Mold-making handbook (3^rd Ed.) For the plastics engineer

Well known throughout the plastics industry, this new edition of this authoritative handbook provides all fundamental and engineering aspects of mold construction and mold manufacturing for all major processes employed in the manufacturing of plastic. The contributors describe concisely the most important mold-making guidelines and present the latest technical developments in plastics processing technology.

A "ready-reference-digest" for everyone involved in design, manufacturing, and application of molds for plastics processing.

PART I—Molds for Various Processing Methods

Injection Molds. Compression and Transfer Molds. Molds for Polyurethane Products. Blow Molds. Molds for Thermoforming. Rotational Molding and Slush Molding Molds. Molds for Products Made from Thermoplastic Foams. Molds for Vacuum Autoclave Technique. Prototype and Short-Run Molds.

PART II—Mold Materials

Steels. Aluminum Alloys. Bronzes. Zinc Alloys. Materials for Prototype Molds.

PART III—Manufacturing and Machining Methods

Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) in Mold Making. Electroforming. Hobbing. Polishing Technology in Mold Making. Surface Structuring. Surface Treatment of Mold Materials. Cast Bronze and Light-Alloy Molds. Metal Spraying with Low- or High-Melting Point Alloys. Mold Repair and Protection with Selective Plating.

PART IV—Miscellaneous

Computer-Aided Design of Products and Molds. Standard Components for Molds and Dies. Mold Maintenance: Servicing, Inspection, Repair, and Storage. Appendix: Conversion Factors.