Tim Weston, Department Head

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Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at
Pennsylvania College of Technology
A resource for the Pennsylvania Plastics Industry

• Presented by
• Tim Weston, Department Head
• Department of Plastics and Polymer Engineering
  Technology
• Pennsylvania College of Technology

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Top Colleges and Universities offering Plastics
and Polymer Engineering / Technology
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State Penn State Erie The Behrend
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Plastics at Penn College - A Brief History

• 1986 Ben Franklin Plastics Grant
• 1987 AAS Plastics and Polymer Technology (2 yr)
  Program
• 1988 First Full Class (10 FTE)
• 1989 First Technology Transfer Center Plastics
  Project
• 1992 BS Plastics and Polymer Engineering
  Technology (4 yr) Program
• 1994 Plastics Manufacturing Center (PMC)
  Founded
• 1995 TAC / ABET Accreditation
• 1997 The Plastics Resources for Educators
  Program (PREP) Established (NSF/ATE)
• 2000 NSF CCLI Blow Molding Grant
• 2000 Rotational Molding Center of Excellence
• 2001 TAC / ABET Reaccreditation
• 2000 The Plastics Resources for Educators
  Program (PREP) Phase 2 (NSF/ATE)
• 2001 New Blow Molding Lab
• 2003 The Plastics Resources for Educators
  Program (PREP) Phase 3 (NSF/ATE)
• 2003 New Extrusion Lab
• 2004 Industry funded Plastics Mobile Lab
• 2005 New Nylon Developed by PMC
• 2006 Plastics Department Head Tim Weston
  recognized as SPE Educator of the Year
• 2007 - TAC / ABET Reaccreditation

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The Plastics Curriculum at Pennsylvania College
of Technology

• Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology (BS)
• ABET Accredited
• True 22 Articulation with AAS program

• Plastics and Polymer Technology (AAS)
• ABET Accredited
• True 22 Articulation with AAS program

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Plastics Polymer Technology (AAS)

• First Semester Credits Second
  Semester Credits
• PPT 115 The Plastics Industry 2 PPT
  130 Plastics and Elastomers 4
• PPT 120 Polymer Processing 4 CAD 119
  3D CAD and Modeling 3
• CHM 100 Fundamentals of Chemistry
  4 ECO 111 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
• or ENL 111
  English Comp. I 3
• CHM 111 General Chemistry I 4 MTT 105
  Mfg. Processes 4
• CSC 110 Intro. To Information Tech 3
  Toolmaking Survey
  17
• CAD 117 Technical Drawing, Print 3
• Reading and 2D CAD
• FIT Fitness Lifetime Sports Elec.
  1
• 
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• Third Semester Fourth Semester
• PPT 235 Injection Molding 4 PPT
  250 Industrial Blow Molding 4
• PPT 245 Mold Design/Maintenance
  4 PPT 248 Extrusion
  4
• ENL 201 Technical Professional Comm. 3 PPT
  249 Industrial Project Management 3
• MTH 180 College Algebra Trig. I 3 MTH
  182 College Algebra Trig. II 3
• QAL 230 Process Improvement (SPC)
  4 PHS Physics/Chemistry Elective
  4
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Plastics Polymer Engineering Technology
(BS)(AAS)

• Fifth Semester Credits Sixth
  Semester Credits
• PPT 315 Polymer Testing 4 PPT 240
  Advanced Polymer Testing 4
• MET 318 Mfg. Process Organization
  3 PPT 347 Moldflow 3
• MTH 230 Applied Calculus 3 MET 315
  Engineering Economics 3
• MET 311 Computer Solutions of Eng. Prob .
  3 MET 321 Eng. Ethics Legal Issues 3
• PHS Physics/Chemistry Elective
  4 (WRT/STS)
• 17 MTH 160 Elem Statistics w/Com
  App. 4
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• Seventh Semester Eighth Semester
• PPT 415 Polymer Synthesis 4 PPT 425
  Product Design 4
• MET 495 Senior Seminar Lecture (WRT) 1 MET
  496 Senior Seminar - Laboratory 3
• SPC 101 Fundamentals of Speech
  3 ELC Humanities/Soc. Sci./Art/
• HUM Humanities Elective 3
  For. Lang./Applied Arts Elec. 3
• BPT Humanities/Soc. Sci./Art/
  FIT Fitness Lifetime Sports Elec.
  1
• Foreign Lang (Cul. Div. El.)
  3 ART Art Elective 3
• OEA Open Elective 3 OEA
  Open Elective 3
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Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at
Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Equipment / Facilities
• Human Resources
• Faculty/Staff
• Students
• Curriculum Developed
• TAC/ABET Accredited Baccalaureate Degree
• TAC/ABET Accredited Associate Degree
• Nationally Recognized Leader in Instructional
  Material Development

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Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at
Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Equipment / Facilities
• Human Resources
• Faculty/Staff
• Students
• Curriculum Developed
• TAC/ABET Accredited Baccalaureate Degree
• TAC/ABET Accredited Associate Degree
• Nationally Recognized Leader in Instructional
  Material Development

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Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at
Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Equipment / Facilities

Instructional Labs Blow Molding Extrusion Injectio
n Molding Industrial Injection Molding - White
Room Rotational Molding Thermoforming Material
Testing Design / CAD Industry Projects
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Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at
Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Equipment / Facilities
• Human Resources
• Faculty/Staff
• Students
• Curriculum Developed
• TAC/ABET Accredited Baccalaureate Degree
• TAC/ABET Accredited Associate Degree
• Nationally Recognized Leader in Instructional
  Material Development

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Tim Weston, Department Head Dr. Kirk Cantor,
Professor John Bartolomucci, Instructor
Faculty
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Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at
Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Equipment / Facilities
• Human Resources
• Faculty/Staff
• Students
• Curriculum Developed
• TAC/ABET Accredited Baccalaureate Degree
• TAC/ABET Accredited Associate Degree
• Nationally Recognized Leader in Instructional
  Material Development

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Plastics Manufacturing Center

• Product Prototyping
• Plastics Materials Analysis
• Mold Making Review
• Grant Writing Assistance
• Literature Patent Searching
• Linkage to other Penn College/PSU Services
  Facilities
• Student Employment on Projects

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Plastics Manufacturing CenterStudent Projects
Brad Resser with Ward Mfg. hose reel prototype
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Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at
Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Equipment / Facilities
• Human Resources
• Faculty/Staff
• Students
• Curriculum Developed
• TAC/ABET Accredited Baccalaureate Degree
• TAC/ABET Accredited Associate Degree
• Nationally Recognized Leader in Instructional
  Material Development

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Involvement with the CommunityThe Penn College
Plastics Experience
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Involvement with the CommunityPenn College Open
House

• Tours of the Campus for Prospective Students and
  Alumni
• College Information Sessions
• Balloon Launch by Plastics Technology Students
• Open Lab Sessions

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Involvement with Industry Student Chapter -
Society of Plastics Engineers
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Involvement with Industry Annual Involvement
with ANTEC

• Penn College student Desiree Nichols and mentor
  Dr. Stan Baczek after Desiree received best paper
  award during ANTEC.

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Brett DavidsonCarlisle Syntec, TPO Plant
Involvement with Industry Student Co-Op /
Internship Experience
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Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at
Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Equipment / Facilities
• Human Resources
• Faculty/Staff
• Students
• Curriculum Developed
• TAC/ABET Accredited Baccalaureate Degree
• TAC/ABET Accredited Associate Degree
• Nationally Recognized Leader in Instructional
  Material Development

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Plastics Polymer Technology (AAS)

• First Semester Credits Second
  Semester Credits
• PPT 115 The Plastics Industry 2 PPT
  130 Plastics and Elastomers 4
• PPT 120 Polymer Processing 4 CAD 119
  3D CAD and Modeling 3
• CHM 100 Fundamentals of Chemistry
  4 ECO 111 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
• or ENL 111
  English Comp. I 3
• CHM 111 General Chemistry I 4 MTT 105
  Mfg. Processes 4
• CSC 110 Intro. To Information Tech 3
  Toolmaking Survey
  17
• CAD 117 Technical Drawing, Print 3
• Reading and 2D CAD
• FIT Fitness Lifetime Sports Elec.
  1
• 
  17
• Third Semester Fourth Semester
• PPT 235 Injection Molding 4 PPT
  250 Industrial Blow Molding 4
• PPT 245 Mold Design/Maintenance
  4 PPT 248 Extrusion
  4
• ENL 201 Technical Professional Comm. 3 PPT
  249 Industrial Project Management 3
• MTH 180 College Algebra Trig. I 3 MTH
  182 College Algebra Trig. II 3
• QAL 230 Process Improvement (SPC)
  4 PHS Physics/Chemistry Elective
  4
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Plastics Polymer Engineering Technology
(BS)(AAS)

• Fifth Semester Credits Sixth
  Semester Credits
• PPT 315 Polymer Testing 4 PPT 240
  Advanced Polymer Testing 4
• MET 318 Mfg. Process Organization
  3 PPT 347 Moldflow 3
• MTH 230 Applied Calculus 3 MET 315
  Engineering Economics 3
• MET 311 Computer Solutions of Eng. Prob .
  3 MET 321 Eng. Ethics Legal Issues 3
• PHS Physics/Chemistry Elective
  4 (WRT/STS)
• 17 MTH 160 Elem Statistics w/Com
  App. 4
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• Seventh Semester Eighth Semester
• PPT 415 Polymer Synthesis 4 PPT 425
  Product Design 4
• MET 495 Senior Seminar Lecture (WRT) 1 MET
  496 Senior Seminar - Laboratory 3
• SPC 101 Fundamentals of Speech
  3 ELC Humanities/Soc. Sci./Art/
• HUM Humanities Elective 3
  For. Lang./Applied Arts Elec. 3
• BPT Humanities/Soc. Sci./Art/
  FIT Fitness Lifetime Sports Elec.
  1
• Foreign Lang (Cul. Div. El.)
  3 ART Art Elective 3
• OEA Open Elective 3 OEA
  Open Elective 3
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Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at
Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Equipment / Facilities
• Human Resources
• Faculty/Staff
• Students
• Curriculum Developed
• TAC/ABET Accredited Baccalaureate Degree
• TAC/ABET Accredited Associate Degree
• Nationally Recognized Leader in Instructional
  Material Development

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The Plastics Resources for Educators Program
(PREP)
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The Plastics Resources for Educators Program
(PREP)
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