A mixing and extrusion machine (10) for the manufacture of rubber mixtures includes a mixer with a converging conical twin-screw (12) with a fixed frame (14) that supports sleeves (16). Two screws (18), being mounted at an angle, are mounted in the mixer (12) in such a way as to move in translational movement between an opening (22) arranged upstream and an outlet (25) arranged downstream of the sleeves. The screws are mounted in the sleeves with removable doors including sliding shutters (40) installed relative to the outlet (25). The sliding shutters move linearly between a closed position, in which the sliding shutters prevent the mixer from discharging the mixture, and an open position, in which the sliding shutters prevent discharge of the mixture through the sides of two counter-rotating rollers (32) of a roller nose type system located just downstream of the outlet.

A mixing and cooling system (1) includes a mixing and screw-extrusion machine (10) with a mixer (12) having a converging conical twin screw; a ram (30) that moves along the inside of an introduction hopper (24) of the machine; a roller nose system disposed just downstream of an outlet (25) of the mixer to form a sheet (112) of the mixture exiting the mixer; and a mobile sleeve or sleeves (34) that move in a linear movement relative to the outlet. The system also includes a cooling system with a spray installation(s) (102, 104) that delivers water at a predetermined rate to the sheet exiting the machine; a suction installation(s) proportionate to each spray installation; and at least one transport means (114, 116) that transports the sheet in a predetermined direction.

A mixing and cooling system (1) includes a mixing and screw-extrusion machine (10) with a mixer (12) having a converging conical twin screw; a ram (30) that moves along the inside of an introduction hopper (24) of the machine; a roller nose system disposed just downstream of an outlet (25) of the mixer to form a sheet (112) of the mixture exiting the mixer; and a mobile sleeve or sleeves (34) that move in a linear movement relative to the outlet. The system also includes a cooling system with a spray installation(s) (102, 104) that delivers water at a predetermined rate to the sheet exiting the machine; a suction installation(s) proportionate to each spray installation; and at least one transport means (114, 116) that transports the sheet in a predetermined direction.

A mixing and extrusion machine (10) has a converging conical twin-screw mixer (12) with a fixed frame (14) that supports sleeves (16) in which two screws (18) are mounted at an angle between an opening (22) arranged upstream of the sleeves, where an introduction hopper (24) of the machine (10) feeds the screws, and an outlet (25) arranged downstream of the sleeves, where the mixer discharges the mixture at the end of a mixing cycle. At least one mobile sleeve (34) is disposed towards the outlet, each mobile sleeve with a support surface (34a) of a predetermined surface area (34a) according to an elasticity of the mixture, and each mobile sleeve having one or more mobile elements that move by a linear movement with respect to the outlet in order to adjust a predetermined space between the sleeves and the screws.

A mixing and extrusion machine (10) has a converging conical twin-screw mixer (12) with a fixed frame (14) that supports sleeves (16) in which two screws (18) are mounted at an angle between an opening (22) arranged upstream of the sleeves, where an introduction hopper (24) of the machine (10) feeds the screws, and an outlet (25) arranged downstream of the sleeves, where the mixer discharges the mixture at the end of a mixing cycle. At least one mobile sleeve (34) is disposed towards the outlet, each mobile sleeve with a support surface (34a) of a predetermined surface area (34a) according to an elasticity of the mixture, and each mobile sleeve having one or more mobile elements that move by a linear movement with respect to the outlet in order to adjust a predetermined space between the sleeves and the screws.

One aspect of the present invention is a method for producing an ethylene vinyl acetate hot-melt adhesive, comprising: introducing a liquid including at least one of water and alcohol into a heating kneader while or after kneading a hot-melt adhesive material in a liquid state, at an amount of 0.05 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hot-melt adhesive material; and performing vacuuming while heating stirring or dispersing the hot-melt adhesive material and the liquid so as to come into contact with each other.

An introduction port 3 is provided on the rear side of a casing 2, and a discharge port 4 is provided at the tip of the casing 2, Inside the casing 2, two screws 7 are arranged so that a center distance thereof gradually decreases from the introduction port 3 to the discharge port 4, In a rear end wall 11, a drainage port 10 that discharges water produced from a material out of the casing 2 is provided. The drainage port 10 is provided at a position higher than the lowermost end of the rear end wall 11.

An introduction port 3 is provided on the rear side of a casing 2, and a discharge port 4 is provided at the tip of the casing 2, Inside the casing 2, two screws 7 are arranged so that a center distance thereof gradually decreases from the introduction port 3 to the discharge port 4, In a rear end wall 11, a drainage port 10 that discharges water produced from a material out of the casing 2 is provided. The drainage port 10 is provided at a position higher than the lowermost end of the rear end wall 11.

Disclosed is a novel 3D-printer system for printing elastically deformable rubber parts such as rubber seals where the uncured rubber source material is partially cured before printing each rubber layer of the rubber part. Furthermore, disclosed is a novel 3D printing method for 3D-printing an elastically deformable rubber body using the 3D-printer system.

A mixing and extrusion machine (10) for the manufacture of rubber mixtures has a mixer with a converging conical twin screw (12) with a fixed frame (14) that supports sleeves (16). Two screws (18), being mounted at an angle, are mounted in the mixer (12) so as to move in translational movement between an opening (22) arranged upstream and an outlet (25) arranged downstream of the sleeves, so that the thread tips of each screw contact tangentially the surfaces of the opposite screw so that the screws remain substantially in contact with each other when the screws rotate at an angle and at a center distance that facilitates self-cleaning. The screw threads maintain tangential contact with the inner surfaces of the sleeves, thus preventing the retention of mixing material on these surfaces.