Sheet Extrusion

Sheet Extrusion

FDA Gives OK to Novel RPET Extrusion System

German equipment supplier Gneuss (U.S. office in Matthews, N.C.) last month received an unrestricted non-objection letter from the U.S.

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HPM Nameplate Revived

Yizumi Precision Machinery Co. of Hong Kong paid $325,000 in late March to win the rights to HPM’s name, designs, and customer lists during a two-day auction at the Mt.

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Tips and Techniques: How to Mold & Extrude Using Chemical Foaming Agents

Here are some tips and techniques for extruders and injection molders to refer to when using CFAs.

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Sheet Extrusion

K Show Report: Nanos Are The Rage

Flat film and sheet toolmakers are focusing on technologies for nanolayer systems.

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best practices

Extrusion: A Roll Is a Roll Is a Roll?

Chill rolls may looks simple and shiny, but they play a critical part in cooling and polishing film and sheet and are not all the same.

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Follow This Action Plan to Keep Your Sheet Dies in Line

Getting back into production after maintenance or troubleshooting requires a coordinated effort. Here’s how to get your sheet line up and running as fast as possible. 

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Postconsumer

EXTRUSION & COMPOUNDING: Five-Layer Film Structures Set to Supplant Three Layers?

In blown film, equipment and material suppliers have come together to push five-layer technology into non-barrier applications previously held by three-layer films.

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Film Extrusion

K 2010 Preview, Extrusion More…Layers, Output & Quality

In most segments of extrusion technology, the word at K 2010 is more.

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Film Extrusion

Boosting Extrusion Productivity-Part II of III: Optimize Product Changeover & Purging

Extrusion processors typically run a number of different products and resins.

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Extrusion: Take Care of Your Rolls So They Can Play Their Role

In the sheet extrusion ´óÏó´«Ã½, one of your most important manufacturing assets is your cooling rolls.

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing