Plastics Information Direct–a division of Applied Market Information (AMI)–has released the second edition of the Handbook of Plastics Joining. The reference book provides detailed descriptions of joining processes and an extensive compilation of data on the joining of particular plastic materials. Plastics joining experts at The Welding Institute have significantly revised the information on joining processes and have included new welding techniques such as flash free welding and friction stir welding. In addition, the data on the joining of specific plastic materials has been updated to include the vast amount of new information that has been published over the last ten years.