Jordan Rotheiser Books

Focusing on the interplay between assembly methods, materials, and plastics manufacturing processes, this comprehensive handbook guides readers in selecting optimal design and assembly techniques for various applications. The updated edition includes a new chapter on laser welding of plastics and thoroughly examines all major fastening and joining methods, detailing their advantages and disadvantages. It also addresses assembly method limitations specific to materials and molding processes, making it a valuable resource filled with practical, detailed information.

This comprehensive handbook emphasizes the relationship between the assembly methods, the materials, and the plastics manufacturing processes, thus enabling the reader to identify the best design/assembly method for a given application. The book describes the 14 principal fastening and joining methods used to assemble plastics today, with their advantages and disadvantages. Assembly method limitations for a given material and/or a given molding process are discussed. This is very much a „how to“ book, offering a wealth of hard-to-find, detailed information. Contents: Rapid Guidelines for Assembly of Plastics Designing for Efficient Assembly Cost Reduction in Assembly Design for Disassembly and Recycling Assembly Method Selection by Material Assembly Method Selection by Process Adhesive and Solvent Joining Fasteners and Inserts Hinges Hot Plates/Hot Die/Fusion and Hot Wire/Resistance Welding Hot Gas Welding Induction/Electromagnetic Welding Insert and Multi-Part Welding Press Fits/Force Fits/Interference Fits/Shrink Fits Snap Fits Spin Welding Staking/Swaging/Peening/Cold Heading/Cold Forming Threads: Tapped and Molded-In Ultrasonic Welding Vibration Welding