Plastics failure, to some extent, is the result of a phenomenal increase in the number and variety of applications in relatively few years. The focus of this book is on actual field and product fai...

Plastics manufacturing is a highly interdisciplinary endeavor requiring knowledge related to materials science, physics, engineering, and management. Because of this diversity, the plastics process...

This book addresses traditional polymer processing as well as the emerging technologies associated with the plastics industry in the 21st century and combines engineering modeling aspects with comp...

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date account of the solid phase processing of polymers with particular emphasis on the production of oriented polymers in the form of fibers, films, and so...

This text/workbook provides a clearly written, comprehensive introduction to the major topics associated with plastics technology. It is divided into educational units, each covering a distinct sub...

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is often used in plastics failure analysis when light microscopy cannot provide images of high enough resolution. SEM images also provide higher contrast, in part...

Based on a five-week polymer processing laboratory course, this text provides background for engineering students and practicing engineers. The text has (1) an introductory level for students and e...

Este libro intenta dar a conocer la relación existente entre las propiedades de los polímeros y las técnicas de procesamiento empleadas en la fabricación de productos pl...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is the term used for layer-oriented or generative manufacturing, which was introduced at the end of the 1980s as Rapid Prototyping. Within the last 20 years it...

This book provides the plastics engineer working on the shop floor quick answers to questions such as why the extruder output is low, whether to&nbs...