This webinar will explain the procedures for conducting wear measurements on extruder screws and barrels which should be an integral part of your preventive maintenance program. Techniques and tooling are described for obtaining an accurate picture of the condition of your machine, critical for proactive replacement of components prior to failure. A review of wear tolerances will also be presented. This is a must-see webinar for all maintenance personnel involved with extrusion.

This webinar will review the standardized test methods used for measuring abrasion and corrosion-resistance and explain how different alloy chemistries provide protection against abrasion and/or corrosion. The presentation will cover surface treatment and heat treatment options, through-hardened steels (wrought, cast and PM) and manufacturing methods for extruder barrels (solid, lined, HIP, cladding) along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. The presentation will explain the many choices available for high performance replacement barrels to reduce the cost per wear and increase component lifetime.

This webinar will provide an overview of standardized test methods used for measuring abrasion and corrosion-resistance and explain how different alloy chemistries provide protection against abrasion and/or corrosion. The presentation will cover surface treatment options, through-hardened steels (wrought and PM) and manufacturing methods for screw elements (bimetallic, crest weldment and cladded/full encapsulated) along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. This presentation will explain the many choices available for high performance replacement parts to reduce the cost per wear and increase component lifetime.

This webinar will reveal some of the “tricks of the trade” for assembling/disassembling, maintaining/servicing and operating your twin-screw extrusion equipment.

Will the next-generation twin-screw extruders operate at higher screw speed (>1500 rpm) or with higher torque density (>20 Nm/cm3) than the machines available today?. Will the evolution of ‘self-driving’ automobiles translate to autonomous manufacturing machinery? Tune-in to this webinar to see what lies ahead for the future of compounding technolog...