Design and Manufacturing of Plastics Products: Integrating Traditional Methods with Additive Manufacturing

ISBN-13: 9780128197752 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 608 str.

Antonio Pouzada

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Development of plastic products 3. Sustainability of plastics 4. Selection of thermoplastics 5. Basic data required for designing plastic parts 6. Mechanical design with plastics 7. Designing for additive manufacturing 8. Tooling design for injection molding 9. Rapid manufacturing and tooling 10. Plastics manufacturing  11. Processing and product performance

O autorze

Prof. António S. Pouzada was a Full Professor of Design with Plastics, at the Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal, until his recent retirement. Prof. Pouzada's expertise covers design of plastics products, hybrid injection moulds for thermoplastics, micro-injection moulding, and the study of tribological aspects associated with the operation of injection moulds. He has authored or co-authored numerous book chapters and journal articles.
[Prof. Pouzada contributed a chapter on 'Processing, Design, and Performance of Plastics Products' to Brydson's Plastics Materials, Eighth Edition, published in October 2016.]