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Purging Compound Insights And Tips

Topic: Film-extrusion

3 Reasons to Use A Purging Concentrate…and 7 Very Likely Benefits

Purging compounds easily solve most processing issues, but there are times when it might feel..

How Asaclean PLUS Solved a Custom Molder’s Hot Runner Issues & Cut Their Scrap by 62.5% (Customer Success Story)

IntroductionA Southeastern Custom Molder focused on consumer goods has doubled its business in..

ASACLEAN™ Launches PLUS Grade, an Easy-to-Use Purging Concentrate That Super-Charges Your Own Processing Resins for Faster Cleaning

Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas, manufacturer and distributor of Asaclean Purging Compounds, has..

Pick the Best Purging Compound for Your Extrusion Process: 2 Case Studies

Generally, we talk about 2 main types of purge compound: Mechanical Purging Compounds and ..

How to Achieve Cost Savings in Blown Film Extrusion

Plastics processors have different ways of measuring success when purging. Some care about..

How to Pick the Best Purging Compound For Your Extruder

When it comes to cleaning different kinds of extrusion equipment, there is no one-size-fits-all..

How to Prevent Splitting Hangar Dies for Color or Material Changes for Cast Film Extrusion

I recently visited a prospect who produces cast films from 0.003” to 0.025” in various resins..

10 Tips to Remove Carbon From Hanger Dies in Cast Film Applications

Recently I was speaking with a processor I met at NPE 2018 who was having trouble with their..

Purge Your Thinking:Regrind Will Cost You

“Purging Compounds are too expensive. We will use our own resin or regrind instead.”

These are..

Cutting Corners Can Be Costly When It Comes to Purging

I like to think of myself as being very “money savvy.” I always look for a bargain even when it..