Plastics Manufacturing Center
Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center, Rm. E128 · (570) 321-5533
Extrusion Seminar
Extrusion Seminar and Hands-On Workshop
PMC Partners in Excellence
Extrusion Seminar & Hands-On Workshop
May 20 - 22, 2008
Early Bird Special: $975 to those who register by April 22, 2008
Register online or call the Plastics Manufacturing Center at (570) 321-5533
This unique event combines the expertise of well-known extrusion consultant Dr. Chris Rauwendaal, of Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering Inc., Auburn, CA, with the training capabilities and modern facilities of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Plastics and Polymer Technology Department.
Dr. Rauwendaal presents course topics in a multimedia format supplemented by printed materials. Dr. Kirk Cantor, professor of plastics and polymer technology at Penn College, leads participants in hands-on training (approximately 50% of the course), including use of extrusion industry equipment – single screw extruder, twin screw extruder, blown film line, injection molder, melt indexer, and tensile tester.
Course topics will be closely integrated with hands-on laboratory time. For example, understanding of plastic flow properties, screw design, and die design will be reinforced by manipulating data gathered in the lab and utilizing extrusion simulation software.
The event will be held in the Thompson Professional Development Center on the campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology.
TOPICS
Extruder hardware – main components and important design issues
Polymer properties – important properties and how they affect extrusion
What happens inside the extruder – different functional zones
Extruder screw design – learn how to tell a good design from a bad one
Extruder die design – tubing/pipe, flat film and sheet, and profile dies
Twin screw extruders – co- vs. counter-rotating, intermeshing vs. non-intermeshing
Troubleshooting – systematic approach, typical extrusion problems, case studies
LABS
Single screw extrusion – throughput vs. screw speed vs. pressure
Single screw extruder – blown film
Twin screw extruder – compounding
Materials testing – melt index, tensile test, capillary rheometer
Injection molding – mold setup and operation
Computer-based extrusion – engineering & training advice