Typical Plastic Injection Molding Acronyms

AAGR - AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
ABA - ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-ACRYLATE
ABS - ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE COPOLYMER
ABS - ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM
ACM - ACRYLIC ACID ESTER RUBBER
ACS - ACRYLONITRILE-CHLORINATED PE-STYRENE
ADA - AMINO DODECANOIC ACID
AES - ACRYLONITRILE-ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE-STYRENE
AMMA - ACRYLONITRILE-METHYL METHACRYLATE
AN - ACRYLONITRILE
ANSI - AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
AO - ANTIOXIDANT
APET - AMORPHOUS POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
API - ADDITION-REACTION POLYIMIDES
APP - ATACTIC POLYPROPYLENE
AS - ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ASA - ACRYLIC-STYRENE-ACRYLONITRILE.
ASTM - AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
ATH - ALUMINIUM TRIHYDRATE
AZ(O) - AZODICARBONAMIDE
BM - BLOW MOLDING
BMC - BULK MOLDING COMPOUNDS
BMI - BISMALEIMIDE
BO - BIAXIALLY-ORIENTED (FILM)
BOPP - BIAXIALLY-ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE
BR - BUTADIENE RUBBER
BS BUTADIENE STYRENE RUBBER
CA - CELLULOSE ACETATE
CAB - CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE
CAD - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
CAE - COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING
CAM - COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING
CAP - CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE
CAP - CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING
CBA - CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENT
CF - CRESOL FORMALDEHYDE
CFA - CHEMICAL FOAMING AGENT
CFC - CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
CFR - CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
CHDM - CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL
CIM - COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
CN - CELLULOSE NITRATE
COP - COPOLYESTER
COPA - COPOLYAMIDE
COPE - COPOLYESTER
CP - CELLULOSE PROPIONATE
CPE - CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE
CPET - CRYSTALLINE POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
CPI - CONDENSATION-REACTION POLYIMIDES
CPP - CAST POLYPROPYLENE
CPVC - CHLORINATED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
CR - CHLOROPRENE RUBBER
CS - CASEIN
CSA - CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
CSD - CARBONATED SOFT DRINK
CTA - CELLULOSE TRIACETATE
CTFE - POLYMONOCHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE.
CVD - CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
DABCO - DIAZOBICYCLOOCTANE
DAM - DAYS AFTER MANUFACTURE
DAM - DIALLYL MALEATE
DAP - DIALLYL PHTHALATE
DCPD - DICYCLOPENTADIENE
DDA - DO DECANOIC ACID
DE - DIOTAMACEOUS EARTH
DEA - DIELECTRIC ANALYSIS
DETDA - DIETHYLTOLUENEDIAMINE
DMA - DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS
DMT - DIMETHYL ESTER OF TEREPHTHALATE
DSC - DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING ANALYSIS
DTUL - DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE UNDER LOAD
DWV - DRAIN, WASTE, VENT (PIPE GRADE)
EAA - ETHYLENE ACRYLIC ACID
EB - ELECTRON BEAM
EBA - ETHYLENE BUTYL ACRYLATE
EC - ETHYL CELLULOSE
ECTFE - ETHYLENE-CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER
EEA - ETHYLENE-ETHYL ACRYLATE
EG - ETHYLENE GLYCOL
EMA - ETHYLENE-METHYL ACRYLATE
EMAA - ETHYLENE METHACRYLIC ACID
EMAC - ETHYLENE-METHYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER
EMC - ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
EMI - ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
EMPP - ELASTOMER MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE
EnBA - ETHYLENE NORMAL BUTYL ACRYLATE
EP - EPOXY RESIN, ALSO ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE
EPA - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EPDM - ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE TERPOLYMER RUBBER
EPM - ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE RUBBER
EPS - EXPANDABLE POLYSTYRENE
ESCR - ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACK RESISTANCE
ESI - ETHYLENE-STYRENE COPOLYMERS
ETE - ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
ETFE - ETHYLENE -TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER
ETP - ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS
EVA(C) - POLETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE
EVOH - POLETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMERS
FDA - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
FEP - FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE COPOLYMERS
FPVC - FLEXIBLE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
FR - FLAME RETARDANT
FR - FIBER REINFORCED.
FRP - FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC
GIM - GAS INJECTION MOLDING
GIT - GAS INJECTION TECHNIQUE
GMT(P) GLASS MAT REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS
GPC - GEL PERMEATION CHROMOTOGRAPHY
GPPS - GENERAL PURPOSE POLYSTYRENE
GRP - GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS
GTP - GROUP TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION
HALS - HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZER
HAS - HINDERED AMINE STABILIZERS
HB - BRINELL HARDNESS NUMBER
HCFC - HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
HCR - HEAT-CURED RUBBER
HDI - HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE
HDPE - HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
HDT - HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE
HFC - HYDROFLUOROCARBONS
HIP - HIGH-IMPACT POLYSTYRENE
HIPS - HIGH-IMPACT POLYSTYRENE
HM - HIGH-MODULUS.
HMC - HIGH-STRENGTH MOLDING COMPOUND.
HMDI - DIISOCYANATO DICYCLOHEXYLMETHANE
HME - HIGH-VINYL MODIFIED EPOXY
HMW - HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT
HNP - HIGH NITRILE POLYMER
IM - INJECTION MOLDING
IMC - IN-MOLD COATING
IMD - IN-MOLD DECORATION
IPI - ISOPHORONE DIISOCYANATE
IPN - INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORK
IV - INTRINSIC VISCOSITY
LCP - LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS
LDPE - LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
LIM - LIQUID INJECTION MOLDING
LLDPE - LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
LMC - LOW-PRESSURE MOLDING COMPOUND
LMW - LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT
LP - LOW-PROFILE RESIN
M LLDPE - METALLOCENE LLDPE
M PP - METALLOCENE PP
MA - MALEIC ANHYDRIDE.
MAP - MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING
MbOCA - 3, 3'-DICHLORO-4, 4-DIAMINO-DIPHENYLMETHANE
MBS - METHACRYLATE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE
MC - METHYL CELLULOSE
MDI - METHYLENE DIPHENYLENE DIISOCYANATE
MDPE - MEDIUM-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
MEKP - METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE
MF - MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE
MFI - MELT FLOW INDEX
MIS - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
MMA - METHYL METHACRYLATE MONOMER
MPE - METALLOCENE POLYETHYLENES
MPF - MELAMINE-PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE
MPR - MELT-PROCESSABLE RUBBER
MRP - MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENT PLANNING
MW - MOLECULAR WEIGHT
MWD - MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION
NBR - NITRILE RUBBER
NDI - NAPHTHALENE DIISOCYANATE
NDT - NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
NIOSH - NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
NR - NATURAL RUBBER
NVH - NOISE, VIBRATION, HARSHNESS
ODP - OZONE DEPLETING POTENTIAL
OEM - ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
OFS - ORGANOFUNCTIONAL SILANES
OPET - ORIENTED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
OPP - ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE
OSA - OLEFIN-MODIFIED STYRENE-ACRYLONITRILE
OSHA - OCCUPATIONAL SAFTEY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
O-TPV - OLEFINIC THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATE
PA - POLYAMIDE (NYLON)
PAEK - POLYARYLETHERKETONE
PAI - POLYAMIDE IMIDE
PAN - POLYACRYLONITRILE
PB - POLYBUTYLENE
PBA - PHYSICAL BLOWING AGENT
PBAN - POLYBUTADIENE-ACRYLONITRILE
PBI - POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE
PBN - POLYBUTYLENE NAPHTHALATE
PBS - POLYBUTADIENE STYRENE
PBT - POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PBTP - POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PC - POLYCARBONATE
PCC - PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE
PCD - POLYCARBODIIMIDE
PCR - POST-CONSUMER RECYCLATE
PCT - POLYCYCLOHEXYLENEDIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PCTA - COPOLYESTER OF CHDM AND PTA
PCTFE - POLYCHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE
PCTG - GLYCOL-MODIFIED PCT COPOLYMER
PE - POLYETHYLENE
PEBA - POLYETHER BLOCK POLYAMIDE
PEC - CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE
PEC - POLYPHENYLENE ETHER COPOLYMER
PEDT - 3, 4 POLYETHYLENE DIOXITHIOPHENE
PEEK - POLYETHERETHERKETONE
PEH - POLYPHENYLENE ETHER HOMOPOLYMER
PEI - POLYETHER IMIDE
PEK - POLYETHERKETONE
PEKEKK - POLYETHERKETONEETHERKETONEKETONE
PEL - PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL
PEN - POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE
PEO - POLYETHYLENE OXIDE.
PES - POLYETHER SULFONE
PET - POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PETG - PET MODIFIED WITH CHDM
PETP - POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE.
PF - PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE
PFA - PERFLUOROALKOXY RESIN
PI - POLYIMIDE
PIB - POLYISOBUTYLENE
PIBI - BUTYL RUBBER
PID - PROPORTIONAL, INTEGRAL, DERIVATIVE
PIE - POLYISOBUTYLENE
PIM - POWDER INJECTION MOLDING
PLC - PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER
PMDI - POLYMERIC METHYLENE DIPHENYLENE DIISOCYANATE
PMMA - POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE
PMP - POLYMETHYLPENTENE
PMS - PARAMETHYLDTYRENE.
PMT - POLYMETHYLPENTENE
PO - POLYOLEFINS
POM - POLYACETAL
PP - POLYPROPYLENE
PPA - POLYPHTHALAMIDE
PPC - CHLORINATED POLYPROPYLENE
PPE - POLYPHENYLENE ETHER, MODIFIED
ppm - PARTS PER MILLION
PPO - POLYPHENYLENE OXIDE
PPS - POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE
PPSU - POLYPHENYLENE SULFONE
PS - POLYSTYRENE
PSU - POLYSULFONE
PTA - PURIFIED TEREPHTHALIC ACID
PTFE - POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
PU - POLYURETHANE
PUR - POLYURETHANE
PVC - POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
PVCA - POLYVINYL CHLORIDE ACETATE
PVDA - POLYVINYLIDENE ACETATE
PVDC - POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
PVDF - POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE
PVF - POLYVINYL FLUORIDE
PVOH - POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
QMC - QUICK MOLD CHANGE
RFI - RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RH - ROCKWELL HARDNESS
RHDPE - RECYCLED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
RIM - REACTION INJECTION MOLDING
RMS - ROOT MEAN SQUARE
RP - REINFORCED PLASTICS
RPET - RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
RTD - RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTOR
RTM - RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING
RTV - ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING
SAN - STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER
SB - STYRENE BUTADIENE COPOLYMER
SBC - STYRENE BLOCK COPOLYMER
SBR - STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER
SI - SILICONE PLASTIC
SI - LE SYSTEME INTERNATIONAL D'UNITES
SMA - STYRENE MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
SMC - SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND
SMC-C - SMC-CONTINUOUS FIBERS
SMC-D - SMC-DIRECTIONALLY ORIENTED
SMC-R - SMC-RANDOMLY ORIENTED
SPC - STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL
SPE - SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS
SQC - STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL
SRIM - STRUCTURAL REACTION INJECTION MOLDING
T/N - TEREPHTHALATE/ NAPHTHALATE
TA - TEREPHTHALIC ACID
TDI - TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE
TEO - THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERIC OLEFIN
TFE - POLYTETRA FLUOROETHYLENE
TGA - THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
TLCP - THERMOPLASTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER
TMA - THERMOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS
TMC - THICK MOLDING COMPOUND
TP - THERMOPLASTIC
TPA - TEREPHTHALIC ACID
TPE - THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER
TPO - THERMOPLASTIC OLEFINS
TPU - THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE
TPV - THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATE
TS - THERMOSET
TWA - TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE
UF - UREA FORMALDEHYDE
UHM - ULTRA-HIGH MODULUS
UHMW - ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT
UL - UNDERWRITER'S LABORATORIES
ULDPE - ULTRALOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
UP - UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN
UR - URETHANE
UV - ULTRAVIOLET
VA(C) - VINYL ACETATE
VAE - VINYL ACETATE-ETHYLENE
VC - VINYL CHLORIDE
VDC - VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
VLDPE - VERY LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
VOC - VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ZNC - ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYST