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Portable extruder is handy welding tool. (Keeping up with Auxiliaries).


A new line of lightweight, hand-held mini-extruders from Malcom Hot Air Systems, Portsmouth, R.I., can be used to weld, seal, repair, or fabricate parts from PP, PE, PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride.
PVC
 in full polyvinyl chloride

Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide.
, and other thermoplastics. Sizes are available with outputs from 0.25 to 13 lb/hr. Different versions accept either pellets or plastic rod as feedstock feed·stock  
n.
Raw material required for an industrial process.

Noun 1. feedstock - the raw material that is required for some industrial process
raw material, staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
. Maximum heating capacity is 550 F, adjustable to [+ or -]2[degrees] F. The units weigh 6 to 25 lb and heat up in just 3 min.

These portable devices come with extrusion dies or welding shoes that attach to the extruder nozzle, suiting them to fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´shn),
n the construction or making of a restoration.
, sealing, or repair of plastic tanks, totes Totes (more fully Totes»ISOTONER) is a corporation that sells umbrellas, gloves, rubber rain boots, and other similar accessories. Its headquarters is in Cincinnati, Ohio. , bins, and pallets. Another use is joining or sealing samples for lab tests.
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Title Annotation:miniextruders from Malcom Hot Air Systems
Comment:Portable extruder is handy welding tool. (Keeping up with Auxiliaries).(miniextruders from Malcom Hot Air Systems)
Publication:Plastics Technology
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Feb 1, 2002
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