Plastics Technician's Toolbox, Volumes 1-6

Serves as a professional development tool for technicians of all levels, as well as a resource for engineers. The all inclusive Toolbox is also used by several 2-year colleges and apprenticeship programs as a curriculum base. A team of 47 talented authors, from a cross-section of industry and academia, collaborated to share their knowledge and invaluable on-the-job experience. This comprehensive Toolbox contains all the nuts and bolts required for creating and maintaining a high level of productivity in a plastics processing facility - from setup to troubleshooting. Materials, machinery, molds, quality, problem solving and new technologies are brought together with handy reference tables, equations, photos, illustrations and charts in a casual, easy-to-understand format. Content: The Toolbox Includes Practical Materials And Aides The Technician Will Use Daily On-the-job, Such As Charts, Tables And Problem Solving Skills. The Intent Of The Toolbox Is To Provide Technicians With The Technical Foundation They Need To Identify And Logically Troubleshoot Root Causes Of Problems. It Contains Both The Depth And Breadth Needed For A Thorough, Practical Knowledge Base. 1. Fundamental Skills and Polymer Science 2. Fundamentals of Machine Operations 3. Glossary of Terms 4. Injection molding: Machinery 5. Injection molding: Molds 6. Injection molding: Processing and Troubleshooting 7. Troubleshooting Pocket Guide.