Department of Materials

Undergraduate study

Facilities for students

Polymer process laboratory

Equipped with a range of industrial and pilot scale polymer processing machinery this is one of the best facilities of its kind at a UK university and teaches the processing technology that lies behind the majority of plastic objects and components in today's world.

To explore these facilities in more detail there are 360-degree views available below:

  • Injection moulding - 2 machines
  • Hydraulic hot presses - 4 machines
  • HAAKE - PolyLab system - 3 machines
  • APV twin screw compounder
  • PVC Profile Extruder
  • Sheet Extrusion
  • Drop weight impact test tower
  • Vacuum forming

Swivel round through 360 degrees to see Injection moulding, sheet extrusion, compounding, haake rheomix and other machines....Click on the info spots to see more information.

Swivel round through 360 degrees to see PVC profile extrusion and vacuum forming....Click on the info spots to see more information.