The plastic product manufacturing process uses some variation of the extruder system. Of the different product types, plastic bag manufacturing is one of the most sensitive operations to manage.

Extrusion is a process used for creating a product (an extrudate) by forcing a material through a die or an orifice to form a shape, or alternatively an extruder is used to produce semi-finished or ...

Extrusion is not only a final forming process for products but is also an intermediate process for many other processes such as injection molding, blowmolding, and blown film. The cost-effective ...

In the absence of NPE this year because of the pandemic, makers of plastics processing equipment have turned to virtual press conferences to tout new technologies and products. Last month, Conair ...

High output with optimal energy performance is one of the goals every plastics processor desires to achieve in production. battenfeld-cincinnati supplies the machinery solutions for this purpose, for ...

A twin-screw extruder can be used as a continuous wet granulator or as a continuous mixer for a wet gelatin mass. Twin-screw extruders, which have found commercial use in making amorphous ...

Extrusion equipment suppliers strive to meet new needs of the marketplace. While they continue upgrading speed, output and quality, they're also offering solutions to emerging demands in bioresin ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has launched the Thermo Scientific Pharma11, a new version of its parallel co-rating twin-screw extruder designed specifically for pharmaceutical research. The 11 mm ...