Factory Excursions
As part of the course “Introduction to Materials Processing” the students were able to visit three factories, Volar Plastics, Motoplast and Orion. The companies specialised in Thermoforming, Rotational Moulding and Injection Blow Moulding respectively. The following was observed: Volar Plastics (Thermoforming) Initially moulds are CNC cut from aluminium onsite. The plastic sheet is then heated, layered over the mould and a vacuum is formed between the plastic and mould, producing…
Read more