Y10+RM+Plastic+Page

=Page still under construction.... constantly changing.... just like technology.= = = =Y10 RM Plastics=

This is the Plastics information page. You can also use it for revision.
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=Plastic Production Methods=

Injection Moulding
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Blow Moulding
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Plastic Bottle Blow Moulding ( a combination process)
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Extrusion this example shows pasta but plastics are extruded in the same way!
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==Plastic pipe extrusion. Molten plastic pumped in under pressure and forced through a die (former) at the end, rapid cooling to retain the plastic in its new shape.... look out for the white pipe forming.==

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Extrusion, look at the different Die shapes....
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Line bending machine, plastic heated along a line then the machine bends the sheet to a set angle via a jig. The bending can be done manually but more accurately by using the jig.
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Vacuum Forming, sheet plastic heated and then a mould pushed up through it, a vacuum pump then expels the air and sucks the plastic over the mould more accurately.
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Large jacuzzi spa vacuum forming!
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Turning plastic (nylon) on the centre lathe (1)
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Turning a precision plastic (nylon) component on the centre lathe (2)
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