Material science

Seminar content

Plastics are universal materials made to measure. Accordingly, the choice is almost limitless – and therefore confusing. In plain language, this means that the right material must be found based on the requirements of the plastic part to be designed. If this is taken to heart, the subsequent success of the project is within reach.

In this seminar, we will show you methods for accurate material selection, both with petro-based and bio-based plastics. In addition to specialist knowledge of materials technology, we will teach you how to use various material databases, which will be an indispensable aid to you. Based on an exemplary list of requirements, you will have the opportunity to successfully select the material yourself with our support. If you have taken part in our seminar “The precise requirements profile”, you can of course use the requirements profile you created there.

Note: You can bring suitable documents (requirements list etc.) for a planned product from your company to work with in the workshop.

Prerequisite

Basic knowledge of plastics technology

Recommended: “The dynamic requirements profile”

Target group

• Project / product managers
• Development engineers
• Engineers and designers
• Employees and managers in the quality area
• Mold makers and plastics processors
• Career changers in the plastics industry

Details

Theory:

• Basic and in-depth material science on petro- and bio-based plastics
• Guidelines for material selection

Practice:

• Familiarization with various online and software-implemented material databases
• Material size selection based on an example product
• Detailed material selection based on your own (planned) product

On-site implementation possible on request!