Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 62 - PLASTIC MOLDING
Section R. 408.16204 - Definitions; B to E
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 6204.
(1) "Blow molding machine" means a plasticizer and a clamping unit that work in conjunction with each other so that the plasticizer produces molten plastic which is blown by air, gas, or liquid and the clamping unit performs the manufacture of hollow products.
(2) "Compression molding machine" means a machine that uses temperature-controlled molds for pressing plastic material into the shape of a mold cavity.
(3) "Device" means a machine control that is designed and installed to perform either of the following functions:
(4) "Dielectric sealing" means a process for bonding plastic films using high-frequency energy.
(5) "Expansion molding" means to make plastic shapes by expanding polystyrene beads with a heating medium within a mold.
(6) "Extrusion machine" means a plasticizer which is mounted on a base and which takes raw plastic material, changes it into a molten state, and extrudes it through a die into a predetermined shape.