Polyvinyl chloride pipes have become the backbone of modern plumbing, drainage, and irrigation systems worldwide. Understanding the intricate manufacturing process behind these ubiquitous construction ...
As it transitions to processing of lead-free PVC compounds, plastic pipe processor Skoplast (Odolanow Kaczory, Poland) also changed its extrusion heads, with new 3LRK pipe heads replacing the feed ...
Editor?s note: Chris Rauwendaal is a designer, consultant, and seminar instructor who has written extensively on process engineering and extrusion topics. Part 1 of this article (PM&A Nov./Dec. 2002) ...
JM Eagle has reopened its Pueblo, Colo., plant with eight PVC pipe extrusion lines back in operation following an 18-month shutdown. Executives from the Los Angeles-based company, which ranks itself ...
Plastics extrusion expert Peter Heilmayr died on Aug. 18 at age 87. Heilmayr had suffered a stroke at his home in Broadway, Va., according to his family. He was "surrounded by his family and the music ...
Atofina has launched Durastrength 529, a new PVC acrylic modifier for exterior construction applications. Durastrength 529 combines the functions of an impact modifier and a process aid. It imparts ...
Figure 1. Various interactions take place during the extrusion process. A combination of these interactions can result in material degradation.Figure courtesy of Chris Rauwendaal and Rauwendaal ...
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