As a consultant to the plastics industry, Ottmar Brandau's focus is on using his engineering knowhow and production management experience to improve quality and productivity, cut down cycle time and introduce secondary processes such as inline printing. This book is a thoroughly practical handbook that provides engineers and managers with the toolkit to improve production and engineering aspects in their own businesses - saving money, increasing output and improving competitiveness by adopting new technologies. In this book, Brandau covers the engineering aspects of bottle production and the relevant production processes (focusing on blow molding), along with plant layout and organization and production management, to produce the definitive handbook for engineers and managers alike.

A practical handbook for a major area of plastics processing, the author's focus on fault analysis and troubleshooting is targeted at practicing engineers and directly impacts the bottom line by improving production efficiency and product quality.

About the Author
Ottmar Brandau is President of Apex Container Inc. in Ontario, Canada. Brandau is a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers and was previously VP Operations at Magic North America Inc.

Reviews
"PETplanet insider is publishing extracts from successive chapters of Ottmar Brandau's "Bottles, Preforms and Closures," which was first published by hbmedia. A newly revised edition is reissued under the Elsevier imprint." --PETplanet insider, April 2014



Book Information
ISBN 9781437735260
Author Ottmar Brandau
Format Hardback
Page Count 180
Imprint William Andrew Publishing
Publisher William Andrew Publishing
Weight(grams) 360g