All About Extruder Screens

Extruder screens have the innate ability to reduce your dead time, improve product purity, reduce your maintenance and repair costs and helps keep your equipment operators safe by preventing undesirable machine response.

One of the biggest and most prominent benefits of the extruder screen is its ability to filter out contaminants that carry with them the possibility of damaging any equipment downstream from the melt. As such, it seems more likely and cost-effective that the contamination be prevented and not simply remedied after the fact.

Some companies make use of a breaker plate to deal with extrusion, but in all honesty, this practice is generally discontinued after a short period of time because the time that it takes to take apart and put the device back together eats into productivity and it isn't worth it. Extruder screens are the best bet for the organization that has an output rate that is very high or requires a very high purity product.

While there are many companies that manufacture extruder screens, the simple fact of the matter is that they don't take into consideration the quality specifications of your product. In some cases, especially if the extruder screens are made with a lower quality product, it can result in a less desirable end product for you. Dealing with melt filtration at the front end is a better quality control measure than the other way around.

When shopping around for extruder screens, you will want to look for a company that manufactures a wire cloth screen that is woven or the metal mesh that is adapted for use in the process of melt filtration for plastics. Screens should be available in several sizes and shapes and provide you with the option for a custom weld. The truth is that your organization is unique and there is no such thing as a one size fits all solution when it comes to an extruder screen.