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Designing Approach
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Effective design and engineering practices are never functions of material choice and use alone. Invariably, they are also influenced by the constraints of fabrication equipment, die or mould design and construction, operator skill, material flow patterns, and a host of other factors.
It is impossible to design parts in thermoplastics without relating the design requirements such as shape, size and function to the intended method of fabrication. A capable designer in plastic will be familiar with the opportunities and limits associated with injection moulding, extrusion, thermoforming and blow moulding.
It is recommended that problem solving involving design engineering should use a team approach. The tam should include materials suppliers, engineering, productions, quality control, marketing and business professionals. They should be able to comment as to user requirements and environments, required functional life, shape aesthetic and design, fabrication equipment, practical 'real' economics and resin performance.
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