- Type Learning
- Level Intermediate
- Time Days
Extrusion for Intralox
Issued by
UMass Lowell Corporate Education
Earners attended a 2 day, 14 hour hands-on, lab-based seminar that provided coverage of the extrusion of polymeric materials. Lectures discuss the characteristics of polymeric materials & their effect on the extrusion process. Types of extruders and their components, equipment specifications, instrumentation, and screw geometry are discussed. Specific extrusion processes are discussed & expanded upon if requested by participants. Troubleshooting techniques & operational strategies are covered.
- Type Learning
- Level Intermediate
- Time Days
Skills
- Extrusion
- Extrusion Coating
- Foam Extrusion
- Plastication
- Polymeric Materials
- Single-screw extruders
- Solids conveying
- Twin-screw extruders
Earning Criteria
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Completed 14 hours of training on Extrusion over two days.