scope:

Guidelines for Plastics Molders and Their Customers. Molding tolerances for plastic materials and commercial and administrative practices. Engineering section includes keys to successful design of plastic molded parts (with drawings), and English and Metric tolerances for 27 plastic materials, plus a glossary of terms, bibliography and list of references. Practices section covers contractual obligations, production and handling of tooling, charges and costs, inserts, component parts and materials, packing and shipping, limitations on inspection, claims for defects, patents, and product design and development. We anticipate that design engineers, purchasing agents, custom molders, and customers will find this information to be a valued reference.