Spring 2027

Fundamentals of Injection Molding

Fundamentals of injection molding covering materials, design, processing, process physics, CAE, troubleshooting, and advanced molding processes.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.78 GPA, 97.6% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply techniques and decision making tools for increased quality, product safety and reliability, and productivity

  • Apply quality improvement methods that lead to better quality, decreased cost, reduced cycle time, and sustainability

  • Demonstrate the use of concepts and practices of processing, materials, designs, general skill sets like control, computer-aided engineering (CAE), and optimization, and special topics that includes emerging and competing technologies and advanced molding processes

  • Synthesize understanding in all aspects of injection molding and related processes, to take on tasks and challenges related to material processing

  • Apply process insights and develop logical thinking, problem-solving skills, life-long learning attitude, independent research capabilities, as well as presentation and communication skills

  • Develop independent research capabilities and critical thinking skills toward the special injection molding processes

  • Apply in-depth knowledge of analytical and numerical simulation methods for injection molding

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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M E 310,M S & E 331,CHEM/​M S & E 421, member of Engineering Guest Students, declared in Capstone Certificate in Polymer Processing and Manufacturing, or graduate/professional standing

    • ME 310
    • MS&E 331
    • CHEM/MS&E 421
    • member of Engineering Guest Students
    • declared in Capstone Certificate in Polymer Processing and Manufacturing
    • graduate/professional standing
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ME 419

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  • Any of
    • ME 310
    • MS&E 331
    • CHEM/MS&E 421
    • member of Engineering Guest Students
    • declared in Capstone Certificate in Polymer Processing and Manufacturing
    • graduate/professional standing

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.78 GPA, 97.6% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Materials, design, processing, process physics, CAE, troubleshooting, and advanced molding processes.

Skills

  • Injection molding process physics, design, troubleshooting, CAE, and optimization.
  • Quality improvement methods and decision-making tools for productivity and safety.

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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