Twin screw extruder

Haake PolyLab OS

University of Manchester

The HAAKE Polylab OS is a parallel co-rotating twin screw extruder used to homogenise and mix materials in melt phase.

Description

The Polylab system is comprised of a drive unit, a barrel unit, a water-bath, a pelletizer, a volumetric feeder, a gravimetric feeder and optional melt pump, blown film die, blown film tower and capillary die for rheology.

The feed hopper enables volumetric or gravimetric (powders) feeding.

The Polylab can be used with a blown film tower for creating films.