Georg Fischer Piping Systems (Hrsg.): Plastics. GF piping systems. 50 years of know-how in plastics. Schaffhausen 2007. 232 Seiten.

Inhalt:

• 50 years of innovation - introduction of Dr. Alain Ritter, Head of Human Resources and Group Communications (S. 13)

MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF PLASTICS

• Genesis of plastics (S. 17)
• Five decades of plastics (S. 29)
• The 1950s: The pioneering years (S. 31)
• The 1960s: Manufacturing and expansion (S. 37)
• The 1970s: Period of more development (S. 41)
• The 1980s: Consolidation (S. 45)
• The 1990s: Trend toward customer focus (S. 49)
• The new millennium: Tapping into new market segments (S. 53)

INTERVIEWS WITH CONTEMPORARY WITNESSES

• Dr. Ernst Hofmann - The plastics department (S. 57)
• Dr. Rudolf Merz - Materials developer and inventor of Tangit (S. 61)
• Erich Guldener - Plastic fittings developer of the first hour (S. 65)
• Bruno Hunziker - Complete line of valves (S. 69)
• Felix Meier - BCF fusion technology (S. 73)
• Jörg Wermelinger - Infrared for the highest demands (S. 77)
• Jürgen Fluck - iFIT: intelligent and simple (S. 81)

PROCESSES IN THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY

• Highly qualified and motivated - The people behind the processes (S. 87)
• State of the art (S. 97)
• Components assembly (S. 101)
• Extrusion and customizing (S. 105)
• Zero-error strategy (S. 109)
• High-tech analytics (S. 113)
• Plastics and Chemicals (S. 117)
• So that everything fits (S. 121)
• Radical optimization (S. 125)
• Tried, tested and approved (S. 129)
• Just ordered, presto delivered (S. 133)
• Packed-in energy (S. 137)

PLASTICS MARKETS TODAY

• Plastics markets today - innovations come from the market (S. 145)
• Overview of the market segments (S. 147)
• Shipbuilding (S. 149)
• Life Science (S. 153)
• Microelectronics (S. 157)
• Food and beverage (S. 161)
• Water and gas Utilities (S. 165)
• Water treatment (S. 169)
• Building services (S. 173)
• Chemical process industry (S. 177)

GEORG FISCHER JUBILEE FOUNDATION

• «Clean Water» foundation (S. 185)

PLASTICS: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MATERIAL

• On the edge: Where plastics research stands today (S. 193)
• The future needs of our customers - from a market viewpoint (S. 201)
• Solvay - Partners in vinyl (S. 205)
• Ineos - Longlasting polyethylene (S. 209)
• Borealis - Tailor-made materials (S. 213)
• Arkema - Polyvinylidene fluoride (S. 217)

APPENDIX

• Picture credits (S. 221)
• Contacts worldwide (S. 223)