Aluminum is particularly well suited to the extrusion process due to its excellent plasticity at extrusion temperature. Only a minor degree of work-hardening takes place at this temperature and ...

Downstream extrusion equipment is designed to process and finish all kinds of extruded products, including plastic and metal piping, rods, or wires; rubber hoses and gaskets; aluminum and steel; and ...

Last month's Simple Science covered heat, the physics division most important to extruders. It's the countable energy that softens the material and makes it extrudable. If you haven't read it, it's ...