students should be able to safely work as a mold setter.

This course is designed to teach students the basic mold setter skills in a laboratory environment. The students will learn the practical application of molding operations, including molding terminology, machine part identification, operating safety, machine controls, and machine startup and shutdown. Students are taught to identify and correct common part defects such as non-fill, burn marks, warpage, discoloration, weld lines, and flash. At the end of this course students should be able to work safely as a mold setter.

This course will provide students with the knowledge to do preventive maintenance on automation systems. Also assess tooling, inspect and perform preventive maintenance on various tools. This course provides both classroom and performance based hands on training to inform personnel on preventive maintenance.

This training course is designed to provide the basic skills needed to operate and program the robot cell. The course provides both classroom and performance based hands on training in the use of controls, operations, and part programming.

This course is designed to teach students basic mold processor skills. Topics will include safety, molding materials, machine controls, fill rates, temperature control, pressure control, and timing. Students will learn how various factors affect the mold process and how to compensate for those factors by setting and adjusting machine controls.

This course is designed to teach students basic mold processor skills in a laboratory environment. The students will learn the practical application of mold processes including safety, molding materials, machine controls, fill rates, temperature control, pressure control and timing. Students will learn how various factors affect the mold process and how to compensate for those factors by setting and adjusting machine controls.