Summary: | It is estimated that some 50 million tons of plastics are extruded into products worth $80 billion annually. This new applications-oriented volume contains twenty chapters by leading experts who cover the various technologies and the current state of the plastics extrusion industry, with projections of future industry automation and growth. Illustrated with hundreds of drawings, diagrams and photographs, the volume describes in detail both plastics and elastomers, equipment and machinery, and the physical processes. An extensive bibliography completes this volume, which will interest engineers and managers who require instant access to information in order to keep up with today's competitive industry.
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