Forkortelser

CAD computer aided design

CAE computer aided engineering

CAM computer aided manufacture

CAMPUS computer aided material preselection by uniform standards

CAP computer aided planning

CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation

CF carbon fibre

CFC chlorofluorocarbon

(I Norge skriver vi fortsatt ofte KFK)

CIM computer integrated manufacture

CNC closed loop numerical control

CTM cavity transfer mixer

DMA dynamic mechanical analysis

EB electron beam

FEM finite element method

FMEA fault monitoring effects analysis

FT-IR Fourier transformation infrared spectrometry

GC gas chromatography

GF glass fibre

GP general purpose

GRAS generally recognized as safe

HDF high density fibreboard

HF high frequency

HI high impact

HM high modulus

HS high strength

HV hardness Vickers

IMD in mould decoration

IR infrared (light)

ISO International Organisation for Standardisation

JIT just in time

MDF medium density fibreboard

NC numerical control

NDVK Norsk Dør- og Vinduskontroll

OSB Oriented Strand Board (sponplatetype)

PC personal computer

PCB polychlorinated biphenyl

QC quality control

R&D research and development

RC radiation curing

RH relative humidity

RT room-temperature

SALS small angle laser scattering

SaxS small angle x-ray scattering

TNR term not recommended by ISO

UV ultraviolet (light)

WAXS wide angle x-ray scattering

Kilde: MUOVI 2000, Helsinki Media Company Oy, Finland, m.fl.