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The Plastics Technician's Toolbox, Extrusion
The Plastics Technician's Toolbox® - Extrusion (#0392) NEW 2004
Practical Information for Plastics Professionals
Toolbox (drawers 1-6 & CDROM7) $395.00 (member) $595.00 (nonmember)
LIMITED TIME OFFER* - MEMBERS SAVE $100 ON COMPLETE TOOLBOX ORDERS
*Offer expires March 31, 2005
Built by SPE's Extrusion Division
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Fact Sheet
SPE's Newest Professional Develoment Tool:
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Learn from the SPE experts how to optimize your extrusion process
* Educate yourself and your organization on the latest extrusion techniques
* Re-tool your fundamentals skills of polymer science and machine operations
* Benchmark cutting-edge extrusion technology
* For extrusion engineers or technicians serious about improving process performance
* A must-have for libraries, schools or organizations involved in polymer technology
* Framework for anyone new to, or learning about, the extrusion process
The Plastics Technician’s Toolbox® - EXTRUSION is the collaborative effort of 54-experts, representing an array of companies, who contributed chapters from Fundamental topics to Extrusion specific content. The 6 drawers, plus CD, are full of charts, graphs, photos, illustrations, checklists, tables, calculations, conversions and troubleshooting tips that provide all-inclusive material like no other resource in the industry.
SPE’s Extrusion Division built the powerful tools in Extrusion specific drawers 4, 5, 6 and the CD, boasting 34 experts who authored chapters based of their field of expertise.
The Toolbox Drawers and CD include:
1. Fundamental Skills and Polymer Science - 150 pages
2. Fundamentals of Machine Operations – 114 pages
3. Glossary – 48 pages
4. Single and Twin Screw Extruders – 297 pages
5. Multi-Screw Extruders, Continuous Mixers and Kneaders – 85 pages
6. Extrusion Processes – 148 pages
7. CD – Extrusion Solutions, Conversions, Calculations, ANTEC Listings
Like its sister publication, the Plastics Technician’s Toolbox® – Injection Molding (#0192), the Toolbox is perfect as a curriculum base for 2-year colleges and apprenticeship programs. Review copies and additional discounts are available to educational facilities.
The Table below lists all the Toolbox drawers. Download Introductions, Table of Contents, and Sample Pages for each drawer to see how you can build the workbench to your career advancement. Volume discounts apply with restrictions. For questions, contact Nancy Herdegen, Training and Education Department, nbherdegen@4spe.org. ph: 203-740-5440.
The 7 Drawers of the Extrusion Toolbox
Fundamentals Drawers
Drawer 1: Fundamentals Skills and Polymer Science - 150 pgs
Math 1 and 2, Charts & Graphs, Problem Solving Skills, Design ofExperiments, Polymer Basics, Plastics Testing, Quality, Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Introduction
Table of Contents
Sample Pages
Drawer 2: Fundamentals of Machine Operations - 115 pgs
Safety, Heat Transfer, Print Reading, Electricity, Fluid Dynamics, Hydraulic Basics, Electro-mechanical Circuits, Hydraulic Circuits
Introduction
Table of Contents
Sample Pages
Drawer 3: Glossary of Terms - 48 pgs
Sample Pages
Extrusion Drawers
Drawer 4: Single and Twin Screw Extruders - 297 pgs
Single Screw: Introduction, Safety, Extrusion Process Mechanisms, Hardware, Instrumentation, Upstream and Downstream Components, QC, SPC, Design, Operations, Startup/Shutdown, Characterization, Maintenance.
Twin Screw: Introduction, Twin Screw Designs (Co-rotating vs Counter Rotating), Extrusion Process Mechanisms, Hardware, Instrumentation, Upstream and Downstream Components, Dies, QC, SPC, Design, Operations, Startup/Shutdown, Characterization, Maintenance, Troubleshooting.
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Single Screw Sample Pages
Twin Screw Sample Pages
Counter-Rotating Twin Screw Sample Pages
Drawer 5: Multi-Screw Exteuders, Continuous Mixers and Kneaders - 85 pgs
Introduction, Safety, Extrusion Process Mechanisms, Hardware, Instrumentation, Design, Operations, Startup/Shutdown, Characterization, Maintenance, Troubleshooting
Introduction
Table of Contents
Sample Pages
Drawer 6: Extrusion Processes - 148 pgs
Compounding, Flat Products (Blowm Film, Cast Film, Oriented Film, Sheet), Foamed Sheet, Shapes and Round Products (Pipes/Rods, Profile, Wire and Cable, Extrusion Blow Molding), Reclaim/Recycle
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Blown Film Sample Pages
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Profile Extrusion Sample Pages
Drawer 7: Extrusion Solutions - CD-ROM
Rule of Thumb Calculations, Unit Conversions, Updated Extrusion Solutions and ANTEC Extrusion paper Listing, 1956-2004
