Composite Tool Design (A.S.)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/plastics/
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
The Composites Tool Design Program provides the diverse student body in the surrounding regional community with advanced education in plastic manufacturing technology and serves as a bridge between students who seek job skills, industry certifications or an Associate Degree for employment. The Program provides a high quality of instruction to achieve its objectives. The Associate in Arts in Plastic/Composite Tool Design allows the student to learn basic modeling, dimensioning, tolerancing, and mold design of plastic parts. The student also learns the practical aspects of fabricating parts and tooling for both composite and plastic projects.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Student demonstrate safe work habits around plastics machinery.
- Students communicate clear technical instructions.
- Students differentiate between the various types of plastic.
- Students employ shop drawings to produce plastic parts to drawing specifications.
- Students identify the specific applications of plastic resign systems.
- Students recognize the process for manufacturing various plastic parts.
- Students use percentages to mix resigns, fillers, and colors.
- Students utilize ratios and fractions to mix materials.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ENGT 111 | Plastics Technology | 3.0 |
| ENGT 116 | Blueprint Reading and Production | 4.0 |
| ENGT 117 | Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing and Model Based Definition | 4.0 |
| ENGT 259 | Solidworks Introduction | 4.0 |
| ENGT 263 | SolidWorks for Industrial Mold Tools Design | 4.0 |
| ENGT 209 | Plastics Injection Molding I | 3.0 |
| or ENGT 250 | Fiberglass and Vacuum Infusion Process Technology | |
| or ENGT 251 | Composites Fabrication and Tooling | |
| Total Units | 22 | |
Recommended Electives
In order to expand on the knowledge of tooling design, students are recommended to take one or more of the recommended electives:
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENGT 100 | Soft Skills for Manufacturing, Technology and Engineering Professionals | 3.0 |
| ENGT 131 | Design Fundamentals Including 3D Modeling | 3.0 |
| ENGT 209 | Plastics Injection Molding I | 3.0 |
| ENGT 281 | Sustainable Toy Design with Solidworks | 3.0 |
| MTT 100 | Machine Tool Introduction | 2.0 |
| MTT 131 | Geometric Tolerance Inspection using Verisurf | 3.0 |
| MTT 180 | Robotics for Computer Numerically Controlled Machines | 3.0 |
| ET 101 | Principles of Engineering Technology | 3.0 |
| ET 103 | Industrial Process Control | 2.0 |
| NPD 101 | Innovation Using Rapid Prototyping | 3.0 |
| NPD 103 | Tooling and Materials for New Product Development | 3.0 |
Associate of Arts Degree Requirements
Students must complete the required major courses, the Cerritos College Associate of Arts General Education requirements, and electives as needed. Students must earn a 2.0 grade point average and earn a grade of “C” or higher in major/emphasis courses.