Understanding Extrusion (Hanser Understanding Books) - Softcover

Rauwendaal, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156990233X ISBN 13: 9781569902332

Publisher: Hanser Pub Inc, 1998

Synopsis

No engineering degree required! This book presents basic information on extrusion technology. Written for operators, supervisors, technical service professionals, as well as newcomers to the industry and students, this book introduces the process, machinery, process control, materials, and trouble shooting tips. The extended second edition covers high-speed extrusion, how to reduce material cost, efficient extrusion, purging and product changeover, how to reduce energy consumption, and new developments in extruder screw design. Contents: Extrusion Machinery. Instrumentation and Control and Extrusion Lines. Complete Extrusion Lines. Plastics and Properties Important in Extrusion. How an Extruder Works. How to Run an Extruder. How to Troubleshoot Extrusion Problems. New Developments.

About this title

About the Author:

Chris Rauwendaal, president of Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering, Inc., (REE, Inc), has experience in a wide range of extrusion operations, including fiber spinning, film, sheet, tubing, medical tubing, pipe, and profile extrusion, co-extrusion, and reactive extrusion. Rauwendaal holds several patents in the field of polymer processing. He has worked on both practical and theoretical problems, such as screw-and-die design, trouble shooting, modeling and computer simulation, material analysis, and failure analysis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hanser Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 156990233X
• ISBN 13: 9781569902332
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190