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Die-Lip Adjustment System Relies on Motorized Actuators

Nordson will debut an automated lip adjustment system for its EDI extrusion and fluid-coating dies at the K 2022 trade fair.

Edge Encapsulation Boosts PLA Coating Speed

Technologies increases throughput, reduces coat weight in the extrusion coating of biopolymers by encapsulating the edges of the coating with LDPE.

Innovation, Customization & Sustainability: How Flex Films Focuses on U.S. Market

Global player in BOPET film has big plans for U.S. market with innovative products developed collaboratively with customers while paying heed to environmental concerns.

Auto Interiors Leader Brings Extrusion In-House

For first time in its 35-yr history, Legendary Auto Interiors is producing its own PVC sheet for floor-mat line.

Die Upgrade Improves Tolerances, Speeds Start-Ups for Shrink-Sleeve Processor

Switch to new Nordson die improved tolerances by 30%.

Nordson Building New Hub for Flat Die Business

Facility will include new production equipment and workflow systems that will ‘redefine the way dies are built’ for Nordson’s EDI and Premier product lines.

Sheet: On-Line Tool Calculates ROI for Fast-Change Die

Processors can analyze how quickly new fast-change die pays for itself.

Cost-Performance Options Expand In Cast-Film Dies

Alternative for cast-film applications that do not call for the special capabilities of high-end die.

K 2016 Extrusion: Speed, Versatility Rule the Day at K

Shorter product runs mean frequent product changeovers for processors, and suppliers responded to these trends across all extrusion technologies.

EXTRUSION: Feedblock Fine-Tunes Layers, Balances Velocities

Device is adjustable in-line and is available with larger than usual channel widths to reduce shear stress and interfacial instability.

K 2016 Preview: Extrusion and Compounding

Regardless of what you might be extruding, the themes of speed and flexibility will loom large in extrusion at the giant show.

World’s First Nine-Manifold Flat-Film Die Up and Running

Feedblock-free technology reportedly cuts thickness variations by two-thirds.

EXTRUSION AND COMPOUNDING NPE: Flexibility, Speed and Quality

Extrusion processors need more—of everything—to compete. And suppliers responded in force in Orlando.

‘Breakthrough’ Tech Allows for Fast Sheet-Thickness Changes

New system uses a single-point adjustment to change the lip gap and modify the lip land length at the same time.

How to Split & Clean Flat Dies

Notice a drop-off in quality of your flat film or sheet? It may signal that a die ‘split-and-clean’ is due. Here’s how to get going.

There’s No Lid on This Processor’s Creativity

For this lid maker, the keys to success are speed, flexibility and ingenuity.

Extrusion & Compounding at NPE: Advances Push Efficiency Envelope

Blown film towers may have been scarce, but there was no shortage of new technology aimed at helping to make extrusion processors more profitable.

'Dryer-less' PET Sheet System

Processing Technologies International (PTi), recently took the wraps off its “dryer-less” twin-screw PET sheet extrusion system at its headquarters in Aurora, Ill.

'Beastly' Line Adds Sheet Extrusion Flexibility

They call it the “The Beast,” a new sheet line installed recently by custom extruder Rowmark in Findlay, Ohio (rowmarkllc.com). It’s nearly as long as the new 175 x 75 ft facility built to house it.

Nano Technology Moving Fast Into Blown, Flat Film

New technology to process nano blown films unveiled by Dow at Antec. Nano cast film, sheet advances too.

K Show Report: Nanos Are The Rage

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

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.

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.

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

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

NPE 2009 Wrap-Up: New Machinery for Extrusion and Compounding

Extrusion machinery at the June NPE show in Chicago showed inventive ways to get more out of your floorspace and materials.

This NPE show won’t have a lot of extruders on the floor, either running or static. Instead, look for videos and announcements of new technology. You will also find lots of ingenious peripheral devices to improve output and quality and save resin. Some will do all three, and cost less into the bargain.

NPE 2009 News Flash

Injection MoldingHybrid Press Has Electric ClampNew injection presses that combine servo-electric and hydraulic movements to achieve high performance with energy efficiency will be discussed by Arburg Inc., Newington, Conn.

K 2007 Extrusion: Extrusion Outputs Go Through the Roof

Dramatic production demonstrations of cast and blown film set throughput records on the show floor in Dusseldorf.

NPE 2006 News Wrap-Up: Extrusion

NPE 2006 presented a bevy of features to make film, sheet, pipe, and profile extrusion more efficient.

What to See at NPE 2006: Extrusion

The new factor in extrusion machinery at this NPE is the influx of Asian suppliers.

Microlayer Films: New Uses for Hundreds of Layers

Early microlayer films gave an iridescent shimmer to decorative packaging. The newest films with hundreds and even thousands of layers are designed for gas barrier, uv blocking, electronic displays, and high-strength window-glass laminates. As applications grow, more processors want in on the action.

K 2004 News Preview: Extrusion

At K 2004, at least a half-dozen European machine builders will show new direct-drive extruders running gearless—or nearly gearless—drives with substantially higher rpm and output rates than conventional extruders of the same size.

Stretching Film's Limits

In the hyper-competitive stretch-film market, more layers often mean more market share. Moving from five layers to seven or nine can give an edge through higher performance or reduced cost.

NPE News Wrap-Up: Extrusion

Gearless extrusion, cryogenic profile calibration, wireless data communications, and automatic start-up of blown film lines are just a few of the new ways to raise efficiency and output that were highlighted at NPE.

Boltless Flat Die Opens Faster

Without changing the inner workings of the die, Extrusion Dies Inc., Chippewa Falls, Wis., has come up with a revolutionary way to assemble flat dies without bolts. The closing mechanism replaces conventional die bolts with rods actuated by hydraulic toggles to hold the die halves together.

Extrusion (K 2001 Preview)

Probably the most intriguing news in extrusion at K 2001 will be a novel way to extrude clear film that differs from standard blown and cast methods.

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