Extrusion lines aided to pump up productivity.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Droll, Thomas
- Source
- Modern Plastics Worldwide; 2009 World Encyclopedia Supplement, p56-57, 2p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram
- Subject
- GEAR pumps
THERMOPLASTICS
POLYMERS
ENERGY consumption
PLASTICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 15548589
The article describes gear pumps that are considered necessary in extrusion lines for high-quality products. The gear pumps are used together with different extruders to speed up production and achieve a more uniform product. Materials that can be processed by the gear-pump-assisted extrusion lines include plastics used for commodity products, engineering thermoplastics and polymers. The gear pump's characteristics reduce specific energy input (SDI) into the polymer melt and leads to lower energy consumption.