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Plastics Processing Techniques

1 Introduction : assessing plastics processors ,

What is plastics processing

Who are the plastics processors

Trends in processing

Responsibilities of plastics processors

2 Plastic materials

Feedstock materials: the sources of plastics

Materials classification

Thermosetting materials

Thermoplastics materials

Additives and modifiers

Appendix, generic procedure for using regrinds

3. Temperature, pressure , and time

Temperature

Pressure

Time

Extrusion

The extrusion process

Parts of an extruder

Types of extruded products

Special processes

Future processes

5 . Blow molding

Extrusion blow molding

Injection blow molding

Molds

Tooling

Equipment operation

6. Injection molding

The injection molding machine

The injection molding process

Thermoset injection molding

Future trends

7. Composites processing

Composite plastics Compression molding

Structural reaction injection molding

Resin transfer molding

Thermoplastic composite sheet forming

Contact molding

Pultrusion

Filament winding

8. Thermoforming resin casting and recycling

Thermoforming

Pressure forming

Resin casting

Plastics recycling

 

9. Ancillary equipment

Drying equipment

Trends in material dryers

Granulators

Mold temperature controllers

10. Tooling for plastics processing

Tool design

Types of molds

Mold bases

Mold design

Dies

Appendix

References and resources

Index