Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion
Making Gains in the Drain Game
AWD blends extrusion and thermoforming technologies with plenty of home-brewed equipment and processes to keep water away from where it isn’t supposed to be.
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‘Revolutionary’ Extrudable PPS for Sustainable Piping
Syensqo’s Ryton PPS XE-5000NA boasts exceptional chemical and permeation resistance.
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Part 2 Medical Tubing: Use Simulation to Troubleshoot, Optimize Processing & Dies
Simulation can determine whether a die has regions of low shear rate and shear stress on the metal surface where the polymer would ultimately degrade, and can help processors design dies better suited for their projects.
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How to Decrease the Extrudate Temperature in Single-Screw Extruders
In many cases, decreasing the discharge temperature will improve product quality and perhaps even boost rate. Here are ways to do it.
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Medical Tubing: Use Simulation to Troubleshoot, Optimize Processing & Dies
Extrusion simulations can be useful in anticipating issues and running “what-if” scenarios to size extruders and design dies for extrusion projects. It should be used at early stages of any project to avoid trial and error and remaking tooling.
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Former PLASTICS CEO Radoszewski Joins Pipe Maker
Plastics and pipe industry veteran joins Lane in newly created role.
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Machine Builders, Compounder, Processor Combine on Balloon Forming Technology
US Extruders partners with Colin Sutherland, Poba Medical and Compounding Solutions on turnkey balloon tubing extrusion and balloon forming technology.
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Reel Power Buys Novatec's Downstream Extrusion Line
Move enables Novatec to focus on core businesses while giving Reel Power the ability to furnish turnkey systems.
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Corrugated Tube Crossheads
Multiport spiral-flow design is said to provide a balanced compound distribution with no weld lines to the corrugator.
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