Description
This comprehensive workbook offers a thorough review of today’s high performance plastics and manufacturing processes. Focusing on common processing problems and practical solutions this book surveys fundamental processing concepts for every major fabrication technique in use today and provides extensive data on controls, instrumentation, materials and molding technologies. This second edition is fully updated with the addition of new material, new tables and new figures. Other useful features include: numerous examples of various phases of processing; a detailed review of each plastics process; the effect of changing one variable while others are constant. /LIST Preface. Fundamentals. Injection molding. Extrusion. Blow molding. Calendering. Casting, encapsulation, potting. Coatings. Compression molding and transfer molding. Foam molding. Forming. Reaction injection molding. Reinforced plastics. Rotational molding. Vinyl Dispersions. Other processes. Auxiliary equipment. Secondary operations. Summary. Appendix. Index.
