Extrusion
PP Cup Billed as Alternative to PS Foam
Cellular structure is created during the sheet extrusion process using atmospheric gas.
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Regrind and Melt Pumps
Changing levels of regrind can result in unstable output. If not set up properly, a melt pump can add to this instability鈥攖he opposite of the intended effect.
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Six Rules to Keep You Out of Trouble In Foam Sheet Extrusion
Thermoplastic foam extrusion has proved advantageous to processors. But six essential rules are commonly overlooked.
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Keep Leaks Away From Your Film Line
Here鈥檚 a guide on how to keep these leaks from occurring in the first place, and how to clean them up the right way if they do happen to crop up.
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Reclaim System Pays Off for Foam Film Processor
A recent move to reclaim in-house production scrap paid off in six months for one processor of foamed film.
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Sheet systems supplier Processing Technologies International (PTi), Aurora, Ill., has developed a new, patented system that integrates an anti-static coater into the frame of the pull-roll unit of its G Series roll stand.
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Pull Yourself to More Accurate, Repeatable Medical Tubing
The puller is the heart of the tubing extrusion process. While material throughput rate is generated by the extruder, and the tubing is initially formed in the die, it鈥檚 the puller that develops the ID/OD and wall thickness.
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Extruder Upgrades Pay Off Big for Sheet Processor
A $65,000 upgraded paid for itself in less than a month.
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