Deck 23: Commercial Considerations

Question 1

Many of the problems of a struggling and failing business may be associated with ____.

A) poor sales
B) a mediocre product
C) poor management
D) unskilled personnel

Answer 1

C

Question 2

If a die is owned or made by the molder, it is called a ____ mold.    

A) proprietary
B) custom
C) customer-owned mold
D) compression

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A device made of two unlike metals that is used to measure temperature is called a ____.

A) thermocouple
B) thermometer
C) barometer
D) voltmeter

Answer 3

A

Question 4

It is important in injection molding that the cooling system be able to remove the total heat load generated during each cycle and to ensure that all molded sections will cool at the same rate to minimize differential ____. 

A) crazing
B) checking
C) shrinkage
D) cracking

Question 5

Employment opportunities for ____ are outstanding because they make up nearly half the plastics industry workforce.  

A) minorities
B) men
C) women
D) unskilled labor

Question 6

A grinder that is used to reprocess material is called a ____.  

A) runner
B) pelletizer
C) granulator
D) sprue

Question 7

When planning a new plastics product, it is best to confer first with ____.        

A) a bank
B) resin manufacturers
C) die companies
D) mold makers

Question 8

What is pictured here?

A) temperature control system
B) annealing tank
C) granulator
D) preform equipment

Question 9

In a competitive plastics market, a business must produce ____ faster, cheaper, and better than the competition if the business is to be profitable.

A) molds
B) die casts
C) tools
D) products

Question 10

Desiccant dryers utilize ____ to remove moisture from the air in order to speed the drying process.

A) hopper dryers
B) chemicals
C) heat lamps
D) blow dryers

Question 11

Table 23-1 shows there is no waste material and output rate is low for which manufacturing method?   

A) blow molding
B) rotational casting
C) vacuum bag
D) extrusion

Question 12

Preheating auxiliary equipment may be necessary because many plastics are ____. 

A) hydrophobic
B) phototropic
C) hydrophilic
D) hygroscopic

Question 13

Hydraulic power systems operate by forcing ____ through a system.

A) air
B) electrcity
C) fluid
D) heat

Question 14

What is used with thermoplastic products to reduce sink marks and distortion? 

A) annealing tanks
B) granulators
C) preform equipment
D) microprocessors

Question 15

In a proprietorship, private capital or loans are used for financing, whereas in a corporation, the sale of ____ is used for capitalization.     

A) stock
B) products
C) bonds
D) assets