Plastics Technology Syllabus
Course Overview
Students will be introduced to and learn various skills,
terminology, safety practices, and principles associated with current
industrial manufacturing and production methods. These items will be
taught through: classroom lectures, assignments, and/or visual aids;
laboratory demonstrations, hands-on laboratory practices and projects.
Each student will also learn related vocational skills such as
preparing for a vocational career, developing resumes, applying for
jobs, and preparing for and practicing job interviews. Each student
will also develop portfolio writings from related areas as required by
current graduation standards.
Grading and Participation Requirements
Because this is highly technical class, the emphasis on the
understanding of industrial terminology and the completion of
laboratory projects will curtain the majority of the class time. They
will also be awarded the majority of the grading points.
Student Supplies
Most laboratory supplies will be provided by the department.
Each student must wear eye protection while in the lab. Commercial
safety glasses can be purchased through the department, but if a
student wishes to bring his/her own eye protection, this is allowed. I
must approve any outside eye protection before the student uses them.
Storage of student lab projects can be done so in the lab
storage cabinets, or the individual student may take their projects
with them at the end of class each day. Any lost or stolen project(s)
is the student’s responsibility to make up.
Each student is expected to have a writing instrument with him/her and
paper at each class meeting
Weekly Lesson Schedule
(Subject to change)
Week 1
Introduction to class
Discussion of rules and requirements
Tour of facilities
Examples of past/possible future projects
The Nature of Manufacturing.
The Organization of Manufacturing.
The History of Industrial Manufacturing World-Wide.
Industrial Materials
Recent changes in manufacturing methods.
Predictions of changes in the future.
Research writing assignments on manufacturing.
Week 2
Lab safety
Lab safety continued
Demonstrations of safe use of all equipment
Performance Test on Selected equipment
Review: Lab Safety
Test: Lab safety (Required to certify lab use)
Demonstration of Cincinnati-Milacron Industrial Inj. Molder
Plastics and their properties
Introduction to Injection Molding
Demonstration of Table-top Injection Molding
Changing Plastic color
Demonstration of plastic dye techniques
Introduction to Blow Molding
Demonstration of Table-top Blow Molder
Review of information covered recently
Test: Polyethylene, Injection molding, Blow molding, Plastic Dyes
Week 3
Introduction to Plastisol
Demonstration of Plastisol Dip Coating
Introduction to acrylic plastic
Selection of lab groups
Group Lab work (Rotation 1)
Injection molding
Plastisol Dip Coating
Blow molding
Cincinnati-Milacron Machine
Acrylic plastic
Week 4 - 5
Group Lab work
Week 6
Group Lab work
Unit Review
Exam: Plastics
Week 7
Discussion of Project Planning.
Discussion of Research & Development.
Discussion of Developing a Cost Analysis of an Item.
Discussion of production work.
Discussion of place work.
Discussion of assembly line production work.
Lab work contest using place work and assembly line methods.
Introduction to finishing, painting, plating, and coating.
Introduction to Robotics
The history of robotics
Current uses and trends in robotics
Week 8
Introduction to Polystyrene
Demonstration of Polystyrene
Introduction to Polyvinyl Plastic
Demonstration of Vacuum forming Polyvinyl plastic
Review of Acrylic plastic
Review of Cincinnati-Milacron Machine
Introduction to Plastic Memory
Demonstration of Plastic Memory
Demonstration of making a memory cube.
Lab project: A memory cube
Selection of lab groups
Group lab work (Rotation 1)
Week 9 - 10
Group Lab work
Week 11
Group Lab work
Review of Polystyrene, Acrylic Plastic, & Cin.-Milacron
Exam
Week 12
Introduction to career planning
Searching for possible career options
Resumes: Developing, writing, editing, and choosing
Job applications
Job interviews
Job interviews continued
Review Career planning, resumes, job interviews
Exam
Additional Assignments/Information
In addition to the above listed assignments, lab projects, and
exams; there will be several quizzes, both pop and announced. There
will be several on demand writing activities (Exact # T.B.A.), dealing
with the class as well as daily note taking assignments. The notes
will be kept in a folder given to the student at the beginning of the
school year and these may be used at all quizzes and exams.