Toys-Electronic

For the electronic component industry, different types of plastics and processes are extensively used. Not too evident is the high powered action of electronics in the plastic toy industry. The digital revolution has opened up a variety of new applications in smart microprocessor-based toys that use technology in innovative ways. Foremost player is the MIT Media Laboratory s Toys of Tomorrow (TOT) consortium that was organized in April 1998. 

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Polystyrene is produced by styrene monomer polymerization, which leads to an amorphous, non-flexible polymer having good electrical insulation properties and a density of about 1.04 g/cm3. However, its high brittleness and low softening temperature (<100°C) are important limitations on its industrial application. PS is used in the manufacture of radio and TV parts, toys, electronic components, etc. 

Figure 61 lists a small number of general stmctural component properties. Each particular structural component has specific properties, making it practically impossible to provide a detailed description of properties for all structural components. They can be divided into groups, for instance body parts, seals, toys, electronics components, etc. 

Toys, electronic goods, household goods, food packaging, egg cartons, domestic appliances, and furniture, foam products, disposable cups, plates, trays and cutlery disposable take-away containers... 

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-314) increased the budget of the CPSC, imposed new testing and documentation requirements, and set new acceptable levels of several substances including lead. It imposes new requirements on manufacturers of apparel, shoes, personal care products, accessories and jewelry, home furnishings, bedding, toys, electronics and video games, books, school supplies, educational materials, and science kits. The act also increased fines and specifies jail time for some serious violations (Table 4.20). 

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) CAS 117-81-7 100 < 500 Yes (Gray et al. 2000) Plasticizer Vinyl flooring, wallpaper, toys, electronics, plumbing, shoes... 

Other important application areas in both regions are household appliances, consumer electronic equipment, refrigerator sheeting, toys, telephones, office equipment, recreational equipment, luggage and as a modifier for PVC. 

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an independent agency, controls the packaging, labeling, and distribution of a broad range of toys, clothes, electronics, and otlier products. 

Many plastic products seen in everyday life are not required to undergo sophisticated design analysis because they are not required to withstand extreme loading conditions such as creep and fatigue loads. Examples include containers cups toys boxes housings for computers, radios, televisions and the like and nonstructural or secondary structural products of various kinds in buildings, aircraft, appliances, and electronic devices. These type products require reviewing... 

Others include building and construction, cosmetics, dental, drugs, electrical and electronics, furniture, aerospace, agriculture, horticulture, industrial, mechanical, medical, public transportation, recreation, toys, and so on. 

A lead-acid storage battery is only one type of battery, however. Different batteries use different metals and electrolytes to make them work. For example, alkaline batteries (the ones found in flashlights, toys, and portable electronic devices) contain powdered zinc and manganese dioxide as their electrodes. They use an electrolyte made of an alkaline solution of potassium hydroxide. Most alkaline batteries have a finite amount of chemicals in them. Once the chemicals react with one another, they are used up, and the battery goes dead (is discharged) and cannot be recharged. 

A1 and Ed s Autosound, Best Buy, Car Toys, Circuit City, Cowboy Maloney s Electric City, Good Guys, Magnolia Hi-Fi, Mobile One Auto Sound, Sears, Sound Advice, Tweeter, Ultimate Electronics, Wal-Mart, Radio Shack... 

This directive accompanies directive 2002/96/EC, also known as WEEE, which addresses the handling of wastes from electrical and electronic wastes. These wastes cover a wide range of electrical and electronic products from household appliances such as refrigerators, freezers and microwaves to personal computers, cell phones to electrical toys, medical devices and electrical tools. As specified in Article 4 (1) of directive 2002/95/EC the following substances which are contained in all of the defined product groups have to be substituted from lJuly 2006on ... 

A more recent use of nickel is in the manufacture of the rechargeable nickel-chrome electric cell. One of the electrodes in this type of cell (battery) is nickel (11) oxide (Ni + O — NiO). (Note When two or more cells are combined in an electrical circuit, they form a battery, but when just one is referred to, it is called a cell.) Although the electrical output of a Ni-Chrome cell is only 1.4 volts (as compared to 1.5 volts dry cells), Ni-Chrome has many uses in handheld instruments such as calculators, computers, electronic toys, and other portable electronic devices. 

Packaging and one-time use, 48% electrical and electronics, 17% construction, building products, and furniture, 13% consumer products, including toys, 9% medical products, 7% miscellaneous, 6%... 

Major uses of PS are in packaging and containers, toys and recreational equipment, insulation, disposable food containers, electrical and electronics, housewares, and appliance parts. Expandable PS is used to pack electronic equipment, such as TVs, computers, and stereo equipment. Legislation was put in place in some states to insure the recycling of PS. Interestingly some of this legislation was written such that all PS had to be recycled within some period of time, such as a year. This legislation was changed to reflect the real concern of fast food containers when it was pointed out that less than 10% PS is used in this manner and that well over twice as much was used as house insulation that should not be recycled every year or so. 

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