Abstract
THIS small book is to be welcomed as it is the first devoted entirely to the new techniques for moulding by laminating under comparatively low pressure. Starting with the almost inevitable definition of plastics, and disposing of all but the polyesters and related resins in little more than half a page, the author proceeds to describe the moulds used, the resins available, the procedures followed, the finishing of the objects made and the commercial aspects of these new methods. One excellent feature of the book is the large number of photographs illustrating both the stages in production of mouldings and the types of objects that result from them. Since manufacturers are frequently in doubt as to the type of goods for which low-pressure methods are suited, and it is presumably to manufacturers that the book is addressed, the book will serve a useful purpose in bringing home to industry the considerable scope offered by these new methods.
Low-Pressure Laminating of Plastics
By J. S. Hicks, assisted by R. J. Francis. (Reinhold Plastics Series.) Pp. ix+162. (New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1947.) 4.50 dollars.
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ESTEVEZ, J. Low-Pressure Laminating of Plastics. Nature 161, 788 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161788a0
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