In a world that’s literally awash in plastic waste, it seems a pity to have to buy fresh rolls of plastic filament to feed our 3D-printers, only to have them generate yet more plastic waste. Breaking ...

In the world of manufacturing and processing, extruders are among the most versatile and essential pieces of equipment. These machines shape and form a wide variety of materials, from plastics and ...

The benefits of having a 3D printer with multiple extruders are numerous: you can print soluble support material for easy removal, print a combination of flexible and rigid filament, or simply print ...

Last week, we took a first look at the dual-filament Ultimaker 3 printer. This week, we dive into one of the key features that provides the printer with its power and flexibility: its extruders.

A twin-screw extruder can be used as a continuous wet granulator or as a continuous mixer for a wet gelatin mass. Twin-screw extruders, which have found commercial use in making amorphous ...

Dublin, Nov. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Extruders Market by Extruder Type (Single-Screw, Twin-Screw, Ram), End-use Industry (Building & Construction, Transportation, Consumer Goods), and ...

Westerly, R.I.-based US Extruders was founded in 2018 and has made Plastics News' Best Places to Work list every year since 2019. What's the secret to its success? A culture that is a combination of ...

The development team at Westerly, R.I.-based machine builder U.S. Extruders Inc. has reeled in some financial support to study how to turn used fishing nets into plastic pellets. The company was ...

Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a unique multiplexing extrusion system. The ORNL scientists ...