JOURNAL OF POLYMER ENGINEERING

Vol. 26, Nos. 2-4, 2006

Special Issue: Papers Presented at the IKV 22nd Plastics Technology Colloquium, Aachen, Germany

March 10 - 12, 2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS & ABSTRACTS

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Production of Polymer Lenses Using Injection Moulding

W. Michaeli and J. Forster ............... 133

 

Pet Film Extrusion with Degassing

W. Michaeli and T. Schmitz .................... 147

 

New Demolding Concepts for the Injection Molding of Microstructures

W. Michaeli and R. Gärtner ................ 161

 

Mechanical Design of Injection Moulded Parts made of Short-Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics by Means of Integrative Simulation

E. Schmachtenberg and M. Brandt ................ 179

 

The Injection Transfer Moulding Process in Comparison to the Multi-Cavity Injection Moulding

W. Michaeli, M. Koch, and T. Pfefferkorn .................... 197

 

Properties and Manufacturing of Sandwich Parts with Phenolic Foam Cores

E. Haberstroh and M. Schlumm ................ 213

 

Process Analysis of Foam Injection Moulding with Physical Blowing Agents

W. Michaeli and A. Cramer ...................... 227

 

Modelling the Dynamic Material Behaviour of Thermoplastics in the FEA

E. Schmachtenberg, M. Glißmann, and M. Brinkmann .................... 245

 

Improved Measurement and Modelling of the Fluidity of Compression Moulding Compounds

E. Schmachtenberg and K. Skrodolies ..................... 259

 

Developments in the Field of Microstructure Simulation Semi-Crystalline Thermoplastics

W. Michaeli, S. Hoffmann, and M. Bussmann .......................... 275

 

Simulation of the Solidification Kinetics and Crystallisation Kinetics at Injection Moulding

W. Michaeli, M. Kratz, and M. Bussmann .................... 291

 

A Comparison of Sandwich Injection Moulding and Sandwich Injection-Compression Moulding

W. Michaeli and C. Lettowsky ..................... 307

 

Consistent Simulation of Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics: Forming Process and FE-Analysis of the Mechanical Behaviour

E. Schmachtenberg and M. Mannigel ................ 325

 

In-Mould Decorating of Continuous-Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics

E. Schmachtenberg, J. Strohhäecker, and S. Höelzel ..................... 341

 

Application of the Fluid Injection Technique (GIT/WIT) at Bifurcated and Ring-Shaped Moulded Parts

W. Michaeli, O. Gröenlund, and T. Jüentgen .................. 357

 

Radial Profiling of Parison by the use of Flex Ring Technology

W. Michaeli, J. Grüenewald, and Th. Brüemmer .................. 375

 

Back Foaming of Soft-Touch Decorative Films

W. Michaeli and E. Koning ..................... 389

 

New Developments for the Calculation of Fibre Reinforced Plastic Laminates – Nonlinear Material Properties and Gradual Failure

E. Schmachtenberg and E. Kuhnel ....................... 399

 

Estimating the Acoustic Behavior of Plastics Parts Under the Influence of Structure-Borne Sound

E. Schmachtenberg, T. Krumpholz, and T. Arping ...................... 413

 

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