Thermoplastic materials are joined using a jet of hot air to melt and fuse the plastics material. A filler rod of the same material may be used to reinforce the joint.

The solvents are usually highly flammable (hydrocarbons, esters or ketones) but are sometimes non-flammable chlorinated hydrocarbons. This risk assessment also covers paint strippers that use similar solvents.

Controlling the dust and fumes from shaping and cutting plastic materials by hand and by machine.

This edition of Futureminds is full of food! Lots of interesting articles from the world of food, as well as articles about plastic recycling and the UAV drone show.

There are also updates from the work at CLEAPSS and, of course, the small print.