Hilton Boston Park Plaza
May 20-21, 2025
Presented by Gardner Business Media
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Learn From the Best
Extrusion's general sessions cover best practices, troubleshooting and processing solutions that can help you run your operation and maximize the utilization of your existing assets—as efficiently as possible.
Extrusion professionals from the shop floor to the front office are represented at the Extrusion Conference.
You’ll meet the entire global supply chain: manufacturing managers, supervisors, engineers and technicians, as well as engineers and technical managers at OEMs and other firms.
Exploring Top Strategies for Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting
Extrusion Conference 2025's program will focus on troubleshooting problems affecting the industry today and explore the latest trends and best practices in the following areas:
Pellet Preparation and Conditioning
Explore in-depth the specific areas of focus, including drying, conveying, blending and powder handling.
Melt Preparation and Delivery
Learn more about managing melt pressure & temperature for single-screw and twin-screw, mixing in single-screw and twin-screw extruders and optimizing downstream filtration and pumping.
Instrumentation
The sessions will cover various topics such as upgrading and modifying drives/controls, distributive processing, managing existing in-plant data, upgrading plant electronic componentry and barcoding & traceability from raw material to finished product.
Die Design Fundamentals
These sessions will cover die design principals every processor should know, including blown film die, cast film & sheet die, profile die and tubing principals and pelletizing die.
Processing Challenges in a Sustainable World
Explore further the processes of compounding using PCR and biopolymers, as well as extrusion techniques for PCR resins and biopolymers.
Troubleshooting in Extrusion
Discover effective ways to troubleshoot extrusion issues such as utilizing rheology and flow simulation, and resolving problems like gels, melt fracture and surging.
Emerging Technologies in Extrusion
Learn about the latest and greatest technologies available in extrusion processing.
