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Plastics Role
Over 85% of manufactured good contain
some form of plastic
Child Safety
Home and Garden
Food Safety
Medical Use
Automotive
Sports Performance and Safety
Energy Savers
Types
Thermoplastic
Like butter
Thermoset
Like eggs
Processing Methods
Extrusion
Injection Molding
Blow Molding
Compression Molding
Transfer Molding
Rotation Molding
Thermoforming
Extrusion Molding
Extrusion Molding
Injection Molding
The process of forming a material by forcing
it from a heated cylinder (barrel), under
pressure, through a sprue into a cavity of a
confined mold.
This process is used to make products such as
car bumpers, recycling bins, computer
housings, closures, and fittings.
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Blow Molding
Blow Molding
Compression Molding
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Transfer Molding
A process of forming articles by fusing
a plastic material in a chamber then
forcing the whole mass into a hot
mold to solidify.
Used to make products such as
electrical wall receptacles and circuit
breakers
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Rotational Molding
Consists of a closed mold mounted on a
machine capable of rotation on two
axes simultaneously.
Rotation around both axes distributes the
molten plastic into a uniform coating on
the inside of the mold until the part is
set by cooling.
This process is used to make hollow
products, for example storage drums
or kayaks.
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Thermoforming
This process consists of heating
thermoplastic sheet to a formable
plastic state and then applying air
and/or mechanical assists to shape
it to the contours of a mold.
Good for products such as a single
serving jelly tub and plastic
packaging in general
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