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Troubleshooting Extrusion Seminar (1 Day)
by Chris Rauwendaal

September 13, 2018

Lecture at Courtyard by Marriott York
2799 Concord Road
York, PA 17402
Phone: 717-840-7840

Labs at Graham Engineering
1203 Eden Road
York, PA 17402
Phone: 717-848-3755

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York, PA 17402
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About the Seminar

This seminar is designed to enhance troubleshooting skills of extrusion personnel. Extrusion problems can be very costly and it is important to troubleshoot these problems quickly, efficiently, and systematically. The first part of the seminar covers the basic requirements for efficient troubleshooting followed by a description of useful troubleshooting tools. The next session teaches various techniques such as brainstorming sessions, flow charts, fishbone diagrams that encourage systematic troubleshooting.

The following session deals with polymer degradation. First the basic types of degradation are explained followed by specific measures one can take to reduce degradation in the extrusion process. The remainder of the seminar deals with a variety of extrusion problems. Extrusion instabilities are broken down in specific categories based on frequency. Die flow problems are discussed in depth with solutions to each type of die flow problem.

In the end several case studies of actual extrusion problems will be covered. Attendees are encouraged to bring actual problems to the seminar so that real problems can be addressed in the seminar. Attendees will be asked to submit actual extrusion problems to the instructor before the seminar so that these problems can be incorporated in the presentation and the handout material.

What attendees will learn

Who should attend

Process engineers, extruder operators, maintenance engineers, production managers, QC personnel, extruder technicians, shop floor leads, tech service personnel, engineers working for extruder manufacturers, etc.

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Course Description
  • Requirements
    • Instrumentation
    • Collection of historical data
    • Condition of equipment
    • Information on feedstock
  • Tools for troubleshooting
    • Temperature measurement devices
    • Data acquisition systems
    • Thermal analysis
  • Systematic troubleshooting
    • Upset vs. development problem
    • Troubleshooting techniques
    • Machine related problems
  • Polymer degradation
    • Types of degradation
    • Solving degradation problems
Course Description (continued)
  • Extrusion instabilities
    • Frequency of instability
    • Mechanism of instabilities
    • Functional problems
    • Melt fracture
    • Draw resonance
    • Solving instabilities
  • Other extrusion problems
    • Air entrapment
    • Gel problems
    • Die flow problems
    • Wear problems
  • Case studies
    • Wear
    • Degradation
    • Die lines
    • Attendees are encouraged to bring actual extrusion problems to the seminar

LAB: Extrusion with melt fracture, variation in extrudate dimensions, unmelt, gels, die drool, and more.

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