PT ZONE: Single-Screw Compounding
A Pioneer in ‘Clean Compounding’When Plastics Color Corp., based in Calumet City, Ill., established a new compounding plant in Southern California, the firm decided this couldn’t be an ordinary color/additive masterbatch facility. More (+)
Energy Miser: Reducing Compressed-Air UsageMany manufacturing sites operate on the assumption that compressed air is free. Usage is totally uncontrolled, and open air lines cost real money. More (+)
MOST RECENT CONTENT: Single-Screw Compounding
On Site: Tailoring Medical Solutions… Sometimes in 50-lb Lots
5/31/2011Plastics Technology
Smaller volumes teams with higher quality and value as keys to the success of this growing medical compounder.
How to Select the Right Pelletizer4/25/2011Plastics Technology
To find the best solution for your production requirements, start with assessing the status quo, as well as defining future needs. Develop a five-year projection of materials and required capacities. Short-term solutions very often prove to be more expensive and less satisfactory after a period of time.
Compounding: New Torque Record Set At K '101/28/2011Plastics Technology
New twin from Coperion also pumps up output by 30%
Compounding & Mixing at NPE 20036/7/2010Plastics Technology
Torque levels and output capacities of corotating twin-screw compounders coming to NPE are higher than ever.
Gently Does It5/27/2010Plastics Technology
Unique R&D experience in urethane chemistry created a niche for New England Urethanes in North Haven, Conn., a small, highly specialized compounder serving medical-device manufacturers.
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OVERVIEW:
Single-Screw Compounding
Once the workhorse of compounding, single screws were supplanted by multiple screw machines because of the latter’s advantage to perform dispersive mixing. However, new screw designs and mixing elements are regularly being developed to extend the range of single-screw machines.
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Product Announcements
- More Carbon Nanotube Compounds
- Arkema Inc. 5/1/2009
- Extensional-Flow Mixer Lowers Melt Temperatures
- Xaloy Inc. 6/1/2008
- Induction Barrel Heating Tested for Extrusion
- Xaloy Inc. 6/1/2008
- Sheet Extruder Has Mixer In the Middle
- 12/1/2007
- New Mixing Section Blends Painted Regrind
- 8/1/2007
