The manufacturing process for preparing very thin polymer products has
developed into what is arguably the largest outlet for synthetic
polymers. The central theme of this volume is the developments in
process hardware and operating techniques that permit increasingly high
production rates, optimum property development, unusual degrees of
molecular orientation, and the coextrusion of multi-layer,
multi-component film and sheet. The strong relationships and the
interdependence of these developments on the achievements in polymer
design, such as rheology and mechanical and optical properties, are also
discussed. Progress in Polymer Processing Series