Screw Design Questionnaire
Screw Design Questionnaire
Screw Design Questionnaire
Date:
CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Name: Title: E-mail:
Company: PH: Fax:
Address:
City: State: Zip Code: Country:
MACHINE INFORMATION
OEM: Screw Diameter: L/D: Model:
Serial: Max Motor Amps.: Max Screw RPM:
Max. Motor Load (H.P.): Single/Twin:
POLYMER INFORMATION
Material (i.e. PVC, PE, Nylon, FEP): Resin Type (i.e. Pellets, Powder, Regrind):
Specific Gravity (G/CC): Melt Index No.:
Regrind %: Durometer: Bulk Density of Regrind (LBS/ft 3 ):
Specific Melt Temperature (Mt) (Crystalline Type Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) (Amorphous Type
Resins)(°C or ° F): Resins)(°C or °F):
Are you adding Color Concentrate: What percentage:
Are you adding fillers: What percentage: SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESIN SUPPLIERS
“PROCESSING” SPECIFICATION DATA SHEET!
PROCESS INFORMATION
Type of process (i.e. Wire & Cable, Medical Tubing, Sheet, Blown Film, Cast Film, Pelletizing (Recycling or
Compounding), Hose, Pipe, Profile, Rubber, Blow Molding or other:
Product Information (Please be specific):
PRESENT PERFORMANCE
Motor Amps @ current Present Screw Output (LBS/HR): @ RPM:
conditions:
@ Barrel Exit Pressure (PSI): Current Barrel Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Temperature
Profile (ºC or ºF)
If you are processing REGRIND, do you have current f eeding issues of your material:
Do you have any feeding assistance such as an AUGER FEED SCREW or CRAMMER :
Are You Venting: Is the vent flooding: Do You Have a Diverter Plug:
Do you have a screen changer: Do you have a melt pump:
Do you have screw cooling (full or partial): Do you have grooved feed section:
Describe any problems that you are currently having (i.e. bridging, unstable pressure, burning):
Feed length (refer to drawing) (C): Transition Length (refer to drawing) (D):
Metering Section (refer to drawing) (E): Flighted Width (refer to drawing) (F):
Feed Depth (refer to drawing) (G): Feed Root Diameter (refer to drawing) (H):
Keyway Length (refer to drawing) (I): Metering Depth (refer to drawing) (J):
Meter Root Diameter (refer to drawing) (K): Pitch (refer to drawing) (L):
Nose Angle (refer to drawing) (M): Screw Base Material (i.e. 4140, SS-420, 17-4 PH):
Screw Hard Facing on OD of the flights : Screw Coating Treatment (i.e. Nitride,
Carbide, Dynablue, Other):
Shank Drive Type ( Keyway, Spline): If Spline (Involute or Straight Key Type), please
indicate the number of splines, teeth, or
keyways:
Is Screw New or Worn: Barrel Liner Type:
Has Screw & Barrel been measured for wear (if yes, please attached ID & OD measurements):
Please indicate if you would like Genca to recommend a screw design based on your
current application or if you would like to duplicate your existing screw.
If yes (Genca to recommended a design, please attached your material data sheet)
If no (Genca will duplicate your existing screw, please indicate the Genca or Canterbury screw part
number)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS