ADVANCED THERMOFORMING Overview of advanced technologies in thermoforming including forming, filling, and sealing processes, and practical applications in various industries
Advanced Thermoforming offers an overview of and new insights into thermoforming by comparing current and new standards for forming and mold technologies, presenting concepts from the practitioner’s perspective in a case-study format showing the possibilities of automated processes, reviewing the forming, filling, sealing processes, and applications of technical parts and packaging.
The reader is guided along the path of design and development for machine and mold technologies and production processes. Along with updated content, this revised Second Edition adds new coverage of sustainability in packaging, circular economy principles, mold technology, electromotive applications, and
developments in new polymeric materials. The text opens thermoforming to new applications and demands on plastic parts by covering advances in thermoforming machines, molds, and automation.
Advanced Thermoforming covers topics such as:
Basics of thermoforming and thermoplastics, production of semifinished products, extrusion, and coextrusion Introduction to both heavy and thin gauge thermoforming New approaches for more sustainable rigid packaging through thermoforming Fuel tank production on sheet machines, automotive body and commercial vehicle applications, and production of refrigerator liners Sustainability and circular economy principles in thermoforming
Presenting an impressive variety of advanced thermoforming technologies in a very readable form, Advanced Thermoforming is an essential reference for polymer and plastics engineers as well asprocessors, technical engineers, R & D managers, new product development managers, automotive engineers, technicians, and
equipment designers.
By:
Sven Engelmann (Aalen University of Applied Sciences Germany)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Weight: 848g
ISBN: 9781119666059
ISBN 10: 1119666058
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 31 July 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword xi Preface to Second Edition xvii Preface to First Edition xix Introduction to Second Edition xxi 1. Introduction 1 2. Basics of Thermoforming and Thermoplastics 5 3. Production of Semifinished Products, Extrusion, and Coextrusion 12 4. Introduction to Technical Parts 28 5. Antenna Radome Manufacturing 29 6. Fuel Tank Production on Sheet Machines 33 7. Automotive Body and Commercial Vehicle Applications 41 8. Production of Refrigerator Liners 48 9. Paint Replacement in Automotive Applications 61 10. Motor Air Intake Made from PA 6 GF 15 70 11. Sanitary Equipment (Sheet Machine) 72 12. Thermoforming and Milling of Large-Scale Formed Parts (Sheet Machine) 76 13. Changeover of Sheet Machines 84 14. Chromed Parts 92 15. Applications in Aircraft and Mass Transportation 94 16. High-Quality and Fully Transparent Products (Sheet Machines) 103 17. Deco Molding and Multi-deco Molding 106 18. Smart Manufacturing 119 19. Automotive Body Parts Made of PA + ABS 125 20. Softfeel Made from ABS/TPU Material 127 21. Introduction to Packaging 130 22. Optimizing a Thermoforming Process for Packaging 131 23. Analysis of Thermoforming Films 143 24. Advanced Analysis of Thermoforming Films 150 25. Analysis of Thermoformed Products 157 26. Analysis of Completely Formed, Filled, and Sealed Containers 166 27. Automated Packaging 173 28. Production of Flowerpots 185 29. Perforated Fruit and Vegetable Trays Made Easy 203 30. Steel Rule Die Punching 207 31. Production of Meat Trays 210 32. Multilayer Films for Thermoforming Applications 218 33. PET in Thermoforming Applications 221 34. Thermoformed Packaging Made of PLA 237 35. Peel and Reseal 242 36. Foam Packaging with PP and PS 260 37. Blister Packaging of Syringes 267 38. The Production of Drinking Cups 274 39. Approaches for More Sustainable Rigid Packaging Through Thermoforming 297 40. Mold Making for Thermoforming in Packaging 301 41. Ultrasonic Sealing and Cutting in Thermoforming 308 42. Understanding the Brittle Behavior of Polystyrene Cups 314 43. Preprinted Film for Lid Thermoforming 329 44. Flexible Films 332 45. Simulation 337 46. Sustainability and Circular Economy 345 Glossary 395 Index 397
Sven Engelmann is the Director of Packaging Technology and the Thermoforming Technology Center at Illig Maschinenbau GmbH Co. KG in Germany. He is also a lecturer on thermoforming at the Aalen University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
