Polymer Processing Lab

The Castings / Polymer Processing Lab contains equipment that introduces students to the methods of manufacturing and testing polymer-based products and materials.

Educational Application

Students will be exposed to variety of polymer production processes including extrusion, injection molding, vacuum thermoforming, compression molding, rotational molding, blow molding, expandable foam, and hot dip casting. In addition, the lab is equipped to show students how to test the tensile, hardness, impact, opacity, heat deflection, and melt flow rate of polymer materials.

The laboratory serves:

  • MET 144

Available Equipment

  • TEKCAST 12 Inch Vulcanizer (Compression Molding)
  • Quali-test Laboratory Mixing Extruder (Extrusion)
  • J Clytel Flex Blow Molder (Blow Molding)
  • Powerlab Rotational Molder (Rotational Molding)
  • Yamato DX302C Drying Oven (Hot Dip Casting)
  • Formech 508FS (Vacuum Thermoforming)
  • In House Made Injection Molding Machine (Injection Molding)
  • 2 Part Chemical Foam Casting
  • Expandable Bead Casting
Facility Location Faculty Contact
LMBS B257A Teng Lee, Wei Vian