Design and Manufacturing of Plastics Products: Integrating Traditional Methods With Additive Manufacturing (Plastics Design Library)

Design and Manufacturing of Plastics Products: Integrating Traditional Methods With Additive Manufacturing (Plastics Design Library)

Design and Manufacturing of Plastics Products: Integrating Conventional Methods and Innovative Technologies brings together detailed information on design, materials selection, properties, manufacturing, and the performance of plastic products, incorporating the utilization of the latest novel techniques and additive manufacturing technologies. The book integrates the design of molded products and conventional manufacturing and molding techniques with recent additive manufacturing techniques to produce performant products and cost-effective tools. Key areas of innovation are explained in detail, including hybrid molds, the integration of processing options with product properties and performance, and sustainability factors such as eco-design strategies, recycling, and lifecycle assessment. Other sections cover the development of plastics products, including design methodologies, design solutions specific to plastics, and design for re-use, as well as manufacturing and performance, with an emphasis on thermoplastic molding techniques, recent advances on plastics tooling, and the appraisal of the influence of processing options on product performance. This is a valuable resource to plastics engineers, design engineers, mold makers, and product or part designers across industries. It will also be of interest to researchers and advanced students in plastics engineering, polymer science, additive manufacturing and mechanical engineering. Offers a thorough grounding in plastics part design, thermoplastic material selection, properties, manufacture and performance of plastic parts - Presents the latest advances, including the integration of additive manufacturing in the plastics product development cycle, hybrid molds, and lifecycle and recycling considerations - Enables the reader to utilize traditional methods alongside cutting-edge technologies in the production of performant plastic products and parts Innovative guide on the design and production of performant plastics products and parts that combines traditional methods with state-of-the-art technologies Design and Manufacturing of Plastics Products: Integrating Traditional Methods with Additive Manufacturing brings together detailed information on design, material selection, properties, manufacture, and performance, incorporating the utilization of the latest novel techniques and additive manufacturing technologies. The book integrates the design of molded products, and conventional manufacturing and molding techniques, with recent additive manufacturing techniques, to produce performant products and cost-effective tools. Key areas of innovation are explained in detail, including hybrid molds, the integration of processing options with product properties and performance, and sustainability factors such as eco-design strategies, recycling, and life cycle assessment. The book also includes thorough coverage of the development of plastics products, including the design methodology for plastics products, the design solutions that are specific to plastics, and design for re-use, as well as manufacturing and performance, with emphasis on thermoplastic molding techniques, recent advances on plastics tooling, and the appraisal of the influence of the processing options on product performance, with reference to actual case studies. This is a valuable resource to plastics engineers, design engineers, mold makers, and product or part designers across industries. It is also of interest to researchers and advanced students in plastics engineering, polymer science, additive manufacturing, and mechanical engineering. Dr. António Sérgio Duarte Pouzada is a distinguished mechanical engineer, leaving a substantial academic and professional legacy. His journey commenced as a project engineer in Angola, and in 1971, he joined the University of Luanda. After a period of teaching in Portugal, Dr. Pouzada became a faculty member at the University of Minho in 1977. His dedication led him to ascend to the position of Full Professor of Polymer Engineering in 1998. Dr. Pouzada earned his Master of Science in Applied Polymer Engineering from the University of Loughborough in 1979, followed by a Ph.D. in 1982. Throughout his illustrious career, he actively supervised doctoral theses, authored numerous articles, and assumed leadership roles, including the presidency of the School of Engineering at the University of Minho.