Advanced thermoforming : methods, machines and materials, applications, automation, sustainability, and the circular economy /: methods, machines and materials, applications, automation, sustainability, and the circular economy. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sven Engelmann.
• Authors: Engelmann, Sven
• Contents: Foreword xi Preface to Second Edition xvii Preface to First Edition xix Introduction to Second Edition xxi 1. Introduction 1 2. Basics of Thermoforming and Thermoplastics 5 3. Production of Semifinished Products, Extrusion, and Coextrusion 12 4. Introduction to Technical Parts 28 5. Antenna Radome Manufacturing 29 6. Fuel Tank Production on Sheet Machines 33 7. Automotive Body and Commercial Vehicle Applications 41 8. Production of Refrigerator Liners 48 9. Paint Replacement in Automotive Applications 61 10. Motor Air Intake Made from PA 6 GF 15 70 11. Sanitary Equipment (Sheet Machine) 72 12. Thermoforming and Milling of Large-Scale Formed Parts (Sheet Machine) 76 13. Changeover of Sheet Machines 84 14. Chromed Parts 92 15. Applications in Aircraft and Mass Transportation 94 16. High-Quality and Fully Transparent Products (Sheet Machines) 103 17. Deco Molding and Multi-deco Molding 106 18. Smart Manufacturing 119 19. Automotive Body Parts Made of PA + ABS 125 20. Softfeel Made from ABS/TPU Material 127 21. Introduction to Packaging 130 22. Optimizing a Thermoforming Process for Packaging 131 23. Analysis of Thermoforming Films 143 24. Advanced Analysis of Thermoforming Films 150 25. Analysis of Thermoformed Products 157 26. Analysis of Completely Formed, Filled, and Sealed Containers 166 27. Automated Packaging 173 28. Production of Flowerpots 185 29. Perforated Fruit and Vegetable Trays Made Easy 203 30. Steel Rule Die Punching 207 31. Production of Meat Trays 210 32. Multilayer Films for Thermoforming Applications 218 33. PET in Thermoforming Applications 221 34. Thermoformed Packaging Made of PLA 237 35. Peel and Reseal 242 36. Foam Packaging with PP and PS 260 37. Blister Packaging of Syringes 267 38. The Production of Drinking Cups 274 39. Approaches for More Sustainable Rigid Packaging Through Thermoforming 297 40. Mold Making for Thermoforming in Packaging 301 41. Ultrasonic Sealing and Cutting in Thermoforming 308 42. Understanding the Brittle Behavior of Polystyrene Cups 314 43. Preprinted Film for Lid Thermoforming 329 44. Flexible Films 332 45. Simulation 337 46. Sustainability and Circular Economy 345 Glossary 395 Index 397
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (432 pages)
• Subjects: 668.423; Thermoforming
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119666172
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