Chemical purge compound
Vol. 25 #1, May 1998
Chemical purge compounds can be very effective in cleaning degradation from a screw/barrel, to reduce the need for pulling the screw. Also makes pulling the screw and cleaning it much easier.
A number of them are on the market with good vendor support.
- Ken Powell, Becton Dickinson Research Center
See also:
- Nylon purge
- Polymer degradation
- Purge
- Purge 2
- Purge compound
- Purging gels
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