A Polymer Process Engineering & Training Company Home of the CRD Mixing Screws
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April 20-22, 2016
D. R. Joseph, Inc.
Arlington, TX
by Chris Rauwendaal
About the Seminar
The purpose of this seminar is to develop a thorough understanding of the extrusion process and the ability to apply it to solve actual extrusion problems. The extrusion process will be broken down into discrete functional zones: solids conveying, melting, melt conveying, mixing, and degassing. The different functional zones will be discussed in detail with an emphasis on the mechanisms at work in each zone. After establishing the engineering principles of extrusion, practical applications of these principles to screw design, die design, and troubleshooting will be discussed in detail. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and discuss actual extrusion problems. Advanced tools for analysis, design, and troubleshooting will be discussed and demonstrated in the class.
Dr. Chris Rauwendaal’s book "Understanding Extrusion" is suggested as a companion to this seminar, to order the book directly go to Hanser Publications.
Seminar Hours and Cancellation Policy
RECOMMENDED HOTEL:
· Courtyard Dallas Arlington South
711 Highlander Boulevard
Arlington, Texas 76015
+1-817-465-5599
$119.00 USD rate available from:
Start date: 4/18/16
End date: 4/22/16
Last day to book: 3/18/16
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To book click on link below.
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Introduction Hardware components of an extruder Polymer properties important in extrusion properties directly be used to set Functional aspects “ Understanding Extrusion ” (UE) can be purchased from Hanser Publications www.hanserpublications.com
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Screw design Die Design • General rules and guidelines Twin Screw Extruders
3 Layer Blown Film Line at D. R. Joseph, Inc. LABORATORY SESSION 2nd afternoon • Start up of the line - we will discuss basic startup procedures and what process parameters should be monitored. Special emphasis will be place on things not to do and safety issues. • Several problems will occur during the run and the attendees will be asked to figure out how to solve these problems.
Books authored by Chris Rauwendaal:
When ordering books from Hanser Publications use the code RAU2014 for a 25% discount |
About the Instructor:
Dr. Chris Rauwendaal has been a top seminar instructor for more than 30 years. He has taught with SPE, UWM & UC Berkeley & teaches many in-house courses. He is a well known plastics author. Chris has 35+ years experience in the plastics industry. His experience is in a wide range of extrusion operations, including fiber spinning, film, sheet, tubing, medical tubing & profile extrusion, coextrusion, and reactive extrusion. He has worked on both practical and theoretical problems such as screw & die design, troubleshooting, modeling and computer simulation, material analysis, failure analysis, etc. Chris has authored 6 books on extrusion and related fields.
Since 1990 he has been President of Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering, Inc., a company that provides custom extruder screws and other extrusion hardware, training programs, engineering & expert witness services to the plastic industry. With screw design as his specialty, over the past 5 years REE had developed patented technologies in the following areas:
• Elongational Mixing Devices
• Mixing non-return valves
• Single screw compounding extruder
• Cooling screws for foam extrusion
For registration contact: chris@rauwendaal.com
For seminar content contact: chris@rauwendaal.com
