Table of Contents

1 The complete extrusion process.- Overview.- Extruder type and construction.- Extruder operation.- Processing plastic.- Extruder heating and cooling profile.- Auxiliary equipment.- Plant operation.- Plant safety.- Acceptable risk.- Energy conservation.- Processor.- Predicting performance.- Myths and fact.- People and productivity.- Processing and patience.- Troubleshooting.- History.- 2 Extrusion machine and line.- Features of extruder and production line.- Extruder components.- Operating extruder and complete line.- Coextrusion.- Selecting equipment.- Safety.- 3 Processing plastic material.- Overview.- Plastic type.- Properties.- Heat profile.- Melt flow and rheology.- Melt flow and defect.- Thermal properties.- Purging.- Recycling.- Drying.- 4 Plasticizing screw process.- Overview.- Screw design.- Mixing devices.- Barrier screw.- Melting action.- Venting.- Process performance.- Wear.- Screw inspection.- 5 Die design and performance.- Overview.- Melt behavior.- Die design.- Construction materials.- Maintenance.- Troubleshooting.- 6 Process control and computer.- Overview.- Trade-off.- Sensors.- Accuracy.- Integration.- Intelligent processing.- 7 Blown film.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Blown tube characteristics.- Orientation.- Process optimization.- Die.- Multi-layer or coextrusion.- Film randomization.- Troubleshooting.- 8 Flat film.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Flat film characteristics.- Orientation.- Process control.- Die.- Troubleshooting.- 9 Sheet.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Orientation.- Process optimization.- Die.- Applications.- Troubleshooting.- 10 Calendering.- Overview.- Calendering operation.- Plastic materials.- Orientation.- Processing optimization.- Control.- Application.- Safety.- Costing.- Troubleshooting.- 11 Coating and lamination.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die.- Applications.- Safety.- Troubleshooting.- 12 Wire and cable.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die.- Troubleshooting.- 13 Pipe and tube.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die.- Applications.- Cost.- Troubleshooting.- 14 Profiles.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Applications.- Die.- Troubleshooting.- 15 Blow molding.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die/mold/tool.- Applications.- Cost.- Troubleshooting.- 16 Fiber and filament.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Spinneret.- Process optimization.- Theoretical versus actual value.- Applications.- Troubleshooting.- 17 Compounding.- Overview.- Plastic materials.- Processing characteristics.- Process optimization.- Die.- Troubleshooting.- 18 Other processes.- Injection molding.- Injection-compression molding.- Injection / blow molding with orientation.- Continuous molding with extruder.- Thermoforming.- Scrapless forming.- Postforming.- Netting.- Foam.- 19 Testing and quality control.- Testing.- Quality control.- Statistical process control.- Quality system regulation.- Extrusion variables.- 20 Summary.- Success by design.- Cost.- Processing improvement.- Process types.- Plant control.- Energy.- People.- Plastics growth with extrusion.- Appendices.- Metric conversion charts.- Standard metric symbols.- Mathematical symbols and abbreviations.- Greek alphabet.- Properties of water.- Angle conversions.- References.

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