Final Project - Annual

Code:

EM631

Acronym:

PFC

Instance: 2003/2004 - A

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.fe.up.pt/~fonseca/ProjFim/ProjFim.html
Responsible unit:	Industrial Design Section
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEM	11	Plano de Estudos EM Oficial a partir de 2000	5	14,5	25	-
		Plano para Bachareis EM a partir 2000	2	14,5	25	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Application of acquired knowledge in the area of mould project and injected parts manufacturing, involving a strong component of personal responsibility of the student. Promotion of the direct contact with industrial units specialized in these fields.

Program

1st Semester:
Development of full projects for injection moulds, covering, among others, the following topics: three-dimensional modelling of the final part using a CAD system; dimensioning of the functional systems of the mould (feed, cooling and extracting); analysis of the material flux during the injection phase, with optimisation of the feed point locations.
2nd Semester:
Completing an industrial final project, integrated in a stage held inside companies specialized in the production or utilization of injection moulds.

Main Bibliography

Set of texts given by the teacher.

Complementary Bibliography

MENGES, G. and MOHREN,P. - How to Make Injection Molds, 2nd ed. Munich: Hanser, 1993.
MINK, W. -Inyección de plásticos. Barcelona: Editorial Gustavo Gili, S. A., 1977.
PYE, R.G.W. - Injection Mould Design, 4th ed. Harlow: Longman, 1989.
CHARRIER, J. M., - Polymeric Materials and Processing. Munich: Hanser, 1990.
KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK. - Injeccion Moulding Technology. Dusseldorf: VDI-Verlag GmbH, 1981.
DYM, Joseph B. - Injection Molds and Molding, A Practical Manual. Edit. Van Nostrand, 1982.
GASTROW - Injection Molds, 102 Proven Designs. Munich: Hanser, 1983.

Teaching methods and learning activities

After the presentation, in the first sessions, of relevant works in the areas of injection moulding of aluminium alloys and plastic injection, the students will develop studies needed to the concretisation of the proposed projects, including the preparation of the corresponding reports. At the end of the 1st semester, the students should make the presentation, with discussion, of the respective works.
During the 2nd semester, the students will develop deeper works, seeking to give answers to concrete needs, in cooperation with the companies involved. At the end, the project reports are object of public presentation and discussion, with participation of the technical supervisors in the companies.

Software

Unigraphics; MoldWizard; C-mold 3D QuickFill; C-mold Project Engineer and others available in the industrial companies.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Eligibility for exams

Frequency attaining implies that in the 1st semester the limit number of absence will not be exceeded (25% of the forecast sessions) and, in the 2nd semester, there is verified attendance in the facilities of the company where the Final Project is developed.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final mark will be the result of the of the weighted average of the classifications obtained in each one of the components of the evaluation, with the following weights:
1st semester work: 20%
Industrial Final Project: 80%