A slot die assembly for dispensing a fluid onto an article includes an adapter body, a shim package and a die plate. The adapter body includes an adapter conduit configured to receive a fluid. The shim package includes a plurality of shim plates having a shim conduit disposed in fluid communication with the adapter conduit and configured to receive the fluid from the adapter conduit. The shim package further includes a connecting conduit disposed in fluid communication with the shim conduit, a reservoir disposed in fluid communication with the connecting conduit, and a slot disposed in fluid communication with the reservoir. The slot is configured to dispense the fluid onto an article. The die plate is disposed in abutting relationship to the shim package.

A method of and apparatus for extruding an article of uniform cross-section, the article including a thermoplastic material and at least one cable for inhibiting stretch of the article. The cable is supplied to a respective tube and is conveyed between upstream and downstream ends. The thermoplastic material may be supplied to the downstream end of the tube. The thermoplastic material is brought together with the cable to embed the cable within the thermoplastic material, thereby forming a composite extrudate. The tube is configured to at least hinder movement of loose windings of the cable from the downstream end towards the upstream end, which may prevent or at least reduce incidence of birdcaging.

An extruder assembly for forming a multi-layered composite is described, the extruder assembly includes an extruder head having a first and second flow passage, a first and second extruder in fluid communication with the respective first and second flow passage, and a splice bar having a first and second passageway extending from a rear side to an outlet side, and communicating flow from the first and second passageway to an outlet die. The splice bar further includes a groove located on the rear side of the splice bar and being positioned between the first and second passageway.

An extrusion head for pipes includes a first female body provided with a first through cavity and a male element inserted and supported in the first cavity, and defining with it a hollow space. A second female body is attached to the first female body and provided with a second through cavity. An interchangeable male body is attached cantilevered on the male element and positioned in the second cavity. The second female body and the interchangeable male body define a passage gap in fluidic communication with the hollow space. In the second cavity, a housing seating is made in which an adjustment ring is positioned, through which the interchangeable male body is positioned through, and adjustment members configured to adjust the position of the adjustment ring.

A multi-lane die is provided. The multi-lane slot die comprises an upper body member, a lower body member, an upper shim, a separator shim, and a lower shim. The upper shim is positioned between the upper body member and the separator shim. The upper shim, the upper body member, and the separator shim define a first at least one dispensing channel that extends to a first at least one dispense opening of the multi-lane die. The lower shim is positioned between the separator shim and the lower body member. The lower shim, the separator shim, and the lower body member define a second at least one dispensing channel that extends to a second at least one dispense opening of the multi-lane die.

A skin-forming die includes an inlet face; an outlet face; one or more slots, each of the one or more slots comprising one or more slot inlets extending between the one or more slot inlets and the outlet face; a plurality of feedholes extending between the inlet face and the one or more slot inlets; and a central opening configured to receive a matrix die. Extrusion die apparatus and methods of manufacturing honeycomb bodies are also disclosed.

A thermoplastic extrusion die is disclosed. The thermoplastic extrusion die includes a housing, and a resilient or elastomer insert having an inlet through the housing, and a passage through the resilient insert. Embodiments have a mechanical locking mechanism configured to communicate physical pressure to the resilient insert thereby narrowing the passage for contact with traversing rovings.

An extruder assembly for a three-dimensional printer having one nozzle, attached to a heating block, a temperature control element for controlling the temperature of the heating block, a mixer, a heat sink arranged between the heating block and the mixer. The extruder assembly is suitable for 3D printing.

The method and system produces a high-moisture aquatic feed that is stable in water and has a texture that more closely resembles naturally-occurring aquatic feedstocks. The system includes a tempering unit that is structured to allow an operator to control the temperature of a low-carbohydrate high-moisture extrudate after the extrudate leaves a conventional extruder. As the extrudate flows through a tubular matrix within the tempering unit, expansion of the extrudate is controlled to produce the high-moisture water-stable aquafeed.

A new way to design lightweight, strong, material efficient, extruded and pultruded profiles, profile segments (4) and surfaces produced in profile production with rotating dies creating superior resistance to compression, bending and buckling, higher energy absorption and right strength in the right place, by: varying the thickness along (_t)+across the direction of extrusion, making reinforcing patterns (2, 3), vary the profile thickness (t, _t), and in some cases vary angles (10, 11) and pattern (2, 3) which increases the profile segments/surface resistance against compression, bending and buckling relative to the amount of material used and resulting in that one can make optimized beams and surfaces that have superior properties in terms of strength/weight, stiffness/weight ratio, mechanical energy absorption/weight unit, deformation and natural frequency, thermal transfer capacity, the breaking of the laminar flow, increased/optimized surface for chemical and/or electrochemical reaction etc.