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This transparent view of a parallel twin-screw extruder illustrates the structure of the basic hardware that accomplishes compounding and end product extrusion in one step without subjecting the ...

Top screw speed is the top motor speed divided by the reduction ratio, which is determined by the gear box and (sometimes) pulley sets. In most extruders it is somewhere around 100 rpm. One exception ...

Used for producing pasta, plastics, and more, extrusion is a widely used technique to combine and shape materials. Now, researchers report using twin-screw extrusion–where two solid reactants mix via ...

ORLANDO, FLA. — Extrusion machinery suppliers will offer enhanced control, durability and energy efficiency in new and improved product lines at NPE2012. A wider range of laboratory systems and ...

Improved characterization of twin-screw extrusion enables increasing use in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Twin-screw extrusion, a continuous mixing process, is gaining acceptance for producing ...

Wet granulation is a size-enlargement process in which a liquid is used to achieve the agglomeration of solid particles. Agglomeration improves particles' tableting properties by rendering them ...

WESTERLY, R.I.—A new extruder manufacturer has been formed by several former employees of extrusion equipment major American Kuhne Inc. US Extruders Inc. is based in Westerly, about five miles from ...