Plastic Materials

Chapter one in plastic product design book which i have started to read from last month is about PLASTIC MATERIALS I have written my reflection a short summary of this chapter:

Plastic are organic materials which are made from large molecules that are constructed by a chain-like attachment of certain building-block molecules. Plastic have divided into two categories :THERMOPLASTIC and THERMOSET plastics.

THERMOSETS:

Thermoses plastics are polymers(“poly” means many) which are useless in their raw states. they are the hardest and stiffest of all plastics, some example of this group are: phenolics , melamine, urea, alkyds, and epoxies

THERMOPLASTICS:

this group of plastics are “heat-sensitive” material which are solids at room temperature, like most metals. common examples of this group are: polyethylene , polystyrene ,polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and nylon.

Plastic Product Design with Management Msc

http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/pgprospectus/courses/plastics-product-design-with-management.cfm

This link is related to my subject at London Metropolitan University which will start september 2008. this course consist of 3taught core modules with 1 optional taught module and a project.For Msc these 6 module must be passed.It means I will need to collect 180 credits.

The aims of the product design with management course are to: a) Provide the basis of business management in addition to the underpinning product design modules for science and engineering graduates. b) Provide foundation knowledge and practical skills related to managerial work. c) Use computer programme to manage project planning and control processes.