Blow molding is used to produce sturdy plastic containers and parts of all sizes. There are three types of blow molding machines: Extrusion, injection, and injection stretch blow molding machines....
Film blowing is used to manufacture thin sheets of plastics from a melted polymer....
Calendering is used to produce a variety of sheet-like polymer products. In particular it is the leading method for processing vinyl....
Extruders are used to produce plastic products such as flexible pipes and plastic sheets. They can also be used to mix materials. For more information on mixing applications, see the Mixers section of the encyclopedia....
Fiber spinning is used to make synthetic fibers for use in many industries. There are three main types of fiber spinning methods: melt, solution, and reaction spinning. In fiber spinning a liquid polymer is extruded through small holes in a...
Injection molding is the most common molding process after extruders. It is widely used to process thermoplastics and thermosets. There are two types of injection molding machines: injection molding machines, and reaction injection molding ...
In powder coating, a dry polymer powder is applied to an object. Powder coating is less harmful to the environment than traditional wet spray painting because it produces lower VOC emissions. Typically powder coating is applied through an e...
For thermoset polymer compounds, cross-linking between the growing polymer chains occurs during the polymerization reaction, so the production and processing steps need to be combined when working with these compounds. For some thermoplasti...
Rotational molding is an economical way to produce hollow parts of all sizes....
Thermoforming involves heating a sheet of thermosetting plastic material until it softens, then molding it into a desired shape....
