Course detail

Plastics in Mechanical Engineering

FSI-FPA Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester

Classification of plastics from the view of physical, mechanical, thermal and other properties, fundamental processing, injection moulding, influence of processing parameters of final properties of products made of plastics. Plastics processing techniques, designing plastic processing, mould design, esp. injection moulding tools. Extrusion and processes that follow it such as compression, forming and welding of plastics.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Supervisor

Ing. Kamil Podaný, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Manufacturing Technology

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of chemistry and a grasp of plastics and production technology

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit is awarded on the following conditions: attendance at seminars, completing of a mould design of a specific part including calculation of basic process parameters of the injection moulding. Examination: Exam is oral and tests the knowledge of the three basic areas of the subject: 1. Principal properties of plastics for processing and operation. 2. Injection moulding, machines and moulds. 3. Other technologies of plastics processing. It is classificated to the ECTS grading scale
Attendance in lectures is recommended. Attendance in exercises is compulsory. The attendance to the seminar is regularly checked and the participation in the lesson is recorded. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher via working out a special programme.

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarise students with basic technologies of plastics processing, and to provide them with information about the principles applied for construction of machines and tools necessary for the production.
The subject "Plastics Processing Technology " provides students with basic information describing the structure of plastics and their properties from the point of view of physics, rheology and processing. Also dealt with are the essential processes and basic applications in various areas of life and industry.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme B-PDS-P: Industrial Design, Bachelor's, compulsory

Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization STG: Manufacturing Technology, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Syllabus


  1. Composites and their processing

  2. Classification of plastics, their application and properties

  3. Physical, mechanical, thermal and rheological properties of plastics

  4. Injection moulding (injection moulding cycle, injection pressure – course)

  5. Injection moulding machines, plastification unit and clamping unit, machine control

  6. Excursion to specialised firm

  7. Moulds for injection moulding, number of cavities

  8. Gating system

  9. Tempering and ejector system

  10. Processing of plastics (extrusion, blow moulding, vacuum forming)

  11. Manufacturing and bonding of plastics

  12. Thermosets and their processing

  13. Review, discussion

Laboratory exercise

14 hours, compulsory

Syllabus


  1. Specification of plastic for selected part

  2. Part design

  3. Machine specification

  4. Set of mouldings determination.

  5. Optimization of process parameters.

  6. Excursion to specialised firm.

  7. Course-unit credits.

Computer-assisted exercise

12 hours, compulsory

Syllabus


  1. Mould design in principle.

  2. Design of gating.

  3. Design of ejecting.

  4. Design of mould tempering.

  5. Mould design with the use of standard parts.

  6. Mould design with the use of standard parts.