POLYMER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

ME 310

Introduction to all important aspects of polymer processing and engineering including polymeric materials, material properties, design and manufacturing considerations, processing methods, part performance, post-consumer recycling and upcycling, societal responsibilities and ethics, and various techniques for modeling in materials processing like dimensional analysis, design of experiments, analytical solutions, and computer simulation.

ME 717

Advanced analysis and modeling of plastics extrusion, injection molding, and other processes; mold and equipment design; materials consideration. Knowledge of polymer processing [such asM E 417] strongly encouraged.

ECE/ME 576

Exploration of additive fabrication of thin-film electronics. Various techniques, materials, and applications of printable electronics with a key focus on mechanically flexible electronic devices. Identify the appropriate printing technology and materials to achieve desired device performance.

ME 718

This course is designed to acquaint the student with computer simulation technology used for the engineering of polymer processes. Knowledge of polymer processing [such asM E 417] strongly encouraged.

ME 418

Implications for plastics part design of polymer classification, structure, melt rheology, mixing, polymer blends, anisotropy, solidification, mechanical behavior, failure. Plastics design for electrical, optical, acoustic and barrier properties.