LEBANON, ORE. — Typically compounding extruders are about volume — pumping out thousands of pounds of material. But a centerpiece of Entek Manufacturing Inc.'s exhibit at NPE 2015 isn't about big ...

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 ...

This year was the third straight good one for compounding extruders, with manufacturers reporting that their sector quickly bounced back from the hurricane-induced resin crunch of late 2005. Damage ...

“We have designed, installed and already commissioned a high-performance turnkey compounding line for Lanxess’ Chinese production site in Changzhou,” explains Dieter Brunner, Key Account Manager at ...

Dale Brosius , Contributing Writer, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) In the last few years, long fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (LFRT) materials have moved from niche ...

Compounder Star Plastics has installed a new twin-screw extruder at its Ravenswood, WV, facility, the first phase of a more than $5 million investment in 2022 to support current and new customers. The ...

Plastic Recycling Inc. (PRI), headquartered in Indianapolis, has invested $10 million to add two new state-of-the-art extruder systems and upgrade its laboratory equipment, allowing it to compound 200 ...