The screw conveyor has an extensive history. Archimedes (ca. 212 BC) invented the first screw conveyor, and his design is still used today for irrigation and grain transfer. Screw conveyors became ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. In the ever-evolving world of plastics processing, staying ahead of the curve requires more than just experience—it ...

CTC Plastics — a maker of plastic materials and finished products — has added a new compounding line in Dayton, Ohio. The new line is a 92 millimeter, co-rotating twin-screw compounding machine, ...

This transparent view of a parallel twin-screw extruder illustrates the structure of the basic hardware that accomplishes compounding and end product extrusion in one step without subjecting the ...

The LCM-G series of pelletizing systems from Kobelco Stewart Bolling features gear pump mixing for efficient operation at high shearing rates. Twin-screw designs such as this are often found in ...

The ZSE 50 MAXX twin screw extruder system from Leistritz Extrusion is suited for a range of compounding tasks. The ZSE 50 MAXX twin screw extruder system from Leistritz Extrusion is suited for a ...

insights from industryDr. Annika VölpApplication SpecialistThermo Fisher Scientific In this interview, AZoM talks to Annika Völp, process application specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, about twin ...

While single-screw extruders perform the lion’s share of recycling applications, twin-screw machines have a lot to offer recyclers—especially when the goal is a higher-value end product. Are ...

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