Film Extrusion

Film Extrusion

Davis-Standard Beefs Up Lab Capabilities

New extruder, predictive-maintenance control system, added to tech center.

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Packaging

Sigma Plastics Continues Equipment Investment Spree

Film processor closed deals on 13 new lines during NPE2018. Adds four more from W&H, Reifenhauser.

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Film Extrusion

Extrusion: Terahertz Sensor for Sheet, Webs

Offers non-ionizing, non-contact on-line measurement that is said to be completely safe and capable of operating in harsh environments.

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Extrusion: Compact Extruder Is Potent, Energy Efficient

Small-footprint machine reportedly uses up to 95% less energy/lb of material processed and can typically achieve dimensionally stable product within 20 min. of being turned on.

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Mold Maintenance

Tooling: ‘Eco-Friendly’ Rust Remover & Preventative

Water-based product from iD Additives removes rust and prevents its formation.

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dies

Techflow Expands to Larger Plant in Canada

Larger facility to meet demand for machinery for multi-layer blown film.

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polyolefins

A Gel By Any Other Name...

Gels…unmelt…contaminants…inclusions…whatever you call them, you want to avoid them. Proper maintenance and good housekeeping—lids on boxes, closed hopper doors, core-free reclaim systems—go a long way towards defect-free product.

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dies

Nordson Building New Hub for Flat Die Business

Facility will include new production equipment and workflow systems that will ‘redefine the way dies are built’ for Nordson’s EDI and Premier product lines.

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Wheeler, Barrier Screw Pioneer, Dies at 96

Career at Davis-Standard spanned six decades.

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Film Extrusion

Reducing Low-Level Background Gels in PE Film

While considered acceptable in many cases, they need not be tolerated and are usually attributable to minor screw-design flaws. Here’s some advice on what to do about them.

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