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Servo-Controlled Coiler for Tubing, Flexible Profiles
The technology is said to ensure maximum accuracy and repeatability for high-quality product winding.
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This Tubing Processor Is Used to the 'Hard Stuff'
Kent Elastomer Products has emerged from its beginnings as a supplier of latex dip tubing to a leading manufacturer of high-end tight tolerance tubes for a range of applications.
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KM to Produce Pipe, Profile, Sheet Extruders in US
KraussMaffei to make extruders in Kentucky to reduce lead times and enhance customer support.
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Automatic Tube and Hose Coilers Minimize Operator Involvement
Units offer higher speeds and efficiencies for downstream operations in flexible pipe.
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Extrusion Excellence: This Year's Top Stories
Revisit the year’s most popular articles on extrusion technology and processes, showcasing innovations, best practices, and the trends that captured the plastics processing community’s attention.
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Making Gains in the Drain Game
AWD blends extrusion and thermoforming technologies with plenty of home-brewed equipment and processes to keep water away from where it isn’t supposed to be.
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Latest Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion News And Updates
‘Revolutionary’ Extrudable PPS for Sustainable Piping
Syensqo’s Ryton PPS XE-5000NA boasts exceptional chemical and permeation resistance.
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Former PLASTICS CEO Radoszewski Joins Pipe Maker
Plastics and pipe industry veteran joins Lane in newly created role.
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Machine Builders, Compounder, Processor Combine on Balloon Forming Technology
US Extruders partners with Colin Sutherland, Poba Medical and Compounding Solutions on turnkey balloon tubing extrusion and balloon forming technology.
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Reel Power Buys Novatec's Downstream Extrusion Line
Move enables Novatec to focus on core ´óÏó´«Ã½es while giving Reel Power the ability to furnish turnkey systems.
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Corrugated Tube Crossheads
Multiport spiral-flow design is said to provide a balanced compound distribution with no weld lines to the corrugator.
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Part 2 Medical Tubing: Use Simulation to Troubleshoot, Optimize Processing & Dies
Simulation can determine whether a die has regions of low shear rate and shear stress on the metal surface where the polymer would ultimately degrade, and can help processors design dies better suited for their projects.
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How to Decrease the Extrudate Temperature in Single-Screw Extruders
In many cases, decreasing the discharge temperature will improve product quality and perhaps even boost rate. Here are ways to do it.
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Medical Tubing: Use Simulation to Troubleshoot, Optimize Processing & Dies
Extrusion simulations can be useful in anticipating issues and running “what-if” scenarios to size extruders and design dies for extrusion projects. It should be used at early stages of any project to avoid trial and error and remaking tooling.
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Tight-Tolerance Molder Dips Toe in Extrusion Waters
Midwest Precision Molding brings extrusion capacity in-house to assist a customer that was having a sourcing issue with its existing overseas suppliers.
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How to Select the Right Tooling for Pipe Extrusion
In pipe extrusion, selecting or building a complementary set of tooling often poses challenges due to a range of qualitative factors. Here’s some guidance to help you out.
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Is Your Die Flow Changing Despite Following All the Correct Formulas?
Maybe the problem is that you're starting up with a dry die. Here are tips to solve this issue.
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