Overview

"A handbook that answers over 1000 of the potential combinations of basic variables or problems that can occur from up-stream to down-stream equipment. Guidelines are provided for maximizing processing efficiency and operating at the lowest possible cost. It explains the various extrusion processes that produce different commodity and engineered plastic products. The text's practical approach provides for both the novice and experienced personnel, a methodology on extrusion advancements and trends. This leads to ""streamlining"" processing lines by anticipating problems that could occur, what causes them, how to eliminate them, and/or how to take corrective action. The content is arranged to provide a natural progression from simple to complex situations. It correlates materials, equipment, process controls, product requirements, and people. This text should be of interest to technical managers, technical staff academics, and students interested and involved in extrusion; scientists in both academia and industry working in related fields (eg design)."

Full Product Details

Author:   D.V. Rosato
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.830kg
ISBN:  

9780412828102

ISBN 10:   0412828103
Pages:   779
Publication Date:   31 October 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 The complete extrusion process.- Overview.- Extruder type and construction.- Extruder operation.- Processing plastic.- Extruder heating and cooling profile.- Auxiliary equipment.- Plant operation.- Plant safety.- Acceptable risk.- Energy conservation.- Processor.- Predicting performance.- Myths and fact.- People and productivity.- Processing and patience.- Troubleshooting.- History.- 2 Extrusion machine and line.- Features of extruder and production line.- Extruder components.- Operating extruder and complete line.- Coextrusion.- Selecting equipment.- Safety.- 3 Processing plastic material.- Overview.- Plastic type.- Properties.- Heat profile.- Melt flow and rheology.- Melt flow and defect.- Thermal properties.- Purging.- Recycling.- Drying.- 4 Plasticizing screw process.- Overview.- Screw design.- Mixing devices.- Barrier screw.- Melting action.- Venting.- Process performance.- Wear.- Screw inspection.- 5 Die design and performance.- Overview.- Melt behavior.- Die design.- Construction materials.- Maintenance.- Troubleshooting.- 6 Process control and computer.- Overview.- Trade-off.- Sensors.- Accuracy.- Integration.- Intelligent processing.- 7 Blown film.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Blown tube characteristics.- Orientation.- Process optimization.- Die.- Multi-layer or coextrusion.- Film randomization.- Troubleshooting.- 8 Flat film.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Flat film characteristics.- Orientation.- Process control.- Die.- Troubleshooting.- 9 Sheet.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Orientation.- Process optimization.- Die.- Applications.- Troubleshooting.- 10 Calendering.- Overview.- Calendering operation.- Plastic materials.- Orientation.- Processing optimization.- Control.- Application.- Safety.- Costing.- Troubleshooting.- 11 Coating and lamination.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die.- Applications.- Safety.- Troubleshooting.- 12 Wire and cable.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die.- Troubleshooting.- 13 Pipe and tube.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die.- Applications.- Cost.- Troubleshooting.- 14 Profiles.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Applications.- Die.- Troubleshooting.- 15 Blow molding.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die/mold/tool.- Applications.- Cost.- Troubleshooting.- 16 Fiber and filament.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Spinneret.- Process optimization.- Theoretical versus actual value.- Applications.- Troubleshooting.- 17 Compounding.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die.- Troubleshooting.- 18 Other processes.- Injection molding.- Injection-compression molding.- Injection / blow molding with orientation.- Continuous molding with extruder.- Thermoforming.- Scrapless forming.- Postforming.- Netting.- Foam.- 19 Testing and quality control.- Testing.- Quality control.- Statistical process control.- Quality system regulation.- Extrusion variables.- 20 Summary.- Success by design.- Cost.- Processing improvement.- Process types.- Plant control.- Energy.- People.- Plastics growth with extrusion.- Appendices.- Metric conversion charts.- Standard metric symbols.- Mathematical symbols and abbreviations.- Greek alphabet.- Properties of water.- Angle conversions.- References.

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