Single-Screw Compounding

Multiscrew

Solve Seven Common Pelletizing Problems

Here's a quick how-to on keeping your pelletizing line churning out quality product.

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Film Extrusion

Get Smarter on Extruder Sizes

Processors tend to recommend a much larger extruder than what’s really necessary for the job and the capabilities of the downstream equipment.

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Sheet Extrusion

Extrusion & Compounding at NPE: Advances Push Efficiency Envelope

Blown film towers may have been scarce, but there was no shortage of new technology aimed at helping to make extrusion processors more profitable.

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Extrusion

How to Spec’ Screws & Barrels For Running Corrosive Materials

Here’s a guide to specifying screws and barrels that will last under conditions that will chew up standard equipment.

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best practices

A Pioneer in ‘Clean Compounding’

When Plastics Color Corp., based in Calumet City, Ill., established a new compounding plant in Southern California, the firm decided this couldn’t be an ordinary color/additive masterbatch facility.

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On Site: Tailoring Medical Solutions… Sometimes in 50-lb Lots

Smaller volumes teams with higher quality and value as keys to the success of this growing medical compounder.

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Multiscrew

Follow These Tips to Select the Right Pelletizer

Start by assessing the status quo, as well as defining future needs. Develop a five-year projection of materials and required capacities. Short-term solutions very often prove to be more expensive and less satisfactory after a period of time. Most of all, know your options.

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Compounding: New Torque Record Set At K '10

New twin from Coperion also pumps up output by 30%

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Compounding & Mixing at NPE 2003

Torque levels and output capacities of corotating twin-screw compounders coming to NPE are higher than ever.

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Gently Does It

Unique R&D experience in urethane chemistry created a niche for New England Urethanes in North Haven, Conn., a small, highly specialized compounder serving medical-device manufacturers.

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