An excellent tool whether you are just entering the field or are a seasoned plastic parts designer. It will facilitate cost effective design decisions and help to ensure that the plastic parts and products you design stand up under use. This practical design book for plastic parts for assembly is an outgrowth of the like-named University of Wisconsin-Madison professional development course. Just as the course provides a detailed yet simplified discussion of material selection, manufacturing techniques and assembly procedures, readers of this book will learn what to expect from a plastic material and how to design plastic parts for assembly. The book describes good joint design and joint purpose, the geometry and nature of the component parts, the type of loads involved and other basic information important to working in this field. The treatment is at all times practice-oriented and focused on everyday problems and situations.

Table of Contents:
Understanding plastic materials, Understanding safety factors, Strength of material for plastics, Nonlinear considerations, Assembly techniques for plastics, Press fitting, Living hinges, Snap fitting.