This volume reviews a wide range of processing methods which are currently being used for plastics and composites. Special focus lies on advancements in automation, in development of machines and new software for modeling, new materials for ease in manufacturing and strategies to increase productivity.

• Preface
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Editors’ Biography
• Section I: Composite and Mold Design
• 1. Design, optimization and manufacturing of monocomposite carbon/epoxy leaf spring having varying cross sections
• 2. Effect of mold design on the fiber orientation in the case of injection molding: experiment and simulation
• Section II: Characterization and Properties
• 3. Characterization of an unsaturated polyester resin for liquid composite molding processes
• 4. Properties of oil palm lignocellulose fiber and polymer composite: two-and-a-half decade overview
• Section III: Simulation and Experimentation
• 5. Numerical simulations on the bio-based adhesive plywood house structure subjected to self-weight and wind loads
• 6. Isothermal mold filling simulations for developing liquid composite molded parts
• 7. Numerical, experimental and simulation study of natural fiber-based composites on injection molding
• Section IV: Optimization
• 8. Optimization of injection molding process parameters for minimizing volumetric shrinkage and warpage using Moldflow simulation and Taguchi analysis technique
• 9. Process overview, experimental study and Taguchi quality loss function analysis of laser transmission welding of thermoplastics
• Section V: Environmental Issues
• 10. The polyethylene pollution challenge: a review
• Index