Extrusion
Roll Cooling: Understand the Three Heat-Transfer Processes
Designing cooling rolls is complex, tedious and requires a lot of inputs. Getting it wrong may have a dramatic impact on productivity.
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Troubleshooting Screw and Barrel Wear in Extrusion
Extruder screws and barrels will wear over time. If you are seeing a reduction in specific rate and higher discharge temperatures, wear is the likely culprit.
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Is Your Die Flow Changing Despite Following All the Correct Formulas?
Maybe the problem is that you're starting up with a dry die. Here are tips to solve this issue.
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Looking to Run PCR on a Single Screw? Here’s What to Keep in Mind
Just drop it in and mix it up? Sorry, there’s a lot more to it than that. Here is some of what you need to consider.
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Crosshead Offers Precise Concentricity Adjustment
Medical crosshead features patented single-point concentricity adjustment.
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Zeus Expands Catheter Capacity, Adds Minnesota Plant
State-of-the-art facility said to open this summer.
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Flexible, Multilayer Film Made With 50% Reclaim
Target for new film is mono-material packaging to replace difficult-to-recycle multi-material structures in applications that include stand-up pouches.
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NOVA’s BOPE-HD Film Resin Gains in Globally Available Flexible Food Packaging Applications
Positioned as a recyclable packaging alternative to traditional BOPET films, BOPE-HD film is now available from companies such as Inteplast, JK Materials, Oben Group, and Polivouga.
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DuPont Buys Medical Product Manufacturer Spectrum Plastics
Purchase price of $1.75 billion for leading supplier of extruded, molded, and 3D printed medical components.
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