Update on troubleshooting in thermoforming [electronic resource] / Natamai Subramanian Muralisrinivasan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muralisrinivasan, Natamai Subramanian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thermoforming.

Plastics--Molding.

Plastics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shrewsbury : iSmithers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thermoforming is one of the most common methods of processing plastics. It is extensively used by the packaging industry to produce disposable containers from blister packs for pharmaceuticals and electronics to microwavable food trays.There are many potential sources for problems in thermoforming and it is often hard to recognise the source of the problem to trouble shoot.This book provides an insight into the problems occurring during production and offers detailed remedies in terms of the sheet to be thermoformed and its basic compound. It examines the different types of surface defects, ho

Contents:

Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Plastic Sheet, Sheet Materials, Physical Properties and Plastics - an Overview; 3 Machine Specifications - Effect of Parameters; 4 Problem Identification - Classification - Troubleshooting - Flow Chart; 5 Optimisation of the Production; 6 Case Studies; 7 Conclusion; Abbreviations; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-56328-9

9786612563287

1-84735-470-X

OCLC:

609863700