Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion
New Downstream System For Inline Cutting, Curing of TPU Tubing
Novatec will debut an altogether new approach for processing tacky, hard-to-cut thermoplastic polyurethane tubes at next month’s Plastec West show.
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What You Need to Know to Get into Coextrusion
Key considerations range from determining the right extruder sizes to tooling, matching material viscosities, and lots more. Take a look.
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Materials Knowledge Pays Off at Teel Plastics
Well-equipped and well-staffed testing lab elevates competence of custom processor.
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When to 'Adapt,' When to Retool?
That is the question pipe and tubing processors typically confront when they specify a line for one product, only to have to add to the product mix when business conditions change. Here are some tips to guide you to the right answer.
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Extrusion: Two-Stage Screw Offers Distributive, Dissipative Mixing
New design from Davis-Standard offers outputs comparable to barrier screws at lower melt temperatures.
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Rogers Named President of KraussMaffei Corp.
Twenty-year vet has worked for various industrial firms in his career.
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Understanding Viscosity in Extrusion
Both the power-law coefficient and the consistency index must be considered to calculate viscosity.
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K 2019 Preview: Green's the Theme in Extrusion & Compounding
Themes of sustainability and the Circular Economy will be visible at the booths of many suppliers of extrusion and compounding equipment—film, in particular.
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'First' PBTs for Extrusion of Profiles and Thermoforming
BASF will showcase the new Ultradur PBT portfolio extensions at K 2019.
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Extrusion: 'Hybrid' Tool for Pipe, Tubing
New design incorporates the benefits of layer overlapping, while reducing unnecessary complexity and making the technology more cost-affordable.
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