By edwardskiba, on July 26th, 2010
Extrusion lines are still very often run with what is normally called discrete controls, or separate controls for each temperature zone, for screw speed, and for each piece of downstreme equipment. There has always been the high end, all encompassing control systems available, and for a few years now ther has also been a few systems designed for an intermediate approach. However, the difficulty was always that the computer based HMI systems
 An EPIC-III HMI Control Station seemed to take too large of a step up from the discrete controls with storage and control capabilities that were not needed by a large segment of the marketplace. This adds a fair amount of cost to the system, and many extrusion processors would opt to stay with the discrete systems. This saved on cost, but ease of Continue reading Extruder control options
By edwardskiba, on July 22nd, 2010
The Rocky Mountain Area extrusion industry leans towards what we call pipe, profile and medical tube processing, with a lot of growth in the medical tube sector. There are some companies manufacturing sheet, blown film, wire and cable, but the main concentration for this type of manufacturing does not tend to be in this . . . → Read More: Extruders for the Rocky Mountain Area
By edwardskiba, on July 6th, 2010
If you are planning to:
expand, improve your process, develop a process for a new product or material, increase throughputs,
the lab resources at Davis-Standard are available to you to help you make an informed decision.
Available Lab Extruders Smooth Bore ¾ inch (19mm) – 24/1 and 30/1 1 inch (25mm) . . . → Read More: Determine extruder size and screw design
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