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From:Johannesburg South Africa
Registered: May 2003

posted May 13, 2003 08:57 AM               

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Can you help me find the most cost effective extrusion process. At the
> moment I have a water tank that has openings on each end but no pumps etc.
> We are trying to extrude polyethelyne tube with aprox 0,5mm wall thickness.
> What can I use and how should we connect the equipment up to get the right
> results?

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From:McHenry, IL USA
Registered: Nov 2002

posted May 14, 2003 07:10 AM               

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Sounds to me that you have the beginning of a vacuum sizer water bath. You'll need more than just pumps though to make it operational. Can you post a picture of it? Also, look all over it for a name, or model #. Usually, it's pretty easy to find, but you might even look under the bottom.

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From:Allentown, PA - USA
Registered: Jun 2001

posted May 15, 2003 05:52 PM               

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Generally speaking, an open tank is the easy way out, but may not give the best results for PE. As stated iby another member, vacuum sizing would work best.

What exactly are you looking for in the way of an answer, line speeds? tooling design help? sizing method?

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