An injection molding screw barrel does a job an extrusion screw never has to: it rotates to melt resin, then slides forward like a plunger to shoot the melt into a mold. That reciprocating action is why an injection screw carries a screw-tip assembly — screw tip, non-return valve, and check ring — a......
Read MoreA pharmaceutical twin screw barrel turns hot melt extrusion (HME) into a real solution for poorly soluble drugs — but only when its geometry, metallurgy, and thermal control all line up. Co-rotating intermeshing screws prevent stagnation, 316L stainless steel resists corrosion from APIs and cleaning......
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