This book provides a practical understanding of extrusion in a way useful to readers without an engineering degree as well as to those new to the field. It is written primarily for extruder operators, supervisors, technical service personnel, and process engineers. Designed for on-the-job use, it guides the reader step by step through material issues, machinery, processing, and troubleshooting.
This revised and extended third edition now also covers interpretation of extrusion process data, analysis of shrink void formation, dimensional variation by melt temperature fluctuations, efficient extrusion, grooved barrel extruder technology, and more.
Preface to the Third Edition
Chapter 1 : Extrusion Machinery
Chapter 2 : Instrumentation and Control
Chapter 3 : Complete Extrusion Lines
Chapter 4 : Plastics and Their Properties Important in Extrusion
Chapter 5 : How an Extruder Works
Chapter 6 : How to Run an Extruder
Chapter 7 : How to Troubleshoot Extrusion Problems
Chapter 8 : New Developments in Extrusion and Methods to Increase Efficiency
Chapter 9 : Appendices
Index
