{"id":21680,"date":"2022-07-22T07:47:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=21680"},"modified":"2022-07-22T07:50:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:50:18","slug":"extrusion-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/industry\/labs-and-facilities\/extrusion-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Tri-Component Melt Extrusion Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Wilson College of Textiles houses a state-of-the-art tri-component melt-spinning line with capability to extrude three distinct polymer components simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plates for the spin-pack can be made to order for your custom filament design including: islands-in-the-sea, segmented pie, sheath-core-core, etc. Specifications are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extruder Size and Performance Table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><th><strong>Extruder A<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Extruder B<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Extruder C<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><tr><th><strong>Screw Diameter<\/strong><strong>[mm (inch)]<\/strong><\/th><td>18 (\u00be)<\/td><td>18 (\u00be)<\/td><td>25 (1)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th><strong>Metering Pump Capacity [cc\/rev]<\/strong><\/th><td>0.6<\/td><td>0.6<\/td><td>1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><th><strong>Pump Throughput [kg\/hr (lb\/hr)]<\/strong><\/th><td>3 (6.6), PET<\/td><td>3 (6.6), PET<\/td><td>8 (17.6), PET<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Basic Specifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fiber extrusion up to 350 \u00b0C<\/li><li>Screw length\/diameter ratio: 30:1 L\/D<\/li><li>Three melt pumps, thermally isolated<\/li><li>Laminar quench air flow rate from 0 to 2.54 m\/sec (500 ft\/min) at 12 \u00b0C<\/li><li>Fume exhaust<\/li><li>Metered spin finish<\/li><li>Godet speed range from 0 to 2,000 m\/min<\/li><li>Godet temperature range from ambient to 200 \u00b0C<\/li><li>Leesona tension controlled winder<\/li><li>Complete modern instrumentation and controls with data logging<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This state-of-the-art tri-component melt extruder is available for research and product development purposes. Talk to us about scheduling a trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Responsible for Lab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ericka Ford | <a href=\"mailto:enford@ncsu.edu\">enford@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wilson College of Textiles houses a state-of-the-art tri-component melt-spinning line with capability to extrude three distinct polymer components simultaneously. Plates for the spin-pack can be made to order for your custom filament design including: islands-in-the-sea, segmented pie, sheath-core-core, etc. Specifications are listed below. 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