Plastic Molding Solution Selection: Design and Product

Author: Jack Avery
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: When large quantities of plastic products need to be produced in a short period, injection molding is a very widely used processing method. However, injection molding has its limitations, especially when producing small batches of products, large products, or hollow-shaped products. Due to competitive factors such as market demands and time-to-market becoming increasingly fierce, selecting a more efficient processing method to manufacture products has become the most stringent procedure in the product development process. "Plastic Forming Solutions: Injection Molding Alternatives" comprehensively covers a wide range of various processing methods that can be used to manufacture plastic products, including industrial plastic processing techniques and small-batch production technologies for preparing prototypes and pre-production samples. New processing methods, such as gas-assisted injection molding, multi-point active feed injection molding, co-extrusion blow molding, and in-mold decoration, are also included. Among these processing methods, the book gathers information on applicability, advantages, disadvantages, materials used, design considerations, uses, and mold considerations, among others.