| ABS |
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| ACS |
American Chemical Society |
| AGVS |
Automatic guided vehicle system |
| AI |
Artificial intelligence |
| AS/RS |
Automated storage and retrieval system |
| ASA |
Acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile |
| BMC |
Bulk molding compound |
| CA |
Cellulose acetate |
| CAB |
Cellulose acetate-butyrate |
| CAD |
Computer aided design |
| CAE |
Computer-aided engineering |
| CAM |
Computer-aided manufacturing |
| CAP |
Cellulose acetate propionate |
| CD |
Compact Disk |
| CIM |
Computer-integrated manufacturing |
| CN |
Cellulose nitrate |
| CP |
Cellulose propionate |
| CPET |
Crystallized polyethylene terephthalate |
| CPVC |
Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride |
| CRS |
Committee on Resin Statistics |
| CRT |
Cathode ray tube |
| CTFE |
Chlorotrifluoroethylene |
| DAP |
Diallyl phthalate |
| DIDP |
Diisodecyl phthalate |
| DIOP |
Diisooctyl phthalate |
| DNP |
Dinonyl phthalate |
| DOP |
Dioctyl phthalate |
| EAA |
Ethylene acrylic acid |
| EC |
Ethyl cellulose |
| EPS |
Expandable polystyrene |
| EVA |
Ethylene vinyl acetate |
| EVOH |
Ethylene vinyl alcohol |
| FEP |
Fluoro(ethylene-propylene) copolymer |
| FMS |
Flexible manufacturing system |
| FR |
Flame retardant |
| FRP |
Fiberglass reinforced plastics |
| GP |
General purpose |
| HDPE |
High-density polyethylene |
| HDT |
Heat deflection temperature |
| HIPS |
High-impact polystyrene |
| HMW-HDPE |
"High molecular-weight, high-density polyethylene"
|
| IM |
Injection molding |
| IMM |
Injection molding machine |
| LCP |
Liquid crystal polymer |
| LDPE |
Low-density polyethylene |
| LLDPE |
Linear low-density polyethylene |
| MAP |
Manufacturing Automation Protocol |
| MI |
Melt index |
| MIDI |
Methylene diisocyanate |
| MMA |
See PMMA |
| MPPO |
Modified polyphenylene oxide |
| MRP |
Material requirements planning |
| MRP-II |
Manufacturing resource planning |
| OPET |
Oriented polyethylene terephthalate |
| OPP |
Oriented polypropylene |
| PA |
(Nylon) Polyamide |
| PAI |
Polyamide-imide |
| PAN |
Polyacrylonitrile |
| PBT |
Polybutylene terephthalate |
| PC |
Polycarbonate |
| PE |
Polyethylene |
| PEEK |
Polyetheretheketon |
| PET |
Polyethylene Terephthalate |
| PF |
Phenolic |
| PFA |
Perfluoroalkoxy |
| PMMA |
Polymethyl methacrylate |
| POM |
Polyacetal |
| PP |
Polypropylene |
| PPE |
Polyphenylene ether |
| PPO |
Polyphenylene oxide (modified) |
| PPS |
Polyphenylen sulfide |
| PS |
Polystyrene |
| PSO |
Polysulfone |
| PTFE |
Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PUR |
Polyurethane |
| PVA |
Polyvinyl acetate |
| PVB |
Polyvinyl butyral |
| PVC |
Polyvinyl chloride |
| PVdC |
Polyvinylidene chloride |
| PVdF |
Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| PVF |
Polyvinyl fluoride |
| RIA |
Robotic Industries Association |
| RIM |
Reaction injection molding |
| ROI |
Return on investment |
| RP |
Reinforced plastics |
| RTM |
Resin transfer molding |
| SAN |
Styrene acrylonitrile |
| SBR |
Styrene-butadiene rubber |
| SMA |
Styrene maleic anhydride |
| SMC |
Sheet molding compound |
| SPC |
Statistical process control |
| SPE |
Society of Plastics Engineers |
| SPI |
"The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc."
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| SPPF |
"Solid phase pressure forming, thermoforming"
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| T/L |
Truckload |
| TDI |
Toluene diisocyanate |
| TFE |
See PTFE |
| TPE |
Thermoplastic eslatomer |
| TPO |
Thermoplastic olefin |
| UHMW-HDPE |
Ultra high molecular weight HDPE |
| VCM |
Vinyl chlorider monomer |
