Extrusion and Injection-molding Machines

The Energy 11 Twin-Screw Extruder can be set up for a wide range of applications encountered in current battery R&D. The fully ported, horizontally split barrel allows for flexible feeding of solid and liquid ingredients. Interchangeable die designs adapt to a range of materials from dry granules, polymeric solid-state electrolytes, and electrode films to wet slurries. Eight precisely controlled temperature zones along the barrel ensure flexibility in processing.

• Throughput range 0.4 kg/h to 20 kg/h (material dependent)
• Segmented screw design and removable top half barrel
• A screw length adjustment kit enables small quantity compounding
• A fully ported barrel allows maximum flexibility for feeding and degassing
• Contact parts selectable from three steel grades
• An easy-to-operate touch screen with integrated feeder control
• Broad accessory portfolio, e.g.. dies, feeders, water bath, conveyor belt, strand or die face pelletizers, haul off, and spooler
• The granulation kit enables customers to switch between melt extrusion and wet/melt granulation
• Geometrically scalable screw and barrel design across portfolio

• Co- and counter-rotating twin screws
• Integrated viscosity measurement (with HAAKE PolySoft OS)
• Automatic bypass operation for circulation/extrusion
• Pneumatic feeding
• Local control via tablet (Android®) for  intuitive operation
• Split barrel exit for easy cleaning
• Compact enough to fit into laboratory fume hood’

• Minimized sample material usage (20 g)
• Throughput range 20g/h to 2.5kg/h
• Small footprint bench top design that is easily transportable
• Segmented screw design with removable top half barrel
• Easy-to-operate touch screen with integrated feeder control
• Geometrically scalable screw and barrel design across portfolio

• Throughput range 0.4 kg/h to 20 kg/h (material dependent)
• Segmented screw design and removable top half barrel
• A screw length adjustment kit enables small quantity compounding
• A fully ported barrel allows maximum flexibility for feeding and degassing
• Contact parts selectable from three steel grades
• An easy-to-operate touch screen with integrated feeder control
• Broad accessory portfolio, e.g.. dies, feeders, water bath, conveyor belt, strand or die face pelletizers, haul off, and spooler
• The granulation kit enables customers to switch between melt extrusion and wet/melt granulation
• Geometrically scalable screw and barrel design across portfolio

• Horizontally split barrel (up to 40:1 L/D) is hinged for easy access to the screws; simple screw removal device promotes quick and easy cleaning and configuration changes
• Barrel is constructed in segmented modules that can be reconfigured to suit a variety of polymer processes
• Replaceable barrel liners can be made from special materials for abrasive or aggressive applications
• Barrel segments are available for feeding solids and liquids or for venting
• Secondary feeders and vacuum pumps can also be incorporated into the system
• Powerful control software is programmed to recognize plug-in ancillaries
• Large color touch screen interface incorporates on-screen, real-time trend display

• 2-in-1 process design – quickly disassemble parts for easy cleaning and process switching from HME to TSG.
• Simple continuous process integration – plug-and-play functionality with upstream and downstream process equipment (e.g., feeders, chill rolls, pelletizers, dryers, etc) simplifies production line design.
• Less optimization time, cost and effort – extruder process parameters are scaleable to larger Thermo Scientific extruders due to geometric similarity with minimal use of expensive ingredients.

The HAAKE PolyLab QC Modular Torque Rheometer Features:
Backward Compatibility

• Compatible with previous model mixers and extruders
• Adapts to existing accessories for use
• Imports previous data for compatibility

• Extrudability of newly developed materials
• Manufacturing homogeneous melts
• Manufacturing films, foils, strands and profiles for optical and mechanical testing as well as outdoor exposure tests
• Measuring rheological behavior (viscosity, elasticity)
• Testing individual and combined influences of additives (stabilizer, lubricant) and functional additives (anti-oxidation, UV-stabilizers, pigments and fillers)
• Foam extrusion

Overcome drug formulation challenges

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are using conical and twin-screw extruders to mix drug molecules with bioactive polymers in situations where drug ingredients are poorly soluble or unstable during processing. Extruders are also useful in preparing enteric dosages, sustained release dosages, in taste-masking, and to create forms such as films.

Gain the advantages of a continuous process

Continuous granulation offers a more efficient and cost-effective route for producing tablets and capsules, particularly when developing new formulations where scale-up is difficult due to the narrow optimal working points found in batch devices such as mixers, agitators and choppers.

• Requires only 3g (4mL) of material for compounding
• Small footprint, fanless design with separate, touch-screen control for operation in fume cabinet or glovebox applications
• Removable and exchangeable product contact parts for quick and easy cleaning
• IP 54 for protection against dust and water allows the Pharma mini HME to be spray-washed
• Useable as small-scale production unit for throughputs of 100g/h
• Touch screen control with user levels and password protection
• Data logging software as option to record temperatures, torque, and screw speed
• Optional batch conversion kit to use the Pharma mini HME as small batch mixer
• Complementary workflow solution when coupled with the Thermo Scientific™ HAAKE™ MiniJet injection molder