It has been reported that about 70% of performance-improvement initiatives fail to achieve desired results. The primary causes are unrealistic expectations regarding effort and results and too much focus on short-term improvements instead of long-term capability building. Too many consultants and organizations stress the tools and the results they can achieve without considering the long-term implications. Success relies on focusing on both short-term gains and long-term culture change - That is, using the tools as the mechanism for change versus the objective of the change. Lean Misconceptions: Why Many Lean Initiatives Fail and How You Can Avoid the Mistakes focuses on continuous improvement as well as the tools organizations can use to achieve long-term growth. Readers will gain new knowledge while also challenging their peers, seniors, subordinates, and their own thinking on Lean.

Los Japoneses consideran a Shigeo Shingo el decano de los consultores de productividad y calidad. Ha comunicado su enfoque hacia la mejora fundamental a millaresde trabajadores, directores, y altos ejecutivos en cientos de companias tales como Toyota, Honda y Matsuchita. En eltranscurso de su carrera, el Sr. Shingo escribi ms deveinte libros los cuales revelan la profundidad de su pensamiento sobrelos principios de la ingeneria industrial; expresi?n de sudedicaci?n a la mejora de la productividad y la calidad en cadaaspecto de la fabricaci?n. El Sr. Shingo desea que entendamos porqu? fabricamos como lo hacemos -- de manera que podamos entenderc?mo debemos cambiar. Argumentando a part?r de la teorfa XY de direcci?n de McGregor, Shingo adems demanda respetogenuino para la humanidad y creatividad de los trabajadores y solicita seles de una tarea que les desaffe y utilice sus capacidades. Este libro es una lectura obligada para todo gerente ingenieroque quiera competir con ?xito en los mercados internacionales. La parte ms importante del Justo a Tiempo es el cambio rpido de todos. Muestra c?mo reducir, en forma drstica, los tiempos de cambios en un promedio de 98%!!!

This revised, new edition retains its class-tested coverage of how metals behave in water while updating and expanding information about metals processing methods. The book further retains its emphasis on predicting and engineering the way metals are extracted from ore sources, separated from unwanted entities, recovered as metals, and purified using water based processing. The transformation of minerals to metals requires hydrometallurgical processing for nearly all of the nonferrous metals we use. This book elucidates the associated fundamentals and processing applications as well as related tools to assess processes and performance. The new edition further includes additional photographs, updated drawings, supplementary data, updated descriptive information, and new detail on rare earth elements processing as well as recycling and byproduct recovery of metals.

This Brief is concerned with the material chemistry of food packaging materials. It introduces the properties and peculiarities of typical packaging materials, such as plastics, cellulose components, ceramics and metals. Their overall performance as food packaging material is determined by the chemical and physical properties. The Brief describes how the final properties of a food packaging material can be influenced through chemical modifications in the structure and composition of the used components. The authors also cover potential chemical reactions of food packaging materials that may affect their performance. Potential hazards that may arise, such as influences on the product quality, or effects on their recycling or disposal, are discussed. Different influences, like metal corrosion, chemical resistance and degradability of the main packaging materials, or properties like hydrophobicity, surface energy and migration have to be taken into account. This Brief gives an introduction to all these different aspects of food packaging.

This is the first volume of an annual monographic series devoted to the diverse aspects of electronics packaging technology. Each book is to be based on that year's presentations at the annual Electronics Packaging Symposium, which is run at the State University of New York at Binghamton by the Continuing Education Division of the T. J. Watson School of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology in cooperation with local professional societies (IEEE, ASME, SME, IEPS) and UnlPEG (University-Industry Partnership for Economic Growth. ) Electronics Packaging has been receiving significant visibility in recent years as it has become obvious that the near-future limitations to the continued development of high performance electronic chips will arise from technological problems in their packaging. The two most obvious of these are the escalating difficulties of removing Joule heat from circuits packed ever more closely together, and the problem of providing more and more electrical contacts to smaller and smaller packages. As recognition of these problems has developed, organizations such as NSF, SRC and MCC have joined with industry in calling for increased research effort in the area. The Materials Research Society and other professional scientific groups have introduced Electronics Packaging sessions into their conference programs, and the International Electronics Packaging Society (IEPS) is expanding rapidly. The field is inherently multi-disciplinary, incorporating several of the traditional sub-areas of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Physics and Chemistry.

Surface Mount Technology is not a technology of tommorrow but a technology of today. It provides a quantum jump in the packaging tech nology to produce state-of-the-art miniaturized electronic products. How ever, in order to take advantage of this technology, a complete infrastruc ture must be put in place. This requires considerable investment in human and capital resources. Intel corporation has made these investments to keep its customers for components and systems on the leading edge of technology. Based on the experience of putting this infrastructure in place for system products, this book is written for managers who need to manage the risk during its implementation, and the practicing engineers who need to improve the design and manufacturing processes for improved yield and cost reduction. To accomplish this task, I have not only culled the infor mation from published materials, but have also depended on input from both my colleagues in Intel and such outside organizations as the Institute of interconnecting and Packaging electronic Circuits (IPC), the Electronics Industries Association (EIA), and the Surface Mount Council. But the underlying basis for this book has been my first-hand experience in im plementing this technology for Intel Systems Group and my experience at Boeing, my previous employer. In a fast-changing technology like SMT, it is very easy to have obsolete information even before the book is published. For this reason, I have concentrated on the basic principles and practice of the technology."

The Handbook of Electronics Packaging Design and Engineering has been writ ten as a reference source for use in the packaging design of electronics equip ment. It is designed to provide a single convenient source for the solution of re curring design problems. The primary consideration of any design is that the end product meet or exceed the applicable product specifications. The judicious use of uniform design practices will realize the following economies and equipment improvements: * Economics of design. Uniform design practices will result in less engineering and design times and lower costs. They will also reduce the number of changes that may be required due to poor reliability, maintainability, or producibility. * Improved design. Better designs with increased reliability, maintainability, and producibility will result from the use of uniform design practices. * Production economies. Uniform designs employing standard available tools, materials, and parts will result in the cost control of manufacturing. The Handbook is intended primarily for the serious student of electronics packaging and for those engineers and designers actively engaged in this vital and interesting profession. It attempts to present electronics packaging as it is today. It can be used as a training text for instructional purposes and as a reference source for the practicing designer and engineer.

""Command and Control is failing us. There is a better way to design and manage work - a better way to make work work - but it remains unknown to the vast majority of managers.""

An adherent of the Toyota Production System, John Seddon explains how traditional top-down decision making within service organizations leads to managers who are detached from employees and remote from operations. He demonstrates that decision-making based on purpose-related measures (such as putting customers first and improving services) can help managers reconnect with operations, see waste, and exploit opportunities for improvement. Through extensive case material, he differentiates between command and control and systems thinking and illustrates how the latter leads to improved service, revenues, and staff morale. He also posits that the service industry is fundamentally different from manufacturing, and shows how Toyota production principles must be transformed for application in service organizations.

When project managers are faced with budget cuts and fewer resources, waste elimination becomes a priority in maintaining effectiveness. This does not mean shortening or abandoning traditional project cycles. In fact, fast results on critical assignments can only be completed with strong plans and a detailed work breakdown structure. The connections, or lack thereof, are what strongly impact performance and quality. Lean and Agile, as covered in this book, are meant to enhance traditional project management, not replace the science. A strong foundation in traditional project management is necessary to appreciate the benefits of adopting Lean and Agile. Lean and Agile Project Management: How to Make Any Project Better, Faster, and More Cost Effective defines the wastes and issues found in project management and demonstrates how they can be addressed by engaging Lean thinking and Agile techniques. This book also: * Shows how to apply Lean principles to project management (PM) * Teaches the application of simple Six Sigma metrics in PM * Discusses the adoption of Agile techniques in PM in order to stay on task and remain flexible * Helps readers discover the theoretical synergies between popular PM programs * Promotes an understanding of how Lean people skills can help a person become a better leader and manager Since the publication of the first edition of this book, the bodies of knowledge have all been systematically updated. In addition, through conducting peer groups and detailed workshops, the Author has simplified many of the basics, and they are now much easier to understand. Essentially, the Author believes traditional project management can benefit from adding Lean and Agile, but she has simplified the model for greater efficiency.

Understanding, Measuring, and Improving Daily Management explains the critical parts of a continuous improvement strategy to achieve Operational Excellence and where reactive improvement through effective daily management fits in. In addition, it shows the consequences to your Operational Excellence journey if daily management is not performed well. Reactive improvement develops the capability and discipline within the organization to be able to rapidly recover from an event or incident that stops you from achieving your expected or target performance for the day, shift, or hour and most importantly -- your ability to capture the learning and initiate corrective actions so that the event or incident will not re-occur anywhere across the organization. As such, reactive improvement focuses on improving daily management through your daily review meetings, your information centers supporting the daily review meetings, and your frontline problem-solving root cause analysis capability at all levels. The book introduces the seven elements of reactive improvement that must work in concert for effective daily management and allows the reader to rate their site or department to determine their starting point compared to best practices: 1. Supportive organization structure to support development of your people so they have ownership and accountability for the performance of their area of responsibility; 2. Effective frontline leaders to ensure everyone else in the leadership structure are not working down a level; 3. Appropriate measures with expected targets that are linked to the site's Key Success Factors for Operations to ensure goal alignment, and are relevant to the area being focused on; 4. Structured daily review meetings to identify opportunities (problems/incidents) and monitor progress of their solution so they don't happen again; 5. Visual information centers that visually display daily and trending performance along with monitoring of actions to address problems/issues raised; 6. Frontline problem-solving root cause analysis capability across the site; and 7. Rapid sharing of learning capability across shifts, departments, and the organization. The author outlines in detail why each of the seven elements are important to achieving Operational Excellence, and most importantly, how to implement each element supported with many templates and tools.

Presenting: Problem Solving Sans Statistics Enhance your problem-solving skills, and improve your company's profitability using the methods outlined in Solving Complex Industrial Problems without Statistics. Introducing a process that involves working through problems and solutions without relying on complicated statistical design or analysis, this book pulls away from data-driven thinking and provides the problem solver with a new way of solving problems. Utilizing techniques that have been applied in facilities throughout the U.S., Canada, Italy, China, and Hong Kong, it demonstrates the use of process and problem differences and similarities, and provides a better understanding of analogous comparisons. The book incorporates visual analysis tools and problem examples in a format that facilitates comprehension and learning, presents novel concepts that do not require numbers or statistics, and provides a better understanding of the solution system/process overall. Each chapter presents new information, as well as case studies that include: Different problem situations Short histories detailing the operation, condition, and circumstances that were present at the time of each study Photographs, sketches, or tables with simple explanations to describe the circumstances, conditions, and the actions taken Methods of solution in rudimentary form Chapter summaries to review important mechanisms and workings Final summaries to tie together the important methods and techniques that facilitate easy problem solutions Solving Complex Industrial Problems without Statistics provides valuable insight into the solution of complex quality and manufacturing problems, without the use of statistics, and is essential to anyone involved in quality, control, problem-solving activities, or total quality management.

"Making and Manipulating Marionettes" is a superb guide to a craft and performance art that has fascinated audiences for over 2,000 years. Handsomely illustrated throughout, it presents precise instructions for the making of marionettes, both for plays and for acts in the variety tradition. All aspects of marionette design, construction, and control are covered, and there are rare insights into specialized designs and stringing techniques. Contents include an introduction to the marionette tradition and the principles and practicalities of marionette design; advice on materials and methods for carving, modeling, and casting puppet parts; detailed explanations for marionette control, stringing, and manipulation; step-by-step instructions for the construction and jointing of human and animal marionettes; and professional secrets for achieving a wide range of special effects.

Maintaining good business leadership in a world of rapidly changing expectations levied by customers, investors, society, governments and employees is a challenge. These stakeholders are increasingly making choices about if or how they support businesses - through the purchase of their products and services, shareholdings and financing, regulatory approvals, and even experiences working for them - based on not just what a business does, but how it does it. We are seeing shifts in stakeholder sentiments that manifest in a greater expectation that businesses work with society in addressing society's contemporary concerns. This greater good that businesses bring is rewarded by a greater brand awareness, connection and loyalty, which in turn provides businesses with an underlying strategic advantage over the competition with its customers, investors and other stakeholders. But this greater good cannot be faked with PR and bought media; in an increasingly connected world populated by an increasingly savvy millennial stakeholder base, authentic leadership and its ability to effect cultural shifts in the DNA of businesses is essential. Failure to do so will likely result in shorter and less successful tenures of Board members and C-suite leaders as this business trend spreads. This book looks at how the emerging generation of leaders must change paradigms and transform their employees to do more than just operate a business. It examines how to effect culture shifts that are necessary to innovate businesses so that they simultaneously meet market needs while meeting stakeholder expectations on concerns as varied as ethical business conduct, labor practices, climate change, responsible use of diminishing natural resources and contribution to socio-economic challenges in their market catchments. These are perspectives and skills that are still glossed over, by academic and professional institutions, as they develop the leaders of the future. Essentially, this book: * Articulates the strategic business case for doing good in a good business; the why, and where this trajectory is leading * Provides strategies to lead authentically on the array of issues that provide key stakeholders - customers, investors, governments and employees - with a greater reason to engage with and build loyalty to the business * Provides strategies to energize and spark innovation among his/her employees in an organization on these issues so that transformative power is harnessed.

Los Japoneses consideran a Shigeo Shingo el decano de los consultores de productividad y calidad. Ha comunicado su enfoque hacia la mejora fundamental a millaresde trabajadores, directores, y altos ejecutivos en cientos de companias tales como Toyota, Honda y Matsuchita. En eltranscurso de su carrera, el Sr. Shingo escribi ms deveinte libros los cuales revelan la profundidad de su pensamiento sobrelos principios de la ingeneria industrial; expresi?n de sudedicaci?n a la mejora de la productividad y la calidad en cadaaspecto de la fabricaci?n. El Sr. Shingo desea que entendamos porqu? fabricamos como lo hacemos -- de manera que podamos entenderc?mo debemos cambiar. Argumentando a part?r de la teorfa XY de direcci?n de McGregor, Shingo adems demanda respetogenuino para la humanidad y creatividad de los trabajadores y solicita seles de una tarea que les desaffe y utilice sus capacidades.

Este libro es una lectura obligada para todo gerente ingenieroque quiera competir con ?xito en los mercados internacionales. La parte ms importante del Justo a Tiempo es el cambio rpido de todos. Muestra c?mo reducir, en forma drstica, los tiempos de cambios en un promedio de 98%!!!

This book covers the basics of setup reduction and quick changeover and data collection. It outlines the first pass of waste reduction through the implementation of the visual workplace and layout improvements. The book covers two quick changeover concepts: intermediate tooling and one-turn methods.

Assembly is the process by which parts become products that do useful things. It is therefore fundamental to the work of every mechanical engineer. Yet the design of assemblies and the process of assembling them are rarely taught in universities. In Mechanical Assemblies: Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development, author Daniel E. Whitney draws on more than thirty years of academic and industry experience to fill this significant gap in the mechanical engineering curriculum.
The first book to develop a systematic approach to the modeling and design of assemblies, this text addresses the subject on two levels. Assembly in the Small develops a systematic theory for the design of assemblies with their functions in mind, starting from the basic principles of mechanical constraint and including methods for representing assemblies mathematically. In addition, important assembly analysis techniques such as predicting variation and generating assembly sequences are covered using a consistent mathematical formulation. Assembly in the Large deals with the role of assemblies in product development, including product architecture, design for assembly, and manufacturing strategy, as well as design and evaluation of assembly processes and systems.
Mechanical Assemblies: Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development is ideal for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses in design, production, or manufacturing systems. Engineering professionals will find a new way to view the relationship between design and manufacturing and theoretical support for their experience.

Das Erscheinen des hier vorliegenden Bandes ist infolge der Zeitnot, unter der wir aIle, nicht zuletzt der Herausgeber selbst, leiden, verzogert worden. Die Leserschaft, die auf die Neuausgabe des schon seit langem vergriffenen Bandes wartet, wird aber feststellen mussen, daB es sich bei dieser Neuauflage nicht etwa um eine Erganzung der alten Auflage, sondern um einen ganzlich neuen Band handelt. BegruBt werden wird auch die Hinzunahme der Kapitel uber Gerbereimaschinen und uber Unfallverhutung. Die Flille an neuen Erkenntnissen und Materialien, die in der Zeit seit der erst en Auflage in Erscheinung getreten sind, haben gerade auch auf dem Zuricht sektor Erweiterungen und zum Teil tiefgreifende Veranderungen an Verfahren lind Fertigprodukten mit sich gebracht. Man denke z. B. nur an die umfangreiche Verwendung von Kunststoffen auf dem Zurichtgebiet, an die zahllosen Bleich-, Fettungs-, Entfettungs- oder Nachgerbungsmoglichkeiten, an die modernen Lacke, Appreturen und Farbstoffe, die dem Lederhersteller heute an die Hand gegeben werden, oder an das Pastingverfahren zur Ledertrocknung u. a. m."

Pflichtfortsetzung KunststoffeTechnik - Daten - Kompaktwissen 6000 Produkte. Eine Vielzahl physikalisch-technischer Daten. Niemand kann sie alle kennnen. Aber jeder sollte wissen, wo er sich detailliert daruber informieren kann, was fur ihn wichtig ist - fur neue Projekte, aktuelle Entscheidungen, alltagliche Arbeitsablaufe. Kunststoffedas Loseblattwerk aus dem Springer-Verlag verschafft Herstellern, Verarbeitern und Handlern den kompetenten Uberblick uber die Handelprodukte. Gleichzeitig erleichtert es die individuelle Auswahl der fur sein Problem geeigneten Handelsprodukte. Kunststoffebasiert auf einer anerkannt kompetenten Quelle: Es ist ein Auszug aus der Datenbank "Polymat" des Deutschen Kunststoff-Institutes (DKI) in Darmstadt. KunststoffeDas Werk ist in 3 Serien gegliedert: - Thermoplaste - Hartbare Formmassen - GiessharzeJede Serie wird in mehreren Ordnern (Teilbanden) geliefert, je nachdem, wieviele Merkblatter zu der Produktgruppe gehoren. Die erste Lieferung von 800 Merkblattern uber Thermoplaste liegt vor, weitere 800 in 2 Ordnern erscheinen voraussichtlich im Juni. Ein zusatzlicher Registerband fur die Loseblatt-Sammlung "Kunststoffe-Thermoplaste" erschliesst den Zugang zu den Merkblattern. Erlautert werden die Auswahlkriterien von Verarbeitungsdaten sowie die Benutzung der Merkblatter. Die Register eroffnen daruberhinaus einen Zugang zu Herstellern bzw. Anbietern sowie die Kunststoff-Art und Produktname. Die Merkblatt-Nummer wird mit der Dokument-Nummer der Datenbank "Polymat" des DKI verknupft. Das Register wird analog zur Auslieferung weiterer Bande anwachsen. Pflichtfortsetzung: Entweder Bezug des kompletten Werkes "Kunststoffe" oder eines kompletten Themenbereiches (z.B. Thermoplaste)"

Kunststoffedas Loseblattwerk aus dem Springer-Verlag verschafft Herstellern, Verarbeitern und Handlern den kompetenten Uberblick uber die Handelsprodukte. Gleichzeitig erleichtert es die individuelle Auswahl der fur ihre Probleme geeigneten Handelsprodukte. Kunststoffebasiert auf einer anerkannt kompetenten Quelle: Es ist ein Auszug aus der Datenbank "Polymat" des Deutschen Kunststoff-Institutes (DKI) in Darmstadt. KunststoffeDas Werk ist in 3 Teile gegliedert: - Thermoplaste - Hartbare Formmassen - Giessharze.Jeder Teil wird in mehreren Ordnern geliefert, je nachdem, wieviele Merkblatter zu der Produktgruppe gehoren. Es liegen nun 4800 Merkblatter uber Thermoplaste in 12 Banden vor. Die "Reihe" Thermoplaste ist hiermit abgeschlossen. Ein zusatzlicher Registerband fur die Loseblatt-Sammlung "Kunststoffe-Thermoplaste" erschliesst den Zugang zu den Merkblattern. Erlautert werden die Auswahlkriterien von Verarbeitungsdaten sowie die Benutzung der Merkblatter. Die Register eroffnen daruberhinaus einen Zugang zu Herstellern bzw. Anbietern sowie die Kunststoff-Art und Produktname. Die Merkblatt-Nummer wird mit der Dokument-Nummer der Datenbank "Polymat" des DKI verknupft."

Ein zusatzlicher Registerband fur die Loseblatt-Sammlung "Kunststoffe-Thermoplaste" erschliesst den Zugang zu den Merkblattern. Erlautert werden die Auswahlkriterien von Verarbeitungsdaten sowie die Benutzung der Merkblatter. Die Register eroffnen daruberhinaus einen Zugang zu Herstellern bzw. Anbietern sowie die Kunststoff-Art und Produktname. Die Merkblatt-Nummer wird mit der Dokument-Nummer der Datenbank "Polymat" des DKI verknupft. Das Register wachst analog zur Auslieferung weiterer Bande an."

Die fur den Forschungs-und Entwicklungsprozess in Wissenschaft und Praxis benoetigten Informatio- nen werden in zunehmendem Masse uber Datenbanken zur Verfugung gestellt, die den direkten Zugriff auf Literaturhinweise, auf Fakten oder auch auf den Volltext eines Dokumentes gestatten. Die Bundesregierung foerdert den Aufbau derartiger Datenbanken, da sie der UEberzeugung ist, hiermit einen Beitrag zur Schaffung optimaler Voraussetzungen fur den wissenschaftlichen Fortschritt und den industriellen Innovationsprozess zu erbringen. Die gerade in der Bundesrepublik auf einer anerkannten Tradition beruhenden gedruckten Informationsdienste verlieren gegenuber elektroni- scher Fachinformation aber keineswegs an Bedeutung, da sie als preiswerte Nachschlagewerke jederzeit verfugbar sind. Mit den vorliegenden ersten Banden der Datensammlung Kunststoffe - Technische Daten von Handelsprodukten liegt ein Werk vor, das auf der Datenbank POL YMAT aufbaut. Diese Daten- bank des Deutschen Kunststoff-Instituts wird vom Fachinformationszentrum Chemie uber das Fachinformationszentrum Karlsruhe im internationalen Verbundsystem Scientific and Technical Information Network (STN) im Online-Zugriff angeboten. Im vorliegenden Werk sehe ich einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Forschung und Entwicklung in einem immer bedeutender werdenden Werkstoffbereich und bin davon uberzeugt, dass hiermit allen auf diesem Gebiet Tatigen ein nutzliches und gerne genutztes Informationsmittel in die Hand gegeben wird. Dr. Albert Probst Parlamentarischer Staatssekretar im Bundesministerium fur Forschung und Technologie Vorwort Die vorliegende Sammlung technischer Daten soll Konstrukteuren, Verarbeitern und Anwendern von Kunststoffen den UEberblick uber das Werkstoffangebot erleichtern. Sie soll bei der Werkstoffauswahl unterstutzen und den Zugriff auf die fur moderne, rechner-gestutzte Fertigungsverfahren erforder- lichen Daten vereinfachen.

Die fur den Forschungs-und Entwicklungsprozess in Wissenschaft und Praxis benoetigten Informatio- nen werden in zunehmendem Masse uber Datenbanken zur Verfugung gestellt, die den direkten Zugriff auf Literaturhinweise, auf Fakten oder auch auf den Volltext eines Dokumentes gestatten. Die Bundesregierung foerdert den Aufbau derartiger Datenbanken, da sie der UEberzeugung ist, hiermit einen Beitrag zur Schaffung optimaler Voraussetzungen fur den wissenschaftlichen Fortschritt und den industriellen Innovationsprozess zu erbringen. Die gerade in der Bundesrepublik auf einer anerkannten Tradition beruhenden gedruckten Informationsdienste verlieren gegenuber elektroni- scher Fachinformation aber keineswegs an Bedeutung, da sie als preiswerte Nachschlagewerke jederzeit verfugbar sind. Mit den vorliegenden ersten Banden der Datensammlung Kunststoffe - Technische Daten von Handelsprodukten liegt ein Werk vor, das auf der Datenbank POL YMAT aufbaut. Diese Daten- bank des Deutschen Kunststoff-Instituts wird vom Fachinformationszentrum Chemie uber das Fachinformationszentrum Karlsruhe im internationalen Verbundsystem Scientific and Technical Information Network (STN) im Online-Zugriff angeboten. Im vorliegenden Werk sehe ich einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Forschung und Entwicklung in einem immer bedeutender werdenden Werkstoffbereich und bin davon uberzeugt, dass hiermit allen auf diesem Gebiet Tatigen ein nutzliches und gerne genutztes Informationsmittel in die Hand gegeben wird. Dr. Albert Probst Parlamentarischer Staatssekretar im Bundesministerium fur Forschung und Technologie Vorwort Die vorliegende Sammlung technischer Daten soll Konstrukteuren, Verarbeitern und Anwendern von Kunststoffen den UEberblick uber das Werkstoffangebot erleichtern. Sie soll bei der Werkstoffauswahl unterstutzen und den Zugriff auf die fur moderne, rechner-gestutzte Fertigungsverfahren erforder- lichen Daten vereinfachen.