Last week, we took a first look at the dual-filament Ultimaker 3 printer. This week, we dive into one of the key features that provides the printer with its power and flexibility: its extruders.

A twin-screw extruder can be used as a continuous wet granulator or as a continuous mixer for a wet gelatin mass. Twin-screw extruders, which have found commercial use in making amorphous ...

DAYTON, OHIO - American Extrusion Services Inc., a Dayton company that rebuilds extruders and makes screws and barrels, has started a Web site that links buyers and sellers of used extruders, for no ...

E-MAX co-rotating twin-screw extruders are used by wood-plastic decking producers, and feature specific designs and options for wood-plastic composite (WPC) applications. These machines feature ...

At an industry seminar hosted by Leistritz Extrusion, experts explained the use of extrusion equipment to mix polymeric excipients with APIs for solubility enhancement and for multifunctional and ...

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 ...