This book is for the industrial designer interested in the applications of plastics in products and industry. It explains how different plastics are processed, and it contains extensive examples of common and unusual plastic components and products with an explanation of how they are manufactured. Every year, more products are being replaced or augmented by the same product made from plastic, and this trend has resulted in much debate about the effectiveness of plastic replacements. Today's plastics can be designed to operate in all weather conditions and chemical surroundings. They can be economically produced for short run part production or readily adapted to high quantity production, ...
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Ch. 1 The Plastics Industry 5 Ch. 2 Thermosetting Plastics and Their Applications 27 Ch. 3 Thermoplastics and Their Applications 37 Ch. 4 Plastic Component Considerations 59 Ch. 5 Surface Finishes 95 Ch. 6 Special Effects on Plastics 107 Ch. 7 Injection Molding 129 Ch. 8 Extrusion Molding 147 Ch. 9 Blow Molding 163 Ch. 10 Other Molding Operations 173 Ch. 11 Secondary Operations 191 Ch. 12 Die and Mold Considerations 213 Ch. 13 Drafting Plastic Components 237 Index 249
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