Huge 6-layer sheet lines built for gas tanks. (Keeping Up with Extrusion).Several six-layer barrier sheet lines for twin-sheet thermoformed gas tanks have been delivered to the Milan, Mich., plant of Visteon Corp. Processing Technologies, inc. (PTi), Aurora, Ill. says these are the largest six--layer sheet lines in the U.S. -footprint is 48 ft wide x 120 ft long-and also the first built for this application. They have five extruders and an extremely long cooling conveyor for the heavy-gauge sheet. They are producing up to 0.5-in.-thick sheet up to 60 in. wide of HMW HMW High Molecular Weight HMW health, morale, and welfare (US DoD) HMW Hazardous Material Warning HMW How might we HMW Highly Modular Workplan HDPE HDPE abbr. high-density polyethylene with an EVOH EVOH Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Polymer (chemical industry) barrier. The sheet is shipped to as many as six locations near customers where it's formed into gas tanks. Twin-sheet forming allows the fuel pump Fuel pump A mechanical or electrical pump for drawing fuel from a storage tank and forcing it to an engine or furnace. The type of pump chosen for a given fuel depends to a great extent on the volatility of the liquid to be pumped. and level sensor The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. to be installed without cutting a hole in the tank, unlike blow molded tanks, thus reducing emissions. Walls are also more uniform in thickness than previous blow molded tanks, Visteon says. The first lines were delivered last November; others are under construction now. PTi: (630) 585-5800, www.ptiextruder.com |
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