Handbook of Plastics Joining: A Practical Guide
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Handbook of Plastics Joining: A Practical Guide, second edition, edited by Michael J. Troughton and published by William Andrew in 2008, is a 600-page English technical reference from the Plastics Design Library. It splits into processes and materials: eighteen joining methods with advantages, equipment, joint design, and parameters, then joining data for twenty-five polymer families. The update from The Welding Institute includes methods such as flash-free welding and friction stir welding, plus a suppliers' directory and glossary.
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For product designers, the book is a workshop and studio reference for how plastic parts actually meet: welding, fastening, and bonding rather than styling alone. Students can use it to choose a joining method, to design for manufacture, and to avoid weak attachments. On a university reading list it belongs with materials and manufacturing and with courses on plastic product architecture.
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