7 ways to Make Plastic Products

There are seven ways to make plastic products:

 1. Blow Moulding

 The Most Common Products Are:
Bottles and containers, automotive components such as brake fluid reservoirs and fuel tanks.		  

 2. Film & Sheet Extrusion

 The Most Common Products Are:
Film Packaging (Food & Non-food)
Briefcases, stationery files, upholstery, wallpaper and flooring		  

 3. Pipe & Cable Extrusion

 The Most Common Products Are:
Includes rigid - pipe, cable, curtain track - and film - various forms of sheeting.		  

 4. Injection Moulding

 The Most Common Products Are:
Milk crates, telephone cases, hard hats and buckets.		  

 5. Foam

 The Most Common Products Are:
Hot drink cups, fish boxes, bicycle safety helmets, EPS, insulation panelling and polyurethane for seat padding.		  

 6. Rotational Moulding

 The Most Common Products Are:
Squeeze toys, light shades, water tanks, surfboards, canoes, and dinghies.		  

 7. Thermoforming

 The Most Common Products Are:
Briefcases, biscuit and chocolate trays, fruit and vegetable packaging, retail display equipment		  

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