Prof. P.K. Mallick is the William E. Stirton Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology. His research focuses on polymers and composites, lightweight automotive materials, joining, and materials processing. Prof. Mallick has authored several books, including Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design, 3rd Edition (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis). He is a Life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the American Society for Composites.

"This book serves as a general introduction to students and researchers just entering the field and to scholars from other subfields seeking from basic to applicable information."—Masami Okamoto, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan"I appreciate the focus on processing of polymer matrix composites. I think processing of materials in general has been somewhat neglected. Processing is really the key. Chapters 4 through 10 focus on a variety of processing techniques for polymer matrix composites. That would be my major attraction."—K. K. Chawla, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Fiber ArchitectureChapter 3 Matrix MaterialsChapter 4 Processing FundamentalsChapter 5 Bag Molding ProcessChapter 6 Compression MoldingChapter 7 Liquid Composite MoldingChapter 8 Filament WindingChapter 9 PultrusionChapter 10 Forming of Thermoplastic Matrix CompositesChapter 11 Joining and RepairAppendix: Health and Safety Issues

Prof. P.K. Mallick is the William E. Stirton Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology. His research focuses on polymers and composites, lightweight automotive materials, joining, and materials processing. Prof. Mallick has authored several books, including Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design, 3rd Edition (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis). He is a Life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the American Society for Composites.

"This book serves as a general introduction to students and researchers just entering the field and to scholars from other subfields seeking from basic to applicable information."—Masami Okamoto, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan"I appreciate the focus on processing of polymer matrix composites. I think processing of materials in general has been somewhat neglected. Processing is really the key. Chapters 4 through 10 focus on a variety of processing techniques for polymer matrix composites. That would be my major attraction."—K. K. Chawla, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Fiber ArchitectureChapter 3 Matrix MaterialsChapter 4 Processing FundamentalsChapter 5 Bag Molding ProcessChapter 6 Compression MoldingChapter 7 Liquid Composite MoldingChapter 8 Filament WindingChapter 9 PultrusionChapter 10 Forming of Thermoplastic Matrix CompositesChapter 11 Joining and RepairAppendix: Health and Safety Issues

Prof. P.K. Mallick is the William E. Stirton Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology. His research focuses on polymers and composites, lightweight automotive materials, joining, and materials processing. Prof. Mallick has authored several books, including Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design, 3rd Edition (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis). He is a Life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the American Society for Composites.

"This book serves as a general introduction to students and researchers just entering the field and to scholars from other subfields seeking from basic to applicable information."—Masami Okamoto, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan"I appreciate the focus on processing of polymer matrix composites. I think processing of materials in general has been somewhat neglected. Processing is really the key. Chapters 4 through 10 focus on a variety of processing techniques for polymer matrix composites. That would be my major attraction."—K. K. Chawla, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Fiber ArchitectureChapter 3 Matrix MaterialsChapter 4 Processing FundamentalsChapter 5 Bag Molding ProcessChapter 6 Compression MoldingChapter 7 Liquid Composite MoldingChapter 8 Filament WindingChapter 9 PultrusionChapter 10 Forming of Thermoplastic Matrix CompositesChapter 11 Joining and RepairAppendix: Health and Safety Issues