Exploring the: Extrusion Zone
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- How Much L/D Do You Really Need?
- Just like selecting the extruder size and drive combination, the L/D should be carefully evaluated.
Columns Published: 11/28/2011
- How Fillers Impact Extrusion Processing
- Their addition can significantly change the processing properties of a polymer.
Columns Published: 10/25/2011
- Benchmark Your Extruders For Quicker Processing Fixes
- Not recognizing output reductions and resolving them quickly can cost a lot of money. Benchmarking your machines will help.
Columns Published: 9/30/2011
- The Truth About Barrel Heating
- The main purposes of the heaters are to melt the polymer that remains in the barrel at cold startup, to assist in forming the initial melt, and to “trim” the barrel temperatures for specific purposes such as improving feed rate.
Columns Published: 8/23/2011
- Practical Processor
- Your processing questions answered.
Columns Published: 7/27/2011
- Where Does Shear Heating Occur? Here’s How to Find Out
- One of the least understood yet most important concepts is viscous dissipation, which is the shearing or stretching of the polymer between the rotating screw and stationary barrel, causing heat to develop in the material.
Columns Published: 7/27/2011
- Wood on Plastics: Dramatic Shifts and Opportunities in Electronics
- Reshoring is a possibility as manufacturing of components will increasingly be conducted closer to market.
Columns Published: 6/27/2011
- Practical Processor
- Your processing questions answered.
Columns Published: 6/27/2011
- Dead Screw Talking
- There's a lot you can learn by conducting a post-mortum examination of your screw.
Columns Published: 6/27/2011
- Practical Processor
- Your processing questions answered.
Columns Published: 5/31/2011
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