Compounding
Lab Extruder Easy to Operate, Performs Better
Relaunched machine offers higher efficiency, shorter delivery times and increased cost effectiveness.
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Bay Plastics Partners Up for LFT Pelletizing
Bay Plastics joins with Colorado Legacy Group to help burgeoning LFT applications that include PP- and nylon-based products in conductive plastics and stainless steel fiber.
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Borealis Acquires Recyclate Compounder Rialti
The transaction will enhance Borealis' portfolio of mechanically recycled polypropylene.
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Configuring the Twin Screw Extruder: Part 4
For many compounding operations, material is fed to the extruder at the feed throat. This is the case when feeding a single polymer or a blend of polymers mixed with solid additives. Some ingredients, however, present a challenge in feeding. Here’s how to solve to them.
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Compounder ‘Walks the Walk’ on Sustainability
Sustainability is one of Techmer PM’s four pillars and guiding principles. And the company has recently earned third-party certification that ensures at least 99% of its waste is diverted from landfills.
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How to Maintain Pelletizing Quality When Acid Attacks
Developments in the chemistry of polymers and additives have made corrosion a real problem in pelletizers. Here’s how to ward it off.
Read MoreHillenbrand Completes Schenck Acquisition
New business will join forces with Coperion/Coperion K-Tron, Herbold and others in Hillenbrand’s Advanced Process Solutions group.
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Mixing Systems for Ultra-High Viscosity Materials
Double Planetary Mixers are well suited for mixing thick, sticky, or putty-like materials.
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Program Helps Compounders Configure Screw, Barrel Layout
New software from ENTEK is said to make it easier for compounders to design their own screw and barrel configurations.
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How to Configure Your Twin-Screw Extruder: Part 3
The melting mechanism in a twin-screw extruder is quite different from that of a single screw. Design of the melting section affects how the material is melted, as well as melt temperature and quality.
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