Abstract
Fabricating is an important part of the overall project to produce acceptable plastic products. The chapter highlights the flow pattern for the fabricator to be successful and profitable. Factors such as good engineering and process control are important but only represent pieces of the “pie.” Fabricating products involves conversion processes that may be described as an art. Like all arts, they have a basis in science, and one of the short routes to processing improvement is a study of the relevant sciences. The plastic-processing target is to take the plastic in the form of pellets, powders, granules, liquids, and so on and converting them into useful products usually through a screw plasticator. Many fabricating processes are employed. Which process is to be used depends on the nature and requirements of the plastic to be processed, properties required in the finished product, cost of the process, speed, and volume that is to be produced. Some processes can be used with many kinds of plastics. Others require specialized processes.
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