This book provides comprehensive information on thermoforming principles and processes. It introduces students, as well as engineers and technicians, with experience in this field, to this area of plastics manufacturing. The reader will find extensive information on thermoforming-related subjects, from materials’ properties and processing data, to machines, tools, and trouble shooting.
Chapter 1 : Definitions, History, Methods, and Equipment
Chapter 2 : Polymeric Materials
Chapter 3 : Heating the Sheet
Chapter 4 : Stretching the Sheet
Chapter 5 : Cooling and Trimming the Part
Chapter 6 : Molds
Chapter 7 : Parts Design
Chapter 8 : Producing Sheet and Film
Chapter 9 : Latest Technologies
Chapter 10 : Set-Up Protocols, Trouble-shooting, and the Economics of Thermoforming
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