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Glossary of
Abbreviations & Plastics Terms |
 What does that mean?!
Find out here in the TSE Plastics Glossary...
Your source for the most up-to-date terms, definitions, abbreviations
and acronyms for and about plastics and processing.
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Jacket
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A tough sheath to protect an insulated wire or cable, or to permanently group two or more insulated wires or cables.
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Jet Moulding
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Processing technique characterized by the fact that most of the heat is applied to the material as it passes through the nozzle or jet, rather than in a heating cylinder as rather than in a heating cylinder as is done in conventional processes.
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Jet Spinning
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For most purposes similar to melt spinning. Hot gas jet spinning uses a directed blast or jet of hot gas to pull molten polymer from a die lip and extend it into fine fibers.
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Jetting
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Turbulent flow of resin from an undersize gate or thin section into a thicker mould section, as opposed to lamular flow of material progressing radially from a gate to the extremities of the cavity.
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Jig
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Tool for holding component parts of an assembly during the manufacturing process, or for holding other tools. Also called a Fixture.
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Jute
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Bast fiber obtained from the stems of several species of the plant Corchorus found mainly in India and Pakistan. Used as a filler, for plastics moulding materials, and more recently as a reinforcement for polyester resins in the fabrication of reinforced plastics.
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