ʻO nā ʻāpana i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia he ʻāpana i hana ʻia mai ka thermoplastic a i ʻole thermosetting plastics ma o ke kaʻina hana hoʻoheheʻe. Hoʻohana nui ʻia lākou i nā ʻoihana e like me ka automotive, electronics, medical, and home appliances. Ma muli o ke ʻano waiwai, noi, a me nā hiʻohiʻona hoʻolālā, hiki ke hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā ʻāpana i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o nā ʻano like ʻole, kēlā me kēia me nā hiʻohiʻona kūikawā a me nā hiʻohiʻona noi.
Mai kahi hiʻohiʻona waiwai, hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā ʻāpana i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka thermoplastic a me nā ʻāpana thermoset. ʻO nā ʻāpana i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia Thermoplastic, i hana ʻia mai nā mea e like me ka polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), a me ka polystyrene (PS), e hilinaʻi ʻia e ka hoʻomehana pinepine ʻana a kūpono i nā ʻāpana e koi ana i ka paʻakikī kiʻekiʻe a me ka pale ʻana i ka hopena, e like me nā hale plastik a me nā ipu. ʻO nā ʻāpana i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ʻo Thermoset, i hana ʻia mai nā mea e like me ka phenolic resins a me ka epoxy resins, hoʻōla ʻole ʻia a hāʻawi ʻia i ka wela wela a me nā waiwai insulation. Hoʻohana mau ʻia ia mau mea i nā ʻāpana uila a me nā ʻāpana i ʻike ʻia i nā kaiapuni wela kiʻekiʻe.
Ma muli o kā lākou hoʻohana i manaʻo ʻia, hiki ke hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā ʻāpana i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o nā ʻāpana hana, hana, a me nā mea hoʻonaninani. ʻO nā ʻāpana kūkulu, e like me nā brackets bumper automotive a me nā chassis mea hana, hāʻawi i ke kākoʻo a me ka pilina. ʻO nā ʻāpana hana, e like me nā mea hoʻohui a me nā valves, e koi i nā waiwai mechanical a i ʻole uila. ʻO nā ʻāpana hoʻonaninani, e like me nā panela a me nā pihi, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka helehelena a me ka manaʻo, e hana pinepine ana i nā kaʻina electroplating a me ka pena e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i ka nani.
Hiki ke hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā ʻāpana i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o nā ʻāpana kikoʻī maʻalahi a paʻakikī e pili ana i ko lākou paʻakikī. ʻO nā ʻāpana maʻalahi ke ʻano maʻamau, e like me nā pā pālahalaha a i ʻole nā cylinders, a maʻalahi hoʻi e hana. ʻO nā ʻāpana kikoʻī paʻakikī, ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, e pili ana i nā paia lahilahi, nā mea hoʻokomo, a i ʻole -pūnaewele nui, e koi ana i ka pololei kiʻekiʻe loa a me ka hoʻomanawanui. Loaʻa pinepine ʻia lākou i nā mea lapaʻau a me nā ʻāpana microelectronic.
ʻO ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana o nā ʻāpana i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ʻaʻole e hoʻopili wale i kā lākou hana hana akā hoʻoholo pū i kā lākou noi i nā ʻoihana like ʻole. ʻO ke koho ʻana i ke ʻano kūpono o ka ʻāpana i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia e hoʻomaikaʻi i ka hana huahana a hōʻemi i nā kumukūʻai, e lilo ia i mea koʻikoʻi i ka hana ʻoihana.
