Plastic Component Design

Thisbookisfortheindustrialdesignerinterestedintheapplicationsofplasticsinproductsandindustry.Itexplainshowdifferentplasticsareprocessed,anditcontainsextensiveexamplesofcommonandunusualplasticcomponentsandproductswithanexplanationofhowtheyaremanufactured.Everyyear,moreproductsarebeingreplacedoraugmentedbythesameproductmadefromplastic,andthistrendhasresultedinmuchdebateabouttheeffectivenessofplasticreplacements.Today'splasticscanbedesignedtooperateinallweatherconditionsandchemicalsurroundings.Theycanbeeconomicallyproducedforshortrunpartproductionorreadilyadaptedtohighquantityproduction,...