Leistritz’s Twin Screw Extrusion Workshop, taking place Nov. 28–29, 2018 in Clifton and Somerville, NJ, will feature classroom sessions and extrusion demonstrations.
Leistritz announced its annual Twin Screw Extrusion Workshop happening Nov. 28–29, 2018. The event will feature classroom sessions taking place at the Holiday Inn in Clinton, NJ, and extrusion demonstrations at the company’s process laboratory in Somerville, NJ.
Classroom topics include the following:
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Co-rotating and counterrotating twin screw extrusion technology
High speed, energy input twin screw extruder theory and design
Comparison to low speed, late fusion designs
Screw design and process techniques
Techniques for dispersive and/or distributive mixing
Sequencing of multi-stage process operations
Devolatilization process techniques and practices
Scale-up of the twin screw extrusion process
Feeder and material handling for pellets, powders, and liquids
Gear pumps and screen changers
Pelletizing (strand cut, water ring, and underwater)
Direct extrusion for sheet, film, fibers, and profiles
Reactive processing
Process troubleshooting
Control and monitoring options
Screw assembly and disassembly
Twin screw extruder maintenance tips and procedures.
The workshop demonstrations at the process laboratory will cover the following topics:
Co-rotating and counterrotating twin screw extruders
Devolatilization via extrusion (ambient, vacuum assist, and multi-stage)
Downstream addition of fillers, fibers, and additives
Direct sheet/film extrusion with gear pump front-end
Foam extrusion via supercritical injection.
The workshop will also include industry and academia contributions.