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    Feature Extrusion Maintenance Good maintenance is not enough for today’s extruder Paul Robbins, the CEO of the Canadian Castoo! organisation provides some practical guidance on obtaining quality extrusions at maximum speed from the first push — every time. By definition, maintenance means wo keep something To keepitrunning.. To fit if itfreals. hasten bee sid thar fou keep doing ‘he same thing the same way yu ike to xp ge ving the same sults. "The problem for many ex stay isthat the same results are no ger enough The market isexyunding butitsalso becoming more demanding. Customers wari more cxrpex shapes, in god condition tht tolerans, faster doves and lowe prises. In lhschallenging huss climate tibet way to emain competitive by better extrusion. “This isthe way see alvays dane i.” no longer acceptable. For note or most ecruders eterextusion rally ispo= sible Bener extras begins with aeneamiment wong ing imprevernent by exeryone inthe lant. ‘The fist step isto begin measuring and receding everthing, Dimensions erperacucs, spe, unschauled dn tin, ic ls scrap andsocn, Anything thatcanbe memured can be imprws. And it has ban pronen many tims that once a plants sincerely commit ‘oni impinerent ams eversthinathat sr Jory an carefull monitor, measure and recor chill improve Maximum productivity Maximum pratt masimu profit acon achieved when heal pases through the dist max imumspe and prauxs gonad wither tr unschodule dowratime from the Gs push of the ist billet — every ime. Uni ay eset this as an unlikely event. Ni, however, an exponential ate ofimprovementin thetechnokyofaluminium extn son equipment, plus new Knowledge of the actual hnsis othe erst prction proces, not only ‘makesmaximuam preducivvachiia itabomnakes pasiiemor: complex and more precise shapes. Ths increases the available markt comasion, [tals ‘ure ofthe bee ester, incre the mat Extrusion as a system Indicussing the fnetion andl eft oirent pats ofthe extrusion procs withthe aim of improving peo ductvin cae should be taken to ani evaluating any sing par indivi witout sega fr its inter vi with ther rmponents. Mavimum productiiy «an only be appevches fal pars the proces work ‘egeines complementing each oh sa enon ‘System alignment Consider the importance c€ eat alignment both thermal and physical during the extrusion prose 1. Thepresshoaldahsayshein rece physic alan ‘meni fom te ram through the est the cua 2 thodlie should be stoned exactly in the cere of the container est 20 www.mmepublications.co-uk 3. before the ft ps, the de shoukl be completely arc uniormly prea tothe opium extasion temperature of the 4. the temperature of th billet should be remain uni- fxm asitenters the ie, and § thetemperstueof heen line shoud remain cecnsant and unica ll times — it should not ‘hang the emperaur of the dein any wa Ateach stag of phon preci lize, ther smal aswell physical isrtcal Zero tolerances the sul. The impomtance of the physical alignment ofthe cearasion prs cannot be overstated. For exami the de snot mounted precisely in the ete of the contained fla of allay through the de will be ‘nese and he pmnfilewillbe dirt. Ab the ste and dummy beck must passthrough the container smoothly straight and true. For this to happen, the res self must avs be kept in complete physical alignment nt samajor aus duramvtck Is uneven wear cm the fronted o land ofthe cumamy loki usually the fis acc 'don of physi mfaliznment. This can be easly sleteced. Unfortunate once a pres bases bly ‘worn, absolute alignment is oflen imposible. It is important thorefve that wear on bushings and seals, pnicularty the ways and the main ram bushing, be checked regulary Physical press misgnment is inscious, boast «an rest ro so many diferent facts such a the res ftundaton tiered sem. ill ads dich anal oon, None ofthese lone may appear tobe te simifcant, bu combi they’ can sl in ome ‘ftne most common su serious problems in ext The key to maintaining go essa las detailed an diligent nspesion. Empasismust always be on prevention, not on comet, Physi alianment can, of cours only be aust ly measured when the pres is completly at operat ing temperature Thormal alignment The ne! fi the psa aljgnment ofall pans of ‘theestrusion process iscbvous,Itean be determined and conected fairy cal: Novation sacxptable Aloalute thermal alignment, hese is gol for ceteris ee. Its dca o achieve Ashe dummy beck posts the bile through the ‘oontainee the ction of theiner ates eat tobe gen crated in thea Inondertoachiceisthermal est ‘on thats wallow the all o passthrough te de a its maximum operating temperature an speed a al ies, the Fillet mst eit ste to a eri perature that exues fom fet vo back in oer to campers fr this heat of ein, Heating the billot Taper eating the illt can best be achive bye ‘scl incon heating. To combine the esonory of heating withthe accuracy and repeatability of induction heating billets mabe fist preheated to a tse temperature in a gaefred over. The bo bills are then transfered to an auniiay indeton billet heater where muliple separately-contollad heating ‘moes ae programmed quick and accurately peo vide the necessary taper heating. One the taper heat ing programme for any shape has een confirm by tuth calculation and experiene it can agin bes costly usa for een a singe billet The dummy block The fancton ofthe fied dummy block inital appears to be quite saightionvard, 38 the exter sionof the ram an str that tally pushes the sl nat ally trough the die. This of course is main purpose. Ifthe exer aiming fo maximum peo Activin however, there are a numberof adkltonal Functions that must be performed by an efctive

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