Fundamentals of Plastics Thermoforming

Dr. Peter W. Klein is Chair of the Department of Industrial Technology in the Russ College of Engineering & Technology at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He has been a faculty member since 1990 and has been responsible for the development and teaching of a variety of courses including: Industrial Plastics, Plastics Forming & Fabrication, Plastics Molding Processes, Quality Assurance, Introduction to Manufacturing, Introduction to Manufacturing Processes, and Product Manufacturing. He has also taught Operations Management for the College of Business at the undergraduate, graduate, executive MBA, and international MBA levels. Prior to joining the faculty at Ohio University he held various management positions in the manufacturing operations areas within Hewlett Packard, IBM, and AMPEX corporations. He began developing and teaching classes in plastics processing in 1975 at Colorado State University. He has authored numerous publications in the areas of plastics processing, operations management, and quality assurance. He regularly makes presentations on these topics at national and international conferences. He is a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Association of Rotational Molders International, American Society of Engineering Educators, and the National Association of Industrial Technology.

Introduction.- Plastics Materials.- Thermoforming Process Overview.- The Forming Process.- Part Design Mold.- Tool Design.- Quality Control Issues.- Lean Operations.- Environmental Issues.