Torque Couplings – Maintenance and Troubleshooting
The torque coupling is a critical part of the extruder that protects the gearbox from damage and must be properly maintained. This webinar highlights the…
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The Perfect Pellet
This new webinar looks at pellet quality from the customer’s perspective (rather than from the compounder’s perspective). We ask the questions: Who is your customer?…
Strategies for Problem Solving
The pattern of variation during a continuous production lot can be used to identify (or eliminate) specific assignable causes depending on the time scale involved.…
Strand Die Design
Strand die design is an often neglected part of the compounding process, it is viewed simply as ‘something to hold the die plate onto the…
Specification of Twin-Screw Extruders for Compounding Applications
This webinar focuses on determining the size (e.g. diameter) of a twin-screw extruder to achieve a desired capacity target as a function of available motor…
Solving Vent Problems
Nearly every twin-screw extruder with a vent port has some operational “issues” with material – other than vapor – coming out of the vent port(s).
Software Tools for Improved Productivity
This webinar highlights the improvement in productivity through the use of computer software for design of screw configurations and for process simulation.
Side Feeding Technology
The basic techniques for optimizing capacity of side feeders is presented in this webinar. While various aspects of side feeding have been described in previous…
Screw Design Optimization: Mixing
Optimizing the mixing part of the screw configuration for improved dispersion of particulate fillers (e.g. talc, mineral, CaCO3, etc.) or improved distribution of glass fiber…
Screw Design Optimization: Melting
Screw configurations for resin melting can be developed for maximum productivity or designed to accommodate a wide range of polymers…but not both.