{"id":43895,"date":"2017-06-28T07:23:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T05:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=43895"},"modified":"2017-06-27T14:43:26","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T12:43:26","slug":"nordson-releases-pla-screw-and-barrel-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/nordson-releases-pla-screw-and-barrel-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Nordson releases PLA screw and barrel package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>US-based Nordson Corporation has developed a plasticizing system optimized for processing polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics that provides greater productivity and better product quality than standard screw and barrel systems &#8211; while resisting the corrosive and abrasive effects of PLA compounds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on technology developed in cooperation with producers of PLA resins, Nordson\u2019s new Xaloy PLA screw and barrel package incorporates three key elements:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>screw geometries designed specifically for PLA that increase throughput while minimizing shear and controlling melt temperature;<\/li>\n<li>mixing segments that deliver a homogenized melt; and<\/li>\n<li>screw and barrel materials that resist the mildly corrosive effects of PLA and the abrasion caused by compound ingredients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For all PLA applications, barrels in the new package system are lined with Xaloy X-800 inlay, a nickel-based alloy with tungsten carbide that is more wear-resistant than iron, iron-chromium, and nickel-cobalt alloys, providing enhanced abrasion and corrosion resistance. Screws consist of 17-4 ph stainless steel with Xaloy X-183 hardfacing.<\/p>\n<h3>Screw designs are provided in accordance with the process:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Extrusion.<\/strong> The Xaloy Efficient barrier screw with patented Xaloy Stratablend II mixer provides chaotic and distributive mixing and homogenized melt temperatures for enhanced quality and productivity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Injection molding.<\/strong> The Xaloy EasyMelt screw can be tailored to a specific PLA resin grade to provide optimum temperature control and rapid recovery. When mixing is required, the Xaloy Z-Mixer can be added, and it is particularly valuable for applications requiring high clarity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Xaloy PLA package enhances productivity and product quality while providing a longer working life than standard plasticizing components,\u201d said Mark Colella, global product manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause our technology is optimized for PLA, we can deliver a working system to our customers that minimizes start-up nuisances and is ready to meet production targets out-of-the-box, with no guesswork involved.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US-based Nordson Corporation has developed a plasticizing system optimized for processing polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics that provides greater productivity and better product quality than standard screw and barrel systems &#8211; while resisting the corrosive and abrasive effects of PLA compounds. Based on technology developed in cooperation with producers of PLA resins, Nordson\u2019s new Xaloy PLA [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5847,12455],"supplier":[13504],"class_list":["post-43895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bioplastics","tag-compounds","supplier-nordson-corporation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43895"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=43895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}