Article | REF: AM3658 V1

Safety in extrusion techniques

Authors: Maurice NIVON, Guy SANLIAS

Publication date: October 10, 2008

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3. Extruder operation

The extruder is a machine that conveys and processes solid or liquid products by means of one or more screws rotating in a barrel, and forces them continuously into an extrusion head.

The materials mixed and plasticized as they are transferred into the sheath can be heated, cooled (sometimes) and degassed; they can pass through a filter before being extruded using a die or a die and punch.

The characteristics of extruders (figure 3 ) vary according to the nature and flow rates of the material to be processed.

Example

characteristics of a machine used to process plastics and elastomers.

Screw diameter: 120 mm.

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