Specialized Molding Techniques: Application, Design, Materials and Processing

A surge of new molding technologies is transforming plastics processing and material forms to the highly efficient, integrated manufacturing that will set industry standards in the early years of this century. This book is a survey of these technologies, putting them into context and accentuating opportunities. The relations among these technologies are analyzed in terms of products, materials, processing, and geometry.

Gas-Assisted Injection Molding
Fusible Core Injection Molding
Low Pressure Injection Molding (including laminate molding and liquid-gas assist molding)
Advanced Blow Molding
Thermoplastic Sheet Composite Processing
Reactive Liquid Composite Molding
Microcellular Plastics
Lamellar Injection Molding
Multimaterial/Multiprocess Technology
Coinjection
In-Mold Decoration
Encapsulation
Stack Molding
Microinjection Molding
Fusible Core
Vibration-Assisted
Injection Molding Extrusion
Surface Replication
Direct Compounding