Overview

As a consultant to the plastics industry, Ottmar Brandau’s focus is on using his engineering knowhow and production management experience to improve quality and productivity, cut down cycle time and introduce secondary processes such as inline printing. This book is a thoroughly practical handbook that provides engineers and managers with the toolkit to improve production and engineering aspects in their own businesses – saving money, increasing output and improving competitiveness by adopting new technologies. In this book, Brandau covers the engineering aspects of bottle production and the relevant production processes (focusing on blow molding), along with plant layout and organization and production management, to produce the definitive handbook for engineers and managers alike.

Full Product Details

Author:   Ottmar Brandau (Apex Container Inc., Ontario, Canada)
Publisher:   William Andrew Publishing
Imprint:   William Andrew Publishing
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781437735260

ISBN 10:   1437735266
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   29 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Part One: PET Preforms (Ottmar Brandau, Dr. Laura Martin) 1. Introduction 2. Manufacture and States of PET 3. Behaviour in the Blow Mould 4. Manufacture of PET Preforms 5. Preform Design Methodology 6. Preform Design Examples Part 2: PET Beverage Bottles (Dr. Christian DeTrois, Thomas Steinbauer) 1. From the First Idea to the Finished Bottle 2. Determination of Bottle Properties 3. Generating the First Design in CAD 4. From Shape to Fully-Fledged Design for a Safe Process 5. Verification of the 3D Design through FE Simulation 6. Selection of the Mould Concept to Meet Customer-Specific Criteria 7. Mould Design and Mould Manufacture 8. Mould Trials and Examination of Sample Bottles Part 3 Closures for PET Bottles (Ottmar Brandau, Romeo Corvaglia) 1. Introduction 2. Neck Finishes for Various Bottle Types 3. Closure Types 4. Tamper Evident Bands 5. Resins 6. Manufacturing Methods 7. Economic Guidelines 8. Test Procedures 9. Process Control during Injection Moulding; Light-weigh caps, new standards

Reviews

PETplanet insider is publishing extracts from successive chapters of Ottmar Brandau's Bottles, Preforms and Closures, which was first published by hbmedia. A newly revised edition is reissued under the Elsevier imprint. --PETplanet insider, April 2014

PETplanet insider is publishing extracts from successive chapters of Ottmar Brandau's Bottles, Preforms and Closures, which was first published by hbmedia. A newly revised edition is reissued under the Elsevier imprint. --PETplanet insider, April 2014

Ottmar Brandau has newly revised his book, Bottles Preforms and closures, first published by hbmedia/PETplanetpublisher, and now to be re-issued under the Elsevier imprint. PETplanet insider will be publishing extracts from successive chapters in a series of articles in forthcoming issues. --PETplanet, Volume 14

Author Information

President, OB Plastics Consulting, Ontario, Canada Process troubleshooting and training of plant and office personnel. Formerly VP Operations, Magic North America (Packaging & Containers). Member of the Omnexus (SpecialChem Plastics & Elastomers) Expert Team.

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