PROCESS : Implementation and formatting processes
This technical centre, spread over the three sites of the IMP, offers different technologies for implementing and shaping molten polymers.
Equipment for preparation and shaping
- Reactive extrusion and compounding at different scales
- Shaping of characterisation specimens
Examples of studies include
Reactive extrusion
Extrusion of supercritical CO2 foaming
Scale up: twin-screw extrusion
Mini-extruder
Equipments
- Twin-screw and single-screw extruders (Tmax= 400°C)
- Internal mixers (Tmax= 500°C and V= 50 cm3 to 300 cm3)
- Vertical twin-screw micro-compounder (Tmax= 450°C and V=15 cm3 )
- Horizontal mini-extruder (Tmax= 350°C and V=7 cm3 )
- Extrusion-blowing
- Extrusion cast
- Roller/calender mixers (Tmax= 250°C)
- Chitosan spinning driver
- Injection presses (6T to 50T)
- Compression presses (Tmax = 400°C)
- Thermoforming machine
- Grinders
- COATingXpert (pilot centre for the application of paints and process studies)
Powder cabin for manual application
Convection oven, IR convectors and UV lamps (microwave or electrode type)
Laboratory bench with conveyor, mid and near IR, UV
Atmospheric plasma torch with a rotating nozzle
Contacts
Summary