The author describes the benefits, processes, and practicality of using hot-melt extrusion to mix active pharmaceutical ingredients with pharmaceutical-grade polymers. Extrusion technology is a highly ...

Desktop Metal Single Pass Jetting Technology Enables Mass Production of High-Strength, End-Use Parts in 420 Stainless Steel for Applications Across Medical, Defense, Aerospace, and Consumer Products ...

Critical issues that should be considered when scaling up a hot-melt extrusion process. Hot-melt extrusion (HME) using twin-screw extruders (TSEs) is increasingly being used to make solid dispersions ...

Extrusion machinery suppliers will offer enhanced control, durability and energy efficiency in new and improved product lines at NPE2012. A wider range of laboratory systems and pipe-production ...

Editor?s note: The author, Donald E. De Laney, a consultant in polymer process rheology, worked with GE for 17 years and has worked with Dynisco over the past eight years. The plastics compounding and ...

The screw conveyor has an extensive history. Archimedes (ca. 212 BC) invented the first screw conveyor, and his design is still used today for irrigation and grain transfer. Screw conveyors became ...

While single-screw extruders perform the lion’s share of recycling applications, twin-screw machines have a lot to offer recyclers—especially when the goal is a higher-value end product. Are ...