Download or read book Thermoforming: Improving Process Performance written by Stanley R. Rosen and published by Society of Manufacturing Engineers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thermoforming is a processing technique involving air pressure applied to heated plastic, and combines the earlier terminology of vacuum-formed and pressure-formed operations. A specialist in thermoforming, mechanical engineer Rosen describes the roll-fed process, properties of plastic materials, designing products, thermoforming machines, trim presses, knife-like trim dies, and off-line punch-and-die trimming. Chapters on molds cover mold design, system components, layout and base design, and cost estimating. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR