A worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine particularly for continual processing having a shaft bar, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged to be spaced apart from one another extending outwards from the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in two rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, and wherein each of the blade elements of the at least one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft has an elliptic, oval, or biconvex outer peripheral surface in the top view.

A worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine particularly for continual processing having a shaft bar, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged to be spaced apart from one another extending outwards from the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in two rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, and wherein each of the blade elements of the at least one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft has an elliptic, oval, or biconvex outer peripheral surface in the top view.

The present application relates to a process for producing a multimodal polyethylene composition comprising the steps of at least partially melting a first polyethylene resin (A) having a viscosity average molecular weight My of equal to or more than 700 kg/mol to equal to or less than 10,000 kg/mol and a density of equal to or more than 920 kg/m.sup.3 to equal to or less than 960 kg/m.sup.3 in a first homogenizing device, at least partially melting a second polyethylene resin (B) having a Mw of equal to or more than 50 kg/mol to less than 700 kg/mol, and a density of equal to or more than 910 kg/m.sup.3 to equal to or less than 960 kg/m.sup.3 in a second homogenizing device, combining the at least partially molten first polyethylene resin (A) with the at least partially molten second polyethylene resin (B) in said second homogenizing device, compounding the combined first polyethylene resin (A) and second polyethylene resin (B) in said second homogenizing device to form a multimodal polyethylene composition, wherein the multimodal polyethylene composition has a melt flow rate MFR.sub.5 (190° C., 5 kg) of 0.01 to 10.0 g/10 min and a density of equal to or more than 910 kg/m.sup.3 to equal to or less than 970 kg/m.sup.3 and a polyethylene composition obtainable by said process.

With a mixing and kneading machine (100), wherein a worm shaft (12) moves in a housing (10) in a rotating manner and moves back and forth in a translatory movement, receptacles for kneading elements (12) are distributed non-uniformly. It is thereby possible to equip the receptacles with varying numbers of kneading elements. Quick adaptation is also thereby possible. In one embodiment, the number of kneading elements even varies over the extension direction of the mixing and kneading machine (100).

A worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine in particular for continuous preparation processes, comprising a shaft rod, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged which are spaced apart from one another and which extend outward from the circumferential surface of the shaft rod, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the shaft rod, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in three rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, wherein at least one of the blade elements of one of the rows is different from one of the blade elements of one of the other rows, and/or the rows of blade elements, viewed in cross-section of the shaft rod, are distributed irregularly over the circumference defined by the outer circumferential surface of the shaft rod, and wherein the angular distance between the midpoints M of the outer circumferential surfaces of the blade elements on the circumferential surface of the shaft rod of adjacent rows differs between at least two of the three rows of the at least other two rows, and including wherein, for example, each of the blade elements of the at least one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft has a longitudinal extension which extends in an angle of 45° to 135° to the axial direction of the worm shaft.

In a continuous kneading apparatus according to an embodiment, for each of a plurality of ring-shaped heaters, a control unit determines a current state and a reward for an action selected in the past based on a control error calculated from an acquired temperature; updates a control condition based on the reward, and determines an optimum action corresponding to the current state under the updated control condition, the control condition being a combination of a state and an action; and controls a target ring-shaped heater based on the optimum action.

Mixing and plasticating machine (100) for continuous conditioning processes, comprising: a housing (10) in which a hollow interior (18) is formed that is delimited by the interior peripheral surface of the housing (10) and extends in the longitudinal direction of the mixing and plasticating machine (100); a screw shaft (12) which extends through the interior (18) of the housing (10), rotates in the interior (18) of the housing (10) during operation and simultaneously moves translationally back and forth; a drive which rotates the screw shaft (12) during operation; and a filling device (36) arranged on the housing (10), for feeding at least one starting material into the interior (18) of the housing (10), the filling device (36) extending through a cut-out (42) that extends through the housing wall (40) or being connected to a cut-out (42) that extends through the housing wall (40), the filling device (36) comprising at least two cavities (54, 54′) that each extend over the height of the filling device (36), which cavities are separated from one another by at least one separating wall (52, 52′).

A worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine in particular for continuous preparation processes, comprising a shaft rod, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged which are spaced apart from one another and which extend outward from the circumferential surface of the shaft rod, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the shaft rod, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in three rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, wherein at least one of the blade elements of one of the rows is different from one of the blade elements of one of the other rows, and/or the rows of blade elements, viewed in cross-section of the shaft rod, are distributed irregularly over the circumference defined by the outer circumferential surface of the shaft rod, and wherein the angular distance between the midpoints M of the outer circumferential surfaces of the blade elements on the circumferential surface of the shaft rod of adjacent rows differs between at least two of the three rows of the at least other two rows, and including wherein, for example, each of the blade elements of the at least one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft has a longitudinal extension which extends in an angle of 45° to 135° to the axial direction of the worm shaft.

A manufacturing apparatus for a molded product of a fiber-reinforced resin includes: a heating tube; a screw inserted in the heating tube; an injector provided on a front end side of the screw; a resin feeder configured to feed a matrix resin into the heating tube; a long-fiber feeder configured to feed a long fiber into the heating tube; and a short-fiber feeder configured to feed a short fiber shorter than the long fiber into the heating tube. The short-fiber feeder is closer to a rear end of the screw than the long-fiber feeder is.

A gear box for a reciprocating kneader. A primary rotational gear is attached to a gear box primary shaft and rotates in concert therewith. A secondary rotational gear is engaged with the primary rotation gear and rotates therewith. A secondary shaft is attached to the secondary rotational gear and rotates therewith. A primary oscillation gear is attached to the gear box primary shaft and rotates therewith. A secondary oscillation gear is rotationally engaged with the primary oscillation gear and rotates on the secondary shaft. An eccentric is coupled to the secondary oscillation gear and rotates in concert therewith. A yoke is engaged with the eccentric and oscillates on an axis perpendicular to the secondary shaft in response to the lobe. The gearbox secondary shaft moves along its axis in concert with yoke oscillation. A housing is pivotally attached to the yoke and pivotally attached to a casing at a casing.