Blown Film Extrusion

Course description
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: 240 South Forge Street, Akron, Ohio 44325
Classroom 217 (Located inside the National Polymer Innovation Center)
Cost: $1,000.00 USD
CEU's: 1.6
Instructor: Dr. Kirk Cantor

Course Overview

This two-day program provides a broad overview of blown film extrusion, including materials, hardware, and processing methods. Hands-on sessions on a laboratory blown film line are included. Upon completion of this seminar, attendees will be able to:

  • describe how all parts of an extrusion line interact with plastic material to affect final product performance and quality
  • identify various polymer materials used to produce blown film and discuss important film properties
  • discuss in detail the hardware specific to blown film processing, including screws and dies
  • describe how bubble geometry creates the molecular structure that influences film properties
  • troubleshoot both extruder and film problems

This course includes a copy of Dr. Kirk Cantor’s book, Blown Film Extrusion, An Introduction – 3rd Edition by Kirk Cantor (Hanser Publication).

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Instructor Biography:

kirk-cantorKirk Cantor is a Professor of Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he has taught since 1990. He obtained an MS and a Ph.D. in Polymer Science from The Pennsylvania State University, both in polymer extrusion related topics. Previously, he earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering from University of Maryland and worked for five years at NASA in the engineering of high-altitude polyethylene balloons. For the past several years, he has been actively involved in extrusion research and training and has developed many computer-based instructional products for the plastics industry. He is the author of the book “Blown Film Extrusion” from Hanser Publishers.

Click to view Course Outline

  • Introduction to Blown Film Extrusion
  • Extrusion Fundamentals Overview
    • Safety
    • Hardware Systems
    • Inside the Extruder
  • Workshop 1 – Extruder Operation and Performance
  • Blown Film Materials
    • Polymer Structure/Synthesis
    • Commercial Polymers
    • Polymer Rheology
  • Blown Film Properties
    • Raw Material Testing
    • Film Testing
  • Blown Film Hardware
    • Equipment
    • Bubble Geometry
    • Bubble Cooling
    • Bubble Stabilization
    • Cooling
    • Line Control
  • Blown Film Processing
    • Process Variables vs. Bubble Geometry
    • Process/Structure/Property Relationship
  • Workshop 2 – Film Production
  • Co-extrusion
  • Troubleshooting
    • Extruder Problems
    • Film Problems
  • Quality/Variation

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Registration information: Registration for a class is due three weeks before the scheduled class date.

Registrations must be guaranteed by check, a purchase order number or a credit card, otherwise the registration will not be processed. Checks should be made payable to "The Akron Polymer Training Center" and must include a copy of your completed registration form. Course fees are due before attending.

All registrations—whether by online, phone, fax or mail—will be confirmed and considered binding and subject to all cancellation policies. If you do not receive a confirmation prior to the class, please call The Akron Polymer Training Center to verify your registration.

Course fee includes classroom instruction, instructional materials, parking permits, continental breakfast, lunch, beverages and refreshment breaks. Travel and hotel accommodations are not included.

ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED AND ON A FIRST-COME BASIS. EARLY REGISTRATION IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!

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