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12 Steps to Six Sigma - Robust Product Development Process

Presented by: Vishu H. Shah, Consultek Consulting Group, LLC, June 12, 2008
$99.00
Description:
Faced with increasing demands from the market and regulatory agencies, manufacturers must establish a robust product-development process that incorporates sound engineering. A systematic approach, one that is logical and scientific, leads to cost reduction, reduced time to market, prevention of premature failures, and minimal rework loops. This presentation focuses on traditional vs. systematic approaches to product design and development, concurrent engineering practices, and 12 critical steps to follow to minimize cost overruns and project delays.

Design for Six Sigma and New Product Development

Presented by: Dr. Vinny Sastri, President of WINOVIA® LLC, August 3, 2006
$99.00
Description:
Design for Six Sigma (DfSS) can be used to design, manufacture and sell high quality, consistent, profitable products that provide sustained customer value. Developing products that deliver customer value requires a collaboration across all functions in an organization. The new product must be robust by design, during manufacturing and eventual performance at the customer. This webinar will demonstrate the value of using DfSS principles in developing such products by identifying critical design, production and distribution parameters that affect the performance of the finished product.

Designing Plastic Parts for Assembly, 6th Edition

Paul A. Tres, 2006, 290 pages
ISBN: 
1569904014, 9781569904015
$92.00
Description:
An excellent tool whether you are just entering the field or are a seasoned plastic parts designer. It will facilitate cost effective design decisions and help to ensure that the plastic parts and products you design stand up under use. This practical design book for plastic parts for assembly is an outgrowth of the like-named University of Wisconsin-Madison professional development course.

Designing With Plastics

Gunter Erhard, 2006, 520 pages
ISBN: 
1569903867, 9781569903865
$132.00
Description:
A short introduction into the specific properties of this material class focuses on the practical needs of the designer, laying the foundation for an in-depth discussion of part design suitable for production and the intended end-use application. Numerous detailed examples highlight practical tips and rules of thumb for successful part design.

Designing with Plastics for Durable Applications

Presented by: Alexander Chudnovsky, The University of Illinois, February 28, 2008
$99.00
Description:
Factors affecting short-term and long-term performance of plastics in durable applications can be divided in three main groups. The first one characterizes the basic material that includes chemical makeup, molecular architecture, molecular weight distribution, additives, etc. The second group represents material fabrication and parts manufacturing conditions.

Engineered Rubber Products: Introduction to Design, Manufacture and Testing

John G. Sommer, 2009; 192 pages

$99.00
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Engineering Design With Polymers

Presented by: Ron Rorrer, University of Colorado at Denver, May 6, 2009
$99.00
Description:
This webinar discusses the use of polymers in the design of engineering components. The main topic is the viscoelastic response of polymers, which engineers must understand in order to use polymers in engineering designs. Thus, the webinar covers the fundamentals of the viscoelastic response of polymer systems and the application of this response to the prediction of stress and deformation as a function of time. Additional topics addressed include creep rupture, time-dependent buckling, and damping and isolation.

Fatigue, Stress, and Strain of Rubber Components: Guide for Design Engineers

Judson T. Bauman, 2009; 240 pages

$100.00
Description:

This text emphasizes the mechanical behavior of elastomers. It discusses the molecular and micro configurations of the rubber matrix and how they produce the observed mechanical behavior.

The fatigue testing of specimens, curve fitting of equations to the test data, and the use of such equations in life prediction are covered comprehensively. Stress-strain testing and behavior are covered to the extent relevant to fatigue analysis. Also, the text covers the application of finite element analysis to components to determine high stress points that are vulnerable to fatigue failure.

Flame Retardants for Plastics and Textiles: Practical Applications

Edward D. Weil, Sergei V. Levchik, 2009

ISBN: 
9781569904541
$100.00
Description:

An overview of flame retardants that are either in commercial use or in advanced stages of market development, reviewed polymer-by-polymer, supplemented by a brief overview of mode of action and interaction. It is more of a “how-to-do-it” book than an academic study. As such, it names trademarked materials as well as products in active stages of development, gives suggestions for selecting among alternatives, provides suggested formulations, and offers a starting point for the compounder or plastics fabricator to pass commercial flammability requirements.

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Industrial Design of Plastics Products

M. Joseph Gordon, Jr., 2002, 592 pages
ISBN: 
0471231517
$142.00
Description:
The most comprehensive volume to date on the design and manufacture of plastics. Plastic product design relies on the same formulas and procedures used for the design of metal, yet plastics are unique building materials that require more in-depth knowledge to produce acceptable results. Plastic product designers must address specific quality control concerns in order to produce quality products at acceptable costs.

Lessons Learned From an Unconventional Design for Lean Six Sigma Development

Presented by: Norm Fowler, Keys Six Sigma, September 11, 2008
$99.00
Description:
In early 2005 the Xerox Corporation began deploying its Design for Lean Six Sigma (DfLSS) initiative. Many companies’ DfLSS deployments are typically structured similarly to their Lean Six Sigma programs. This presentation outlines an unconventional DfLSS deployment model used at Xerox Corp. to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and predictability of technology and product-development organizations. This custom deployment model was structured around a building-block training structure, a flexible competency-based certification process, and integrated coaching.

Material Selection and Datasheet Interpretation

Presented by: Vishu Shah, Consultek Consulting Group, LLC, April 2, 2008
$99.00
Description:
For most designers and Plastics engineers, optimum material selection for a given application remains one of the most difficult and daunting task. After all there are over fifty thousand grades of plastics in existence today. Material selection job is further complicated by standardization issues, difficulty in comparing reported data on equal basis, lack of availability of multi-point measurement data, disconnect between test data and real-world conditions and so on.

Mixing and Compounding of Polymers: Theory and Practice, 2nd Edition

Ica Manas-Zloczower, 2009; 850 pages

ISBN: 
978-1-56990-424-4
$249.00
Description:

Finally available in its second edition, this classic monograph covers everything from the basic principles to the various practical applications of state-of-the-art mixing and compounding.

Plastic Conversion Processes Selecting the Correct Process for Your Design, Parts 1 & 2

Presented by: Eric Cybulski, 3M, February 3 & February 10, 2010
$149.00
Description:
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Plastic Part Design for Injection Molding - An Introduction

Robert A. Malloy, 1994, 460 pages
ISBN: 
1569901295, 9781569901298
$82.00
Description:
This book provides an overview of the design process for injection molded plastic parts. It describes an integrated approach to plastic part design and plastic material selection and will assist the designer in the development of a plastic part design that is functional, manufacturable, and esthetically pleasing. The book goes into great detail on subjects such as concurrent engineering and design for manufacturability, specifically how the various phases of the injection molding process can impact a part's design.

Plastics Design Handbook

D.V. Rosato, D.V. Rosato, M. G. Rosato, 2001, 680 pages
Originally $270.00
ISBN: 
0792379802
$170.00
Description:
Provides a simplified and practical approach to designing with plastic materials. It enables the reader to recognize the fundamental considerations necessary when designing products with plastics pertaining to the different processes and different plastics. Intended for both technical and non-technical readers, it encompasses the relation of materials and processes to understanding the art of designing.

It differs from other books in that it concentrates on the methodology of design. Whereas new material data and fabrication data change constantly, the basics do not.

Plastics Material Selection

Presented by: Melissa Kurtz, Stork Technimet, Inc., February 7, 2008
$99.00
Description:
Material selection is fundamental to the success of a new product, design, or application. Today’s engineer is faced with a myriad of design considerations, coupled with an extraordinary number of available resin grades, when selecting the optimum material candidate for a functional product. The topics included in this presentation include review of polymer basics; considerations in material selection; and case studies of material selection and replacement.

Selection of Polymeric Materials: How to Select Design Properties from Different Standards

by E. Alfredo Campo, 2008, 253 pages
ISBN: 
9780815515517
$230.00
Description:
The proliferation of test methods by which plastic properties are measured has resulted in data that are not identical, sometimes by a large margin. There are over 26,000 different grades of polymers and millions of parts and applications, further adding to the difficulty of the selection process. The right property data are the difference between success and failure of a design, thus making the property selection process critical.

Simulation-Driven Product Design in Plastic Packaging

Presented by: Hossam Metwally, ANSYS, Inc., February 19, 2009

$99.00
Description:
Whether a package is a blow-molded bottle, thermoformed cup, or a clamshell, packaging engineers focus on certain performance criteria, e.g., structural integrity and sealing behavior. While targeting these design objectives, the manufacturing process must also maximize production rate, minimize material use and waste, and achieve the quickest time to market with respect to new products.

Statistical Process Control

Presented by: Tony Mack, Tony Mack Consulting, October 11, 2008 2008

$99.00
Description:

Reliable manufacturers make and ship products that meet specifications agreed upon with their customers. Most manufacturing involves producing hundreds or thousands of parts per day, so it is not economically feasible, or physically possible, to check every part for specification compliance. Statistical process control (SPC) provides a means to ensure that parts are within defined specifications, by applying statistical analysis to a sampling of the parts produced. The manufacturer can then confidently certify that shipments meet agreed-upon quality standards.

What Is This Plastic? - Analytical Techniques for Basic Material Identification

Presented by James A. Koehler, Plastics Technology Laboratories, May 18, 2006
$99.00
Description:
The globalization and increased sophistication of the polymer industry has increased the number of requests for material identification. Requests for material identification can be broken into two major categories. The first category is identifying what polymer the resin or part is and if it is the correct material. The second category is whether the resin or part is contaminated.

Wire and Cable Material Choices

Presented by: James Summers, P3Consultants, November 14, 2007
$99.00
Description:
This presentation compares materials used in wire and cable applications including vinyls, polyethylenes, fluoropolymers, and polyamides. Fundamental properties of flammability, processing ease, long-term aging, stiffness, electrical properties, and cost are compared.

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