TRAINING
Gary provides a comprehensive understanding of plastics properties, selection, processing, part design, and troubleshooting. He has trained at least 4000 people on various aspects of plastics from the basics of the origins of plastics to specific performance characteristics such as temperature limits, chemical resistance, and moisture sensitivity. He has a proficiency in mechanical design for plastics as well as plastics processing techniques and controls and troubleshooting and resolving defects associated with plastics processing.
Gary's training can be tailored to a general overview and understanding, or to specific needs of engineers and processors. Some topics included in his training repertoire include:
General Overview:
- History of Plastics
- Plastic Material Usage
Plastics Part Design:
- Hinge Design
- Snap Fit Design
- Creep Properties of Plastics
- Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion
- Plastic Notch Sensitivity
- Material Shrinkage
- Shrinkage Characteristics
- Warpage
- Warpage Design Tips
- Warpage Tooling Tips
- Molecular Flow
- Flow Into a Mold Cavity
- Plastic Flow Properties
- Gate Location
- Injection Molding
- Process Conditions
- Molding Cycle Graph
Processing and Troubleshooting:
- Injection Molding
- Extrusion and Equipment
- Profile Extrusion
- Wire Coating
- Other Processes
- Desiccant Dryer
- Molding Troubleshooting
Hands-on Demonstration:
Plastics Properties:
- Molecular Chains
- Thermoset Plastics
- Amorphous Materials
- Crystalline Materials
- Plastic Modification
- Thermal Properties
- Melting/Softening Points
- Modulus versus Temperature
- Thermal Trends
- Chemical Resistance
- Mechanical Properties
- Nylon versus Polyester
- Trade Names, Suppliers, Symbols and Chemical Names
Contact Gary with your specific needs and to discuss a training regimen for your engineering and/or processing staff.
