We measure amps of the extruder drive for several reasons: To determine process stability, protect the motor and compare materials via viscosity.

Expanded, centralized medical balloon development and rapid prototyping services at Freudenberg Medical’s Balloon Development Center of Excellence in Minnetonka, MN, will benefit customers through faster turnaround times for prototypes and access to turnkey manufacturing solutions.

Through the acquisition, Curbell (Orchard Park, NY) expands on its 77 years of growth and gains a new sales representative, who will transition over from Great Lakes Plastic Co. to ensure there is no disruption of service.

The annual “extrusionista” get-together, held near Chicago this year, explored a range of topics from optimizing barrel temperatures and purging operations to precisely controlling thickness and cut length in pipe and profile extrusions.