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A Billion Pounds of PVC Pellets ... and Still Counting
PVC compounder Roscom credits 40-yr relationship with Italian machine builder Bausano for reaching this milestone.
Read MoreTeknor Apex Acquires Lanier Color, Expands Into PVC Colorants
Teknor broadens portfolio with PVC color concentrates and specialty compounds for building and construction.
Read MoreLeistritz Adds Post to Sales Team
Extrusion veteran joins machine builder as product manager for life science and specialty film applications
Read MoreCentrifugal Dryer for Underwater Pelletizing
Units designed to improve reliability, reduce changeover time and improve product quality.
Read MoreUse These Twin-Screw ‘Tools’ to Improve Quality of Your Color Pigment Dispersions
A twin-screw compounding extruder is a single piece of equipment divided into distinct unit operations. Thinking of each unit operation as part of a toolbox can help determine what can be added or improved to process best-quality color masterbatches.
Read MoreRibbon Blenders Now Come with Pressure-Feed Vessels
New option enables 100% discharge of the liquid component through a spray bar and into the blending zone, ensuring even mixing and consistent batches.
Read MoreModular Feeding System
Gearing units on both feeders to be easily and quickly changed and removed and replaced in just a few steps.
Read MoreENTEK Opens New Plant in Nevada
Builder of twin-screw compounding extruders says it needs extra space to meet demand.
Read MoreTroubleshooting the ‘Mixing Experience’ in Corotating, Intermeshing Twin-Screw Extruders
The metering equipment, twin-screw extruder and downstream systems all must work in concert to control the properties of the final part and manage the process of mixing.
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