Advanced Thermoforming / Wiley Series on Plastics Engineering and Technology (ePub)

Introduces the latest innovations in thermoforming materials,
processes, and applications

Advanced Thermoforming brings readers fully up to date with the
latest standards, processes, materials, and applications in the
field. From forming to filling to sealing processes, the author
explains everything that can now be accomplished using the most
advanced thermoforming technologies available. Moreover, readers
learn how to fully leverage these technologies in order to design
and manufacture products that meet all specifications at minimum
cost and maximum efficiency.

Emphasizing the application of advanced thermoforming for the
production of technical parts and packaging, the book:

* Guides readers through all facets of development, design, and
machine and mold technology

* Recommends new technologies that offer higher productivity,
better quality, and lower costs

* Describes common raw materials used in thermoforming, including
how specific materials affect the production process

* Explains the proper handling of semi-finished products and
formed parts

* Sets forth the basic principles of extrusion, an essential
process underlying thermoforming

* Introduces the latest software techniques to simulate the
thermoforming of new products

Throughout the book, readers learn about the latest innovations
in thermoforming, from thermoformed automobile body parts to fully
automated packaging assembly lines. The author offers valuable
content from his interviews with leading industrial thermoformers,
sharing insights and tips from their years of hands-on experience
with readers.

With Advanced Thermoforming as their guide, polymer and plastics
engineering professionals and students can now explore and exploit
the full range of possibilities that thermoforming technology
offers.