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Single screw extruder

The single screw extruders are nothing but a boon in the form of special machines that aid in making continuous shapes / long plastic products. To achieve this, they melt down small pieces of plastic called pellets and then force these melted bits through a specific form known as an extrusion die. This is crucially required, as this die shapes the plastic into whatever final product we would like to produce. 

The hopper, the screw and barrel are three parts in a single-screw extruder. The place where we put the plastic pellets is a hopper. It is more of a reservoir where the pellets are stored before being taken in to use. The screw is a long metal piece which moves as it turns and which screws inside the barrel. The screw in turn moves to force the plastic pellets through a barrel. As the gooey pellets are pushed along, they melt in response to the heat of passage through that barrel.

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So the molten plastic travelling at its high speed could not go through a die, all it wanted to do was stay in motion and hit something. The dye looks like the product we desire to mold; may it be a pipe, or toy or whatever. As the plastic melted and passed through the die, it solidified in that form. The plastic then exits the die into a water bath, where it is rapidly cooled. This rapid cooling will cause the plastic to cool off so quickly and turn hard in order to hold its shape. 

Single screw extruders have long had many merits. They are very versatile, and this is a great thing in dismantling as they can produce many products. This allows them, for instance, to make plastic tubes just as well as colorful toys. Firstly, they are hassle-free to install. If this machine is set up correctly as I can guarantee once it done no need too much watching and a eye on. This way, the operator can do something else while the machine is working.

Why choose MIDTECH Single screw extruder?

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