MACHINERY | EXTRUDER DEVELOPMENTS
making large capital investments. It has R&D labs in Pawcatuck and Fulton in the
USA, and another at its subsidiary in Suzhou, China. The Fulton lab focuses mainly on film and coating applications – but the other two offer expertise in medical pipe extrusion. “We have always prioritised technology devel-
Above: MPM of Italy makes a range of protective profiles, using machinery from Battenfeld- Cincinnati
materials with varying bulk weights to be pro- cessed without problems – while handling tooling pressures up to 520 bar. An extended pre-heating zone and optimised screw geometry ensure high output, said the company.
Medical assistance Davis-Standard says that its three laboratories give customers multiple options to make parts for proof- of-concept, experiment with new resins, conduct materials development, or test equipment before
opment,” said John Christiano, vice president of technology at Davis-Standard. “Over the past year, we’ve had more than 150 customer lab trials across our three lab locations – including screw design development for smooth bore, groove feed and high-speed extruders, and product development trials for medical tubing.” At its technical centre in Pawcatuck, the company
offers labs for single screw extrusion and medical tubing. The single screw extruder lab has both smooth bore and groove feed technology as well as a high-speed extruder, vented and non-vented options, and extruder L/D configurations ranging from 24:1 to 40:1 depending on application. The focus of the medical tubing development
lab is product and equipment development for tubing used in medical devices ranging from single-lumen to multi-lumen applications. The
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