Single screw extruder

Haake PolyLab QC

University of Manchester

The HAAKE PolyLab QC is a Single Screw Extruder is an R&D tool used to homogenise and mix materials in melt phase.

Description

There are 3 heating zones with a maximum temperature of 450 °C.

The Polylab system is comprised of a drive unit, a barrel unit, a water-bath, and a 3D printing filament haul off unit.

This extruder is well-suited to experimentation such as characterising the influence of additives to polymer melts and assessing the processability.