Extrusion is a process widely used in the polymer processing industry. It involves pushing material through a die with a specific cross-sectional shape, resulting in products like profiles ...

Researchers tackled this challenge with a novel approach: integrating a vacuum hopper during the extrusion process to remove trapped gases and minimize void formation in fiber-reinforced materials.

And one of the really advantageous things about the process, because of all of this extreme shear deformation that goes on during extrusion because of the rotating part, those iron-bearing ...

According to R.C.E. Guy in the Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition, to complete the extrusion process, a screw system within a barrel conveys mass (a combination of dry ingredients, water, and ...