Overview

We specialize in the design of products as well as advanced development of injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, thermoforming, thermal imprinting, and hybrid processes.

Advanced capabilities include:

1) product design for manufacturing with Six Sigma and robust design methodologies,
2) simulation: structural, thermal, processing, couple field, and finite element programming,
3) process instrumentation, analysis, and control,
4) mold/tool design, auxiliaries development, and machine design.

News

Lean Plastics Manufacturing

The lean plastics manufacturing course is again being offered this spring of 2010. The evening course provides an analytical & systems view to plastics operation management. Four Harvard case studies andf a student project will assist the internalization of course concepts. Enrollment is being increased to meet student demand. MORE

Thermal Imprinter Commissioned

A thermal imprinter has been designed, commissioned, and tested as part of the 26.404 Process Control course. Capabilities include profiling of upper and lower stamp temperatures, clamp force, PID tuning, and data acquisition. MORE

Plastics Manufacturing
Systems Engineering Book

This book provides a vision and structure to integrate all the engineering disciplines that converge in the development of plastics manufacturing processes and systems. It was written to help students and practitioners to understand the inner workings of their processes to thereby develop innovative and highly competitive manufacturing processes. MORE

2010 SPE Process Monitoring & Control Special Interest Group

Abstract submissions are due September 4th for the Society of Plastics Engineers' Annual Technical Conference, May 16-20, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. The goal of the Process Monitoring & Control Special Interest Group is to understand the process behavior and the development of process models, monitors and sensors; and provide a forum for the discussion of measurement science used by polymer processors to overcome challenges faced in the pursuit of improved product quality and productivity. MORE

2010 PPS Process Monitoring, Control, & Sensors Symposium

Join us at the process monitoring symposia in Banff, Alberta, Canada from July 4-8th, 2010. The intent is to provide a mechanism and format for interaction and presentation of research results in the international polymer processing community. Paper submissions are will be due in the Fall. MORE

Injection Mold Design Engineering Book Update

This book provides a vision for engineering mold design. The topics are presented in a top down manner, starting with the “big picture” before proceeding to layout and detailed design of molds. The book provides pragmatic analyses with worked examples that can be readily adapted to “real world” mold design applications. MORE