Advanced Thermoforming: Methods, Machines and Materials, Applications, Automation, Sustainability, and the Circular Economy

ISBN-13: 9781119666059 / Angielski

Sven Engelmann

Spis treści

Foreword xiPreface to Second Edition xviiPreface to First Edition xixIntroduction to Second Edition xxi1. Introduction 12. Basics of Thermoforming and Thermoplastics 53. Production of Semifinished Products, Extrusion, and Coextrusion 124. Introduction to Technical Parts 285. Antenna Radome Manufacturing 296. Fuel Tank Production on Sheet Machines 337. Automotive Body and Commercial Vehicle Applications 418. Production of Refrigerator Liners 489. Paint Replacement in Automotive Applications 6110. Motor Air Intake Made from PA 6 GF 15 7011. Sanitary Equipment (Sheet Machine) 7212. Thermoforming and Milling of Large-Scale Formed Parts (Sheet Machine) 7613. Changeover of Sheet Machines 8414. Chromed Parts 9215. Applications in Aircraft and Mass Transportation 9416. High-Quality and Fully Transparent Products (Sheet Machines) 10317. Deco Molding and Multi-deco Molding 10618. Smart Manufacturing 11919. Automotive Body Parts Made of PA + ABS 12520. Softfeel Made from ABS/TPU Material 12721. Introduction to Packaging 13022. Optimizing a Thermoforming Process for Packaging 13123. Analysis of Thermoforming Films 14324. Advanced Analysis of Thermoforming Films 15025. Analysis of Thermoformed Products 15726. Analysis of Completely Formed, Filled, and Sealed Containers 16627. Automated Packaging 17328. Production of Flowerpots 18529. Perforated Fruit and Vegetable Trays Made Easy 20330. Steel Rule Die Punching 20731. Production of Meat Trays 21032. Multilayer Films for Thermoforming Applications 21833. PET in Thermoforming Applications 22134. Thermoformed Packaging Made of PLA 23735. Peel and Reseal 24236. Foam Packaging with PP and PS 26037. Blister Packaging of Syringes 26738. The Production of Drinking Cups 27439. Approaches for More Sustainable Rigid Packaging Through Thermoforming 29740. Mold Making for Thermoforming in Packaging 30141. Ultrasonic Sealing and Cutting in Thermoforming 30842. Understanding the Brittle Behavior of Polystyrene Cups 31443. Preprinted Film for Lid Thermoforming 32944. Flexible Films 33245. Simulation 33746. Sustainability and Circular Economy 345Glossary 395Index 397

O autorze

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.