Forming Techniques pg. 60

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Graphics (Industrial and Commercial Practice 2.2) Mind Map on Forming Techniques pg. 60, created by hwhitehorne on 28/04/2013.
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Forming Techniques pg. 60
  1. Blow Moulding
    1. Advantages
      1. Intricate shapes
        1. Hllow shapes with thin walls
          1. Reduce weight/material costs
          2. Ideal for mass production
            1. Low unit cost
          3. Disadvantages
            1. High inital set-up costs
              1. Mould expensive to develop/produce
            2. Applications
              1. Plastic bottles
                1. Fizzy drinks
                  1. Shampoo
                  2. Containers
                2. Injection Moulding
                  1. Advantages
                    1. Ideal for mass production
                      1. Low unit cost
                      2. Percision moulding
                        1. High-quality surface finish/texture can be added to mould
                      3. Disadvantages
                        1. High initial set-up costs
                          1. Mould expensive to develop/produce
                        2. Applications
                          1. Casings for electronic products
                            1. Containers for storage/packaging
                          2. Vacuum Moulding
                            1. Advantages
                              1. Ideal for batch production
                                1. Inexpensive
                                  1. Easy to make moulds that can be modified
                                2. Disadvantages
                                  1. Needs to accurate
                                    1. To prevent webbing
                                    2. Large amount of waste material produced
                                    3. Applications
                                      1. Chocolate box trays
                                        1. Yoghurt pots
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