Abstract
Evaluation of the state- of- the- art in the plastics processing technology used in furniture manufacture with special attention tiven to development trends. Review includes the processing of the following plastics for particular applications- injection molding of plastics furniture made of polypropylene, polystyrene, and polyurethane foam; molding of large foam pieces with integral solid skin; polyester casting for furniture. Thermoforming and rotational molding considerations show that these techniques have not found their inroad into furniture industry. Several plastics pieces of furniture are illustrated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-45 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Plastics Technol |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 9 |
State | Published - 1970 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Materials Chemistry