Exploring the: PET Processing - Extrusion Zone
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- Extrusion Without Discolored Specks
- Specks are a common problem in extrusion, and avoiding them requires a two-pronged approach: First, figure out how many specks are in the incoming raw material; then minimize those caused during the extrusion process.
Article Published: 4/29/2013
- New Option for No-Dry PET, PLA Sheet
- New twin-screw system is based on a conical design.
Article Published: 3/28/2013
- Sustainable Sheet: Placon Closes the Loop on PET Recycling
- Placon reprocesses up to 12,000 lb/day of PCR PET to produce its EcoStar line of sheet.
Article Published: 2/26/2013
- Extrusion & Compounding at NPE: Advances Push Efficiency Envelope
- Blown film towers may have been scarce, but there was no shortage of new technology aimed at helping to make extrusion processors more profitable.
Article Published: 5/30/2012
- Extruder Inspection & Vibration Analysis Detects Problems Early, Prevents Failures
- Service is offered to all types of extrusion processors for all of types and makes of extruders and motors.
Article Published: 5/29/2012
- Thrifty California Processor Dries PET with 'Waste' Heat
- Southern California can be a challenging environment for manufacturers, not least because of concerns about the cost and availability of electrical power.
Article Published: 4/29/2012
- Extrusion & Compounding at NPE: More Output, More Flexibility, Less Energy
- There won't be many blown-film lines running, but there is still much in the way of innovation going on in extrusion and compounding.
Article Published: 2/23/2012
- Now You Can Measure Pellet Moisture In the Hopper, in Real Time
- Take the guesswork out of drying with new technology.
Article Published: 2/21/2012
- 'Dryer-less' PET Sheet System
- Processing Technologies International (PTi), recently took the wraps off its “dryer-less” twin-screw PET sheet extrusion system at its headquarters in Aurora, Ill.
Article Published: 10/25/2011
- Why—and How—to Baseline Your Extruder
- If you don’t baseline your extruder, then how are you going to set realistic expectations for its performance? Here's how to get going.
Article Published: 7/27/2011
