Hoppers

Modified on Sunday, 01 February 2015 04:38 PM by mpieler — Categorized as: Extrusion Hints

Vol 17 #1, Feb. 1990 - Hoppers

Extruders occasionally run out of material from problems with materials feeders, or just plain operator carelessness.
Simple solution: Make the hopper larger; sheet metal is inexpensive. The larger material inventory will allow more time to recover from problems. Be sure to install a low level alarm.

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