Pellet extrusion is under increasing pressure to reduce energy use and material waste while maintaining consistent pellet quality.

My last three extrusion articles in PlasticsToday dealt with inpush, getting the material into the extruder (see links at the end of this article). Now I'll focus on outpush, or output as it's more ...

Choosing appropriate screens for an extrusion process involves striking a balance between filtration needs (removing more contaminants) and overheating. Finer screens get more contaminants out, but ...

Like the tubing used to make medical devices, extrusion change comes in many forms. In the last year, extrusion materials, manufacturing processes, and services have all been adapting to powerful ...

[Teaching Tech] sprung about $80 or a kit to add dual extrusion to his 3D printer, plus another $20 for an accessory kit. He did get it to work well, but it wasn’t without problems which he covers in ...

Getting a new extrusion die to shape a profile that meets design specifications has often been more art than science. The idea is to design the die that provides a particular profile from a range of ...

After bringing work back from China, medical tubing extruder Precision Extrusion Inc. needs more space at its facility in Glens Falls, N.Y. The firm had operated a plant in Hangzhou, China, since 2011 ...