Extrusion Know How
Telltale Signs of Screw Wear
Determining the cause of wear is the first step in eliminating it.
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Extrusion: Head Pressure and Output Stability
Use drag- and pressure-flow equations to analyze fluctuating output.
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Extrusion: A Simple Way to Evaluate Your Screw Performance, Part 2
A hand-held calculator and some basic equations can help determine whether your screw is up to snuff.
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Extrusion: A Simple Way to Evaluate Extruder Screws
While there’s lots of data that influences screw design, processors usually don’t have access to it. So instead, try calculating drag flow to see if your screw is working properly.
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Extrusion: Barrier Screws: Metering Section or Not?
A barrier screw without a metering section can reduce output and increase melt temperature.
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Extrusion: Why There Are No Truly Universal Dies
Flow characteristics of different polymers vary considerably. So while adjustment features are available, for the most part dies must be designed for an individual polymer.
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Cast vs. Integral: Which Feed Section Is Best for You?
Here are seven factors extrusion processors should weigh to help them decide between cast feed section versus an integral extrusion feed section.
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Extrusion: Understanding Weld Failures
Hard-surfacing failures without evidence of burrs indicate possible weld bond issues.
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Extrusion: How Hopper Crammers Can Help Feeding
A crammer can assist the flow of certain polymers into the extruder. But the design is not universal and very material dependent. Here’s what you need to know.
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Extrusion: The Challenges of Extruding Highly Filled Polymers
These materials require screw changes and modifications in upstream and downstream equipment and operating procedures.
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