Editor?s note: The author, Donald E. De Laney, a consultant in polymer process rheology, worked with GE for 17 years and has worked with Dynisco over the past eight years. The plastics compounding and ...

New foam extrusion technology from Switzerland’s Promix Solutions promises to reduce raw material consumption by 20% thanks to a proprietary process that creates small, evenly distributed cells. Foam ...

Which screw designs work on which raw materials? How is a motor calculated? And when is a multi-channel-die required? The webinar guides the audience through the process of selecting proper sheet ...

Aluminum is particularly well suited to the extrusion process due to its excellent plasticity at extrusion temperature. Only a minor degree of work-hardening takes place at this temperature and ...

A presentation at the Leistritz Pharmaceutical-Nutraceutical Extrusion Seminar explained how simulation tools benefit the development process. Twin-screw extruders (TSE) are used in multiple ...