Terminology & References

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Common Bottle/Container terms used in manufacturing, compiled by Alpha Packaging, a leading supplier of various sizes and styles of bottles (Including neck sizes/variations).

How to Identify Plastics for Recycling, How to Identify and Recycle Plastics(consumer site)

Extrusion Process described, how the extrusion process works: A picture of an extruder manufacturing, courtesy of Univ. of Mississippi ... Extruder, Cooling, Die, Puller, Removal.

Blow Molding Plastics, an Engineers’ Guide to Blow Molding and other primary processes

Blow Molding described, general overview

Plastic Materials Identification Chart, Chart describes how to identify polymers by determining color of flame, odor, speed of burning and other characteristics.

Fast Facts on Plastics, Quick reference points supplied by the Society of the Plastics Industry. Topics relate to Plastics in the Economy, to Energy, to Medicine, in the Waste Stream, in Daily Life.

About Plastics
Plastics are responsible for countless facets of the modern life we enjoy today. From health and well being, nutrition, shelter and transportation to safety and security, communication, sports, leisure activities and innovations of industry – plastics deliver bountiful benefits to you and your world. The men and women of the plastics industry make it all possible. In the United States, the plastics industry accounts for more than $374 billion dollars in annual shipments and directly employs 1.1 million people.

For more details about this industry, see related links at http://www.plasticsindustry.org/aboutplastics/?&navItemNumber=1008