Polymer melt manipulation and in-process morphology control during molding processes: A review

Journal of Injection Molding Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-106

  Kikuchi, Akihisa ^a   Coulter, John P ^a   Angstadt, David C ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IN-PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCT QUALITY; PUSH-PULL PROCESSING;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC MOLDS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0242571331     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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