Extruder

Producer

• ThermoFisherScientific, Karlsruhe

Technical data

• barrel is possible to heat up to 350 °C
• rotational-speed range from 1 rpm up to 360 rpm
• torque of 5 Nm per screw at most
• stable against pressure up to 200 bar
• product volume of 7 cm³(is equivalent to 5 g PE)
• twin screw extruder is equipped with conical co-rotating and conical counter-rotating twin screws
• pneumatic supported or manual filling of the barrel
• integrated bypass valve for switching between circulation into a backflow channel or extrusion
• integrated rheological measurement with sensor systems at the backflow channel
• working as autonomous or as computer-controlled device
• possible to use inert gas to protect the melt against the atmosphere
• effective process monitoring via torque measurement at the engine and pressure measurement at the backflow channel
• cooling with air or water is possible

Applications

• insertion of fillers (solid matter or fluids) into a thermoplastic matrix material
• compounding of expensive materials or miner raw materials like nano-composites, bio-polymers or drugs