The Polymer Engineering Center has over 5000 square feet of laboratory and pilot plant scale plastic processing equipment. We use this facility for educating undergraduate students, conducting world-class research and supporting numerous industry collaborations.
Extrusion
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45 mm Extrudex Single Screw Extruder
Model EDN 45X30D with smooth or grooved barrel
Screw Diameter 45 mm
Length over Diameter Ratio (L:D) 30:1
Instrumentation 13 barrel and 2 die pressure transducers
18 mm Leistritz Twin Screw Extruder
Model ZSE 18 HPe
Screw Diameter 17.8 mm
OD/ID 1.66
Length over Diameter Ratio (L:D) 40:1
Max. Screw Speed 1200 rpm
27 mm Leistritz Twin Screw Extruder
Model ZSE 27 HPe co-rotating screw
Screw Diameter 27 mmOD/ID 1.66
Length over Diameter Ratio (L:D) 36:1
Max. Screw Speed 500 rpm
Brabender Plasti-Corder Lab-Station
Model Brabender Plasti-Corder Lab Station
Max Speed 150 rpm
Torque Range 0-400 Nm
Auxiliary Equipment Single Screw Extruder | Internal Batch Mixer
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Schenck Gravimetric Feeders
FFF Filament Extrusion Line
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is a key part of the suite of additive manufacturing technologies. Typically, FFF research is entirely dependent on commercially available filaments. The Polymer Engineering Center has its own filament extrusion line to produce custom and high-quality filament using numerous engineering resins and composite materials. The downstream equipment includes a vacuum tank to improve the circularity of the filament and for consistent filament diameter. The laser gauge and precision puller fine-tune the take-off speed to keep the filament diameter within ±0.02 mm.
Conair 104-10-3 Vacuum Tank
Conair Precision Belt Puller 3-20
Injection Molding
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Boy XS
Model Boy XS
Clamping Force 80 kN
Injection Pressure 3,128 bar (45,000 psi)
Stroke Volume 4.5 cm3
Arburg 320 S 500-150
Model Arburg 320 S 500-150
Clamping Force 500 kN
Injection Pressure 2210 bar
Stroke Volume 78 cm3
Arburg 270 A
Model Arburg 270 A
Clamping Force 350 kN
Injection Pressure 2000 bar
Stroke Volume 34 cm3
Ancillary Equipment
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Formech 508 FS Thermoforming Machine
Model Formech 508FS
Forming Area 482 x 432mm / 19 x 17″
Max Draw 290mm / 11.5″
Max Sheet Thickness 6mm / 0.25″
NovaTec NovaWheel with 2 Silos
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SPEX Cryogenic Grinder
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