The present disclosure provides an extruder that includes: at least one screw that extends along an axial direction, the screw including a downstream end positioned downstream in a conveying direction of raw material that is conveyed along the axial direction in accordance with rotation of the screw; a housing that houses the screw; and at least one axial support that axially supports the downstream end of the screw, the axial support including at least one rectifier plate.

A screen assembly includes a housing defining a material flow chamber and having an inlet end and an outlet end, and a stucco discharge opening being located in the chamber between the inlet end and the outlet end. An auger shaft is located in the housing for axial rotation and having at least one first helical flight arranged in a flight pattern oriented so that material engaging the first helical flight is conveyed from the inlet end to the outlet end. A screen surrounds the at least one first helical flight for common rotation and extends generally from the inlet end to the outlet end. At least one second helical flight is disposed on an exterior surface of the screen and is arranged in a flight pattern oriented so that material engaging the second helical flight is conveyed in a direction from the outlet end.

A method in which a stream of dry cementitious powder from a dry powder feeder passes through a dry cementitious powder inlet conduit to feed a first feed section of a fiber-slurry mixer. An aqueous medium stream passes through at least one aqueous medium stream conduit to feed a first mixing section the fiber-slurry mixer. A stream of reinforcing fibers passes from a fiber feeder through a reinforcing fibers stream conduit to feed a second mixing section of the fiber-slurry mixer. The stream of dry cementitious powder, aqueous medium stream, and stream of reinforcing fibers combine in the fiber-slurry mixer to make a stream of fiber-cement mixture which discharges through a discharge conduit at a downstream end of the mixer.

An extrusion forming apparatus includes an extruding section, a chamber drum, and a forming section. The extruding section kneads a material including a ceramic raw material and extrudes a kneaded material. The chamber drum has a first space portion having a first extruding direction extending portion through which the kneaded material is allowed to flow in an extruding direction, and a second space portion which has a second extruding direction extending portion extending in the extruding direction and a direction changing portion bending from the extruding direction to a downward direction, to allow the kneaded material to flow in the downward direction changed from the extruding direction. The second space portion has a cross section obtained by isotropically decreasing a cross section of the first space portion perpendicular to a flow-through direction of the kneaded material. The forming section has a die to extrude a ceramic formed body.

An extrusion forming apparatus includes an extruding section, a chamber drum, and a forming section. The extruding section kneads a material including a ceramic raw material and extrudes a kneaded material. The chamber drum has a first space portion having a first extruding direction extending portion through which the kneaded material is allowed to flow in an extruding direction, and a second space portion which has a second extruding direction extending portion extending in the extruding direction and a direction changing portion bending from the extruding direction to a downward direction, to allow the kneaded material to flow in the downward direction changed from the extruding direction. The second space portion has a cross section obtained by isotropically decreasing a cross section of the first space portion perpendicular to a flow-through direction of the kneaded material. The forming section has a die to extrude a ceramic formed body.

A waterproofing system including a functional layer S1 including 10-80 wt.-% of at least one thermoplastic polymer P1 and 10-80 wt.-% of at least one solid particulate filler F, wherein the surface of the functional layer S1 has an Auto-correlation length of waviness W(Sal) of at least 50 ?m. Further, a method for producing a waterproofing system and to the use of a mechanical surface treatment step to increase the waviness factor, determined as the ratio of the Root mean square roughness of waviness W(Sq) to the square of the Auto-correlation length of waviness W(Sal), of a surface of a functional layer S1.

A waterproofing system including a functional layer S1 including 10-80 wt.-% of at least one thermoplastic polymer P1 and 10-80 wt.-% of at least one solid particulate filler F, wherein the surface of the functional layer S1 has an Auto-correlation length of waviness W(Sal) of at least 50 ?m. Further, a method for producing a waterproofing system and to the use of a mechanical surface treatment step to increase the waviness factor, determined as the ratio of the Root mean square roughness of waviness W(Sq) to the square of the Auto-correlation length of waviness W(Sal), of a surface of a functional layer S1.

A silicon extrusion plant has a silicon extruder and a silicon feed device configured to load the silicon extruder. The silicon feed device has a feed hopper. The feed hopper opens into a feed opening arranged at the bottom thereof. The feed opening is in a fluidic connection, via a feed duct, with an inlet zone of the silicon extruder. A feed screw arranged in the feed hopper in such a way as to be drivable for rotation protrudes into the feed opening at least partly. The feed screw has a cone portion and a cylinder portion. According to another aspect, the silicon extrusion plant has at least one feed pressure sensor configured to measure an actual feed pressure of silicon material to be extruded. The pressure sensor is arranged in a transition region between the silicon feed device and the silicon extruder. A control unit is in a signal communication with the feed pressure sensor and a feed drive device in order to drive the silicon feed device. The control unit is used to define a nominal feed pressure and to transmit an actuating signal to the feed drive device depending on a difference detected between the nominal feed pressure and the actual feed pressure. As a result, a silicon extruder is obtained that is usable for the mass production of silicon extrudate.

A silicon extrusion plant has a silicon extruder and a silicon feed device configured to load the silicon extruder. The silicon feed device has a feed hopper. The feed hopper opens into a feed opening arranged at the bottom thereof. The feed opening is in a fluidic connection, via a feed duct, with an inlet zone of the silicon extruder. A feed screw arranged in the feed hopper in such a way as to be drivable for rotation protrudes into the feed opening at least partly. The feed screw has a cone portion and a cylinder portion. According to another aspect, the silicon extrusion plant has at least one feed pressure sensor configured to measure an actual feed pressure of silicon material to be extruded. The pressure sensor is arranged in a transition region between the silicon feed device and the silicon extruder. A control unit is in a signal communication with the feed pressure sensor and a feed drive device in order to drive the silicon feed device. The control unit is used to define a nominal feed pressure and to transmit an actuating signal to the feed drive device depending on a difference detected between the nominal feed pressure and the actual feed pressure. As a result, a silicon extruder is obtained that is usable for the mass production of silicon extrudate.

The invention relates to a system for extrusion of filaments of construction material enriched with aggregates and/or steel fibers, referred to as loaded material, for a robot for additive manufacture of architectural structures comprising: a head (100) for printing filaments of construction material comprising an inlet opening (110) for material and an outlet nozzle (120) for material; a circuit (10) for supplying material to said print head (100) comprising a reservoir (20) for storing loaded material and a conduit (31) for supplying material, connecting said storage reservoir (20) and said print head (100); characterized in that said supply circuit (10) comprises at least one piston pump (40) mounted on said supply conduit (31) and in that said print head (100) comprises an endless screw (150) arranged between said inlet opening (110) and said outlet nozzle (120) and configured to be able to extrude the loaded material in a continuous manner via said outlet nozzle.