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<p>Foreword xi</p> <p>Preface to Second Edition xvii</p> <p>Preface to First Edition xix</p> <p>Introduction to Second Edition xxi</p> <p>1. Introduction 1</p> <p>2. Basics of Thermoforming and Thermoplastics 5</p> <p>3. Production of Semifinished Products, Extrusion, and Coextrusion 12</p> <p>4. Introduction to Technical Parts 28</p> <p>5. Antenna Radome Manufacturing 29</p> <p>6. Fuel Tank Production on Sheet Machines 33</p> <p>7. Automotive Body and Commercial Vehicle Applications 41</p> <p>8. Production of Refrigerator Liners 48</p> <p>9. Paint Replacement in Automotive Applications 61</p> <p>10. Motor Air Intake Made from PA 6 GF 15 70</p> <p>11. Sanitary Equipment (Sheet Machine) 72</p> <p>12. Thermoforming and Milling of Large-Scale Formed Parts (Sheet Machine) 76</p> <p>13. Changeover of Sheet Machines 84</p> <p>14. Chromed Parts 92</p> <p>15. Applications in Aircraft and Mass Transportation 94</p> <p>16. High-Quality and Fully Transparent Products (Sheet Machines) 103</p> <p>17. Deco Molding and Multi-deco Molding 106</p> <p>18. Smart Manufacturing 119</p> <p>19. Automotive Body Parts Made of PA + ABS 125</p> <p>20. Softfeel Made from ABS/TPU Material 127</p> <p>21. Introduction to Packaging 130</p> <p>22. Optimizing a Thermoforming Process for Packaging 131</p> <p>23. Analysis of Thermoforming Films 143</p> <p>24. Advanced Analysis of Thermoforming Films 150</p> <p>25. Analysis of Thermoformed Products 157</p> <p>26. Analysis of Completely Formed, Filled, and Sealed Containers 166</p> <p>27. Automated Packaging 173</p> <p>28. Production of Flowerpots 185</p> <p>29. Perforated Fruit and Vegetable Trays Made Easy 203</p> <p>30. Steel Rule Die Punching 207</p> <p>31. Production of Meat Trays 210</p> <p>32. Multilayer Films for Thermoforming Applications 218</p> <p>33. PET in Thermoforming Applications 221</p> <p>34. Thermoformed Packaging Made of PLA 237</p> <p>35. Peel and Reseal 242</p> <p>36. Foam Packaging with PP and PS 260</p> <p>37. Blister Packaging of Syringes 267</p> <p>38. The Production of Drinking Cups 274</p> <p>39. Approaches for More Sustainable Rigid Packaging Through Thermoforming 297</p> <p>40. Mold Making for Thermoforming in Packaging 301</p> <p>41. Ultrasonic Sealing and Cutting in Thermoforming 308</p> <p>42. Understanding the Brittle Behavior of Polystyrene Cups 314</p> <p>43. Preprinted Film for Lid Thermoforming 329</p> <p>44. Flexible Films 332</p> <p>45. Simulation 337</p> <p>46. Sustainability and Circular Economy 345</p> <p>Glossary 395</p> <p>Index 397</p>

<p><b>Sven Engelmann</b> is the Director of Packaging Technology and the Thermoforming Technology Center at Illig Maschinenbau GmbH Co. KG in Germany. He is also a lecturer on thermoforming at the Aalen University of Applied Sciences in Germany.

<p><b>Overview of advanced technologies in thermoforming including forming, filling, and sealing processes, and practical applications in various industries</b> <p><i>Advanced Thermoforming</i> offers an overview of and new insights into thermoforming by comparing current and new standards for forming and mold technologies, presenting concepts from the practitioner’s perspective in a case-study format showing the possibilities of automated processes, reviewing the forming, filling, sealing processes, and applications of technical parts and packaging. <p>The reader is guided along the path of design and development for machine and mold technologies and production processes. Along with updated content, this revised Second Edition adds new coverage of sustainability in packaging, circular economy principles, mold technology, electromotive applications, and developments in new polymeric materials. The text opens thermoforming to new applications and demands on plastic parts by covering advances in thermoforming machines, molds, and automation. <p><i>Advanced Thermoforming</i> covers topics such as: <ul><li>Basics of thermoforming and thermoplastics, production of semifinished products, extrusion, and coextrusion</li> <li>Introduction to both heavy and thin gauge thermoforming</li> <li>New approaches for more sustainable rigid packaging through thermoforming</li> <li>Fuel tank production on sheet machines, automotive body and commercial vehicle applications, and production of refrigerator liners</li> <li>Sustainability and circular economy principles in thermoforming</li></ul> <p>Presenting an impressive variety of advanced thermoforming technologies in a very readable form, <i>Advanced Thermoforming</i> is an essential reference for polymer and plastics engineers as well asprocessors, technical engineers, R & D managers, new product development managers, automotive engineers, technicians, and equipment designers.

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