Table of Contents

Preface xvii

1. The Economics of Troubleshooting Polymer Processing Systems 1

2. Troubleshooting Philosophy 19

3. Statistical Tools for Trouble Shooting a Process 25

4. Single Screw Extrusion 45

5. Troubleshooting the Co-rotating Fully Intermeshing Twin-screw Compounding System 53

6. Troubleshooting for Injection Molding 65

7. Blown Film 85

8. Cast Film Troubleshooting 109

9. Oriented Films – Trouble Shooting and Characterization 129

10. Troubleshooting the Thermoforming Process 163

11. Proper Equipment Processing for Industrial/Technical Blow Molding 213

12. PET Stretch Blow Molding

13. Blow Molding – Problems and Solutions 275

14. Extrusion Coating Troubleshooting 293

15. Adhesive and Thermal Lamination 309

16. Troubleshooting for Retomolding 323

17. Plastics Calendering 355

18. Compression Molding 375

19. Transfer molding 389

20. Pultrusion Process Troubleshooting 399

21. Troubleshooting Static Problems in Plastics Processes 433

References 470

Recommended reading for further study 471

Index 473

About the Author

About the Editor: After gaining his MS in chemical engineering from the Universityof Notre Dame in 1964, John Wagner worked in the Films Division atMobile Chemical Company for thirty years. He is now a consultant inplastics products and processes. He has twenty-three patents to hisname and is the editor of Journal of Plastic Film andSheeting and editor or co-editor of four books on extrusion andpackaging. John is a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineersand serves on the Extrusion Division and Flexible PlasticsPackaging Division boards.