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SINGLE-SCREW MACHINE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

Single-screw extruders have only one screw; ... Single-screw extruders are the most common type of extruder used in the plastics industry ... In standard single-screw extruders, the screw rotates but does not move axially.

OBS

The basic function of this type of extruder is to accept material in the feed section of the screw and convey this material along a flighted screw enclosed in a barrel.

Key term(s)
  • single screw extruder
  • single-screw machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
CONT

La plupart des boudineuses monovis comportent des éléments chauffants électriques ou une circulation d'huile qui jouent un rôle essentiel dans la plastification thermique des granulés [...] Une extrudeuse monovis est caractérisée par le diamètre D de la vis et par sa longueur exprimée en nombre de diamètres.

Key term(s)
  • boudineuse monovis
  • boudineuse à vis unique
  • boudineuse à une vis
  • extrudeuse à vis unique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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