| ABS | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (thermoplastic) | |
| BMC | Bulk Moulding Compound (moist polyester) | |
| CIM | Ceramic injection moulding | |
| EPP | Expanded polypropylene (foamed) | |
| EPS | Expanded polystyrene (foamed) | |
| EUROMAP | European union of Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics and Rubber Industries | |
| Exjection® | Injection moulding process for the production of long structured components | |
| Feedstock | Powder/binder mixture (for PIM injection moulding process) | |
| FIPFG | Formed in place foam gasket | |
| FIT | Fluid injection technology (injection moulding technology) | |
| GF (35) | Glass-fibre reinforced (35 %) | |
| GIT | Gas assisted injection technology (injection moulding technology) | |
| HTV | Solid silicone | |
| IMD | In-Mould-Decoration | |
| IML | In-mould labelling (injection moulding technology) | |
| InkBOT | Inline digital printing process | |
| LSR | Liquid silicone | |
| MABS | Methylmethacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (amorphous thermoplastic) | |
| MIM | Metal powder injection moulding | |
| MOLD'nSEAL | Injection moulding process combined with PUR foaming | |
| MuCell® | Injection moulding process for the production of micro-foams | |
| PA | Polyamide (nylon, thermoplastic) | |
| PBT | Polybuteneterephthalate (thermoplastic) | |
| PC | Polycarbonate (thermoplastic) | |
| PCIM | Particle-foam Composite Injection Moulding | |
| PE | Polyethylene (thermoplastic) | |
| PEEK | Polyether etherketone (semi-crystalline thermoplastic) | |
| PIM | Powder injection moulding | |
| PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate (thermoplastic) | |
| POM | Polyoxymethylene (polyacetal) | |
| PP | Polypropylene (thermoplastic) | |
| PS | Polystyrene (thermoplastic) | |
| PUR | Polyurethane | |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride | |
| reel-to-reel | Reel-to-reel overmoulding (injection moulding process) | |
| SCF | Supercritical fluid | |
| TPE | Thermoplastic elastomer | |
| WIT | Water injection technology (injection moulding technology) | |
| WPC | Wood-Plastic-Composites | |
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