Single screw extrusion
Extrusion process
Extruder safety
Single screw extruder: equipment
Plastic behavior in the extruder
Screw design
Processing conditions
Scale-up
Shear rates, pressure drops, and other extruder calculations
Twin screw extrusion
Twin screw extrusion process
Extruder safety
Twin screw extruder equipment
Plastic behavior in twin screw extruders
Screw design
Processing conditions
Applications
Scale-up
Shear rate, pressure drop, and other extruder calculations
Polymer overview and definitions
Polymer structure
Polymer rheology
Testing properties
Processing recommendations for various resin systems
Troubleshooting the extrusion process
Problem solving
Five step problem solving process
Design of experiments
Quality
Troubleshooting mechanical extrusion problems
Troubleshooting extrusion product problems
Troubleshooting sheet extrusion
Troubleshooting cast film
Troubleshooting blown film
Troubleshooting profile and pipe
Feed systems
Dryers
Screen changers
Gear pumps
Granulators
Chillers and heaters
Screw cleaning and purge compounds
Coextrusion
Coextrusion applications
Feedblocks and dies
Polymer selection for coextrusion
Troubleshooting coextrusion
Compounding
Sheet and cast film
Blown film
Extrusion coating and lamination
Wire and cable coating
Profile extrusion
Pipe and tubing extrusion
Monofilament
Extrusion blow molding
Foam extrusion
Solid stock shapes
Reprocessing.