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Glenn
L. Beall I am pleased to have had the opportunity to read and
endorse Rotational Molding: A Practical Guide. As the name implies, this
book is a practical guide on how to practice state-of-the-art rotational
molding. I have been working with plastics for over forty
years. I have watched rotational molding evolve from an awkward adolescent to a
mature member of the plastics molding industry. The nature of my work is such that I am familiar with
most of the published literature on plastics technology. The older processes,
such as extrusion and injection molding, are the beneficiaries of an abundance
of technical literature. The rotational molding industry has not enjoyed this
much attention. The early books written on this subject are still being
carefully studied, but they are now obsolete and most are out of print. It is
only in recent years that universities, suppliers to the industry and individual
practitioners have started publishing the results of their research and
development work. Much of this work relates to exploration of how this process
actually works. This increased understanding has resulted in material, mold,
machinery and processing advancements that have changed rotational molding from
an art to a science. These technical breakthroughs are chronicled in this book. In recent years this industry has enjoyed impressive
growth. Much is now being said and written about the rotational molding process.
These teachings are unfortunately scattered among magazine articles, technical
conference proceedings, graduate students theses and suppliers’ technical
literature. Paul Nugent’s rotational molding book does an excellent job of
bringing all of this information together in a single, easy to understand
reference source. This book also contains a lot of information that has never
before been made public. In my opinion, Rotational Molding: A Practical
Guide is the most comprehensive coverage of this topic published to date. I
have no reservations in recommending this book to anyone who is practicing
rotational molding or wants to learn more about the process. |
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