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DO – Procedures

UNDERSTAND – How It Works

DECIDE –  Is This Right For You?

MATERIUM – Extrusion System

Assembly & Installation

Understanding Screw Extrusion

Why Does Screw Extrusion Work?

Because screws combine rotational motion and friction then turn it into bulk linear motion.

this requires the bulk to be solid

only then it can be transported further

 

Screw and Barrel

Hopper (bridging and gravity feed)

Dies or Nozzles

Compression

Melt (melt ribbon)

Melt Plug (filament vs screw)

Pressure

Temperature

Backpressure

Retraction

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