A drawing of the CMP shows a pair of gears with straight involute teeth rotating on melt-lubricated hydrodynamic bearings. Following 1.5 years of R&D, this manufacturer has come up with its own energy ...

Russian compounder Research and Production Polyplastic has used Coperion twin-screw extruders for more than 20 years. The company is based in Moscow. At its Togliatti and Engels locations, Polyplastic ...

Perform material- and labor-effective extrusion with Thermo Scientific™ Pharma 11 Twin-screw Extruder, which requires only a small amount of active pharmaceutical ingredient, operating at throughput ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. In the ever-evolving world of plastics processing, staying ahead of the curve requires more than just experience—it ...

A twin-screw control system (TSCS) for extrusion compounding systems incorporates recipe management into the software and is said to allow the operator to recall and store specific product setpoints.

Image credit: Thermo Fisher Scientific – Materials Characterization. The worldwide manufacture of lithium-ion batteries is set to soar due to the rising demand for electric vehicles and energy storage ...

Plastics are widely used across industries thanks to their low corrosiveness, slow decomposition, and malleability. However, these same properties that make plastics so versatile also contribute to ...

German company Coperion has developed the ZSK FilCo filtration compounder, which allows filtration and compounding in a single production step, according to the company, offering higher product ...