PT ZONE: Extrusion
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MOST RECENT CONTENT: Extrusion
Working with Color Concentrates
2/21/2012Plastics Technology
Perhaps the greatest difficulty involving the use of color concentrates is specifying them appropriately for the material to which they are being added.
Now You Can Measure Pellet Moisture In the Hopper, in Real Time2/21/2012Plastics Technology
Take the guesswork out of drying with new technology.
Looking into Photovoltaic Film? Here Are Material & Die-Design Insights1/28/2012Plastics Technology
The market for high-tech film or sheet used in solar modules represents a considerable opportunity for specialty extrusion processors looking to expand into high-end industries and capitalize on the global shift toward alternative energy.
‘Wedging’ Can Cause Severe Screw Wear1/28/2012Plastics Technology
In a column I wrote for the July 2011 issue, I discussed the value of conducting “forensic” examination of worn screws when they are removed for clues to design flaws.
New Acetals Star in Gears, Pipes & Hoses1/4/2012Plastics Technology
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Ticona Engineering Polymers, Florence, Ky., recently showed off new applications for two of its newest Hostaform acetal copolymers.
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OVERVIEW:
Extrusion
Extrusion is a continuous process through which parts of a fixed cross-sectional profile are made. Material is fed through a hopper into an extruder, essentially a rotating screw surrounded by a heated barrel, where it is mixed, melted and pumped through a die. The die gives the part its shape. From this zone you link to information on some of the more common extrusion methods, such as film, sheet, and pipe/profile/tubing
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Product Announcements
- EXTRUSION: Low-Volume Crosshead Die
- Guill Tool & Engineering Co., Inc. 2/21/2012
- EXTRUSION: New Source for Blown Film Systems
- American Kuhne Inc. 2/1/2012
- EXTRUSION: IBC System Reacts Fast, Saves Resin
- Addex Inc., USA 2/1/2012
- EXTRUSION: Screen Changer Seal for Low-Viscosity Materials
- PSI-Polymer Systems Inc. 11/22/2011
- EXTRUSION: Profile Lines for Auto Seals
- KraussMaffei Berstorff 11/22/2011
