Polybridge Training Ltd offer effective training in Plastic Injection Moulding which can benefit all of the following members of staff.
Target
Groups.
• Management and Sales staff.
• Purchasing & Procurement staff.
• Designers.
• Setters & Technicians.
• Operators.
All our courses are tailored to the task and can include :
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Assessment before and after training - Training Needs Analysis.
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Practical training at YOUR site.
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Specific Training for your Materials
Machines & Processes.
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Timing
to suit your working patterns
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Cost effective 2 or 3 day courses.
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Designed for your skill levels
We
carry out on-site training using your processes, your materials and
your products this ensures that the course is tailored to your requirements,
focussing on your companies individual needs and designed to meet current
business demands, for the past decade this approach has provided the solution
for many companies in a cost effective way, and more importantly increased
the efficiency of your key resource - PEOPLE !!
Alternatively
we can now offer Off-site courses held at the Engel UK Warwick site, and utilising
the latest technology in a modern setting.
Note : subject to a minimum numbers requirement or venue hire supplement.
In
House programmes.
Modern
apprentice.
Day release.
National Trainee.
Enrol NVQ 2
Both registered for City & Guilds.
Introduction to Injection moulding Based on existing courses,
incorporating practical and Interactive methods for;
Processing, Moulds and Machine.
[Level 1 Course] [Level 2 Course] [Level 3 Course] [Bespoke Example]
Level 1 Course.
Mould installation & preparation.
(Working with Qualified Setter.)
Health & Safety.
Starting & stopping machines.
Systematic tool setting.
Preparation.
Checks prior to tool change.
Lifting & clamping.
Channel identification.
Connections of services, oil, water, air, and core pipes.
Mould care before and after installation.
Assessment.
Supervised and assessed tool installation.
Level 2 Course.
Systematic set-up of clamping units.
Systematic
set-up of Toggle machine.
Netstal machine to be used.
Full explanation of controls & theory required.
Practical setting from "Zeroed" Machine, including; Ejectors, Cores / ancillaries
Systematic set-up of Hydraulic machine.
Arburg or Engel machine to be used.
Full explanation of controls & theory required.
Practical setting from "Zeroed" Machine, including; Ejectors Cores / ancillaries.
Assessment.
Assessed Setting of machines' clamping from zero to operational state.
Processes of the Injection Unit.
Injection
Unit construction & Function.
Basic principles of operation.
Terminology.
Information Needed prior to setting machine.
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Sources of information.
· Melt temperatures,
· Mould temperatures,
· Material types & grade
· Material preparation,
· Estimating shot size.
· Using Material supplier's data.
· Clamping forces
· Barrel capacity & residence time.
· Screw speeds,
· Optimum injection speed.
· Costed cycle time
· Target shot weight.
· Quality criteria
· Q. A. tests & procedure.
Injection profiles; why? when? & How?
Holding pressure profiles.
Switch over methods; use & benefits.
Profiles plasticising & backpressure.
Injection speed & pressure relationship.
Factors affecting injection rate.
Processing "windows" e.g., effect of injection speed
and melt temperatures on final quality.
Determining maximum & minimum values for processing parameters.
Obtaining information and data from the machine / process.
Working
with various materials in order to determine individual characteristics of
Flow, Weight, Melt & Mould temperatures.
Reporting experimental results and drawing conclusions from the findings.
Assessment:
Practical Supervised set-up of machine, to an acceptable quality
article, within all production & quality criteria.
Advanced
Level Training Course For A High Volume
Producer Of Food Containers.
Course Objectives.
#. To increase the effectiveness of technicians.
#. promote thorough understanding of the Injection Moulding process.
#. enhance skills .
#. improve troubleshooting efficiency.
#. create and maintain an even more efficient team.
#. raise quality and performance levels.
#. exploit the full potential of your manufacturing systems.
This
is to be achieved by thorough training and
ongoing assessment at each stage of development.
Training content. ( to include several practical sessions)
# The injection moulding process.
# Processing variables and their effect.
# Plastics materials and their properties.
# Injection moulding machinery; construction and function.
# Screw types; mixing & barrier types, L/D ratios, Compression ratios;
and how these affect output and melting efficiency.
# Systematic set-up techniques.
# Troubleshooting techniques.
# Quality; its importance and implementation, basic S.P.C. & conducting
capability studies (Process Potential Studies).
# Moulds; design , construction care and handling.
The critical importance of cooling media quality, and throughput.
# Calculations to help in everyday situations; screw speeds, shot size,
screw plasticising capacities, cooling time nomograph, approximations
of locking force.
# Awareness of new capabilities of processing machinery.
# Process optimisation.
To enquire about any of these courses please go to our contact page.