Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion

processing tips

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 大象传媒 conditions change. Here are some tips to guide you to the right answer.

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Elastomers

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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economics

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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Sheet Extrusion

'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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Extrusion: Servo Cutter for Pipe, Profile, Tubing

Brushless AC servo motors with a fully digital multi-axis control system generate precise cuts at high speeds.

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Extrusion: Air Wipe Dries, Cools, Cleans Small Diameter Tubes, Cable

Produces a 360° airstream that can blow off, dry, clean or cool the material passing through it.

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Plastics Size Reduction