Understanding Thermoforming

Abstract

The first edition of this modest work was designed as an introduction and supplement to my larger effort, "Technology of Thermoforming", also published by Hanser. It presented a general overview of this rapidly growing field, without extensive details or equations. Although the basic elements of thermoforming have not changed in the near-decade since the publication of the first edition, the industry is maturing and more details of the inner workings of the process are needed. Thermoforming is not just about machinery, molds, plastics, and making parts. It is also about process monitoring and control, quality assurance, safety and competitiveness with other processes. I've made an effort to broaden the work to include many of these aspects. © Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 2008.