Sunday, June 26, 2011

ROTATIONAL MOLDING

Rotational molding
Rotational molding (also popularly known as
rotomolding) is best suited for large, hollow
products requiring stress-free strength, complicated
curves, a good finish, a variety of colors,
a comparatively short (or very long) production
run, and uniform wall thickness. It has been
used for products such as fuel tanks, furniture,
tilt trucks, industrial containers, storage tanks,
portable outhouses, modular bathrooms, telephone
booths, boat hulls, garbage cans, light
andRotational molding offers a number of advantages
1.Virtually unlimited design possibilities(parts as
small as a golf ball to a 22,500-gallon agricultural tank).
2.Relatively low machinery cost.
3. Low tooling costs.
4. Economical prototyping
5 . Strong outside comers in virtually stress-
6. Part finish from matte to high gloss.
7, Simultaneous processing of multiple
8. Simultaneous processing of different
9. Quick mold changes.
10. Possibility of molding in metal inserts.
11. Molded-in multicolor graphics.
12. Multilayer molding for chemical resis-
13. Double-walled parts molding for addi-
14. Possibility of minor undercuts.

THERMOFORMING

THERMOFORMING Thermoforming is the process of heating a plastic material in sheet form to its particular processing temperature and formin...