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05 Industry news Deceuninck and Uponor boost profits; Trex posts record sales; Prakash plans demerger; Mexichem buys Vinyl Compounds in UK; WPC plant for Hungary
13 Model behaviour: software for extrusion simulation Simulation software helps to banish the ‘trial and error’ approach to designing extruded products – and the dies that produce them. Lou Reade reports
23 Additives help boost advances in polyolefins Polyolefins are extending their applications in everything from water and gas pipes to WPCs, through fundamental research – and new additives. Lou Reade reports
33 On the small scale: laboratory scale extrusion Plastics extrusion is typically about large volumes – but the ability to control smaller throughputs is useful in specialist applications and product development
39 Flight insurance: screw protection technologies Correct design and production – along with innovative coatings techniques – help to ensure life for extruder screws
43 Top tips for extruding medical tubing from fluoropolymers High performance fluoropolymers such as ETFE offer great promise for medical tubing, but must be processed carefully, says Steve Maxson
47 Technology: Materials 48 Technology: Machinery 52 Extruder of the month: Schüco 54 Dates for your diary
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