This pocket guide is packed with practical information built on Routsis’ 30-plus years of plastics training success. Topics include the science of Materials & Properties, Plastics Materials, Processing PVC, Troubleshooting, Drying, Purging, and Other Practical Information. This 126-page guide is a handy reference that would benefit Line Operators, Process Engineers, Process Technicians, Managers and Production Personnel.

Topics of the guide include:

• Understanding Plastics (including PVC & CPVC)
• Plastic Materials, Properties, & Preparation
• Melt Processing & Process Documentation
• Processing & Concerns for PVC & CPVC Materials
• Purging Procedures & Techniques
• Seven Steps to Scientific Troubleshooting
• Scientific Troubleshooting of Extrusion Defects
• Common Units and Conversions