Extrusion maintenance Extrusion tooling maintenance yields financial benefits

In extrusion, poor tool maintenance can quickly turn into wasted material, costly downtime and rejected product. Careful cleaning, correct handling and precise reassembly of tips, dies and extrusion heads help processors maintain tolerances, reduce scrap and protect profitability.

Extrusion can be an inherently expensive process, so effective tool maintenance is essential to keep costs under control. Extrusion processors should be aware of several factors when seeking to improve profitability:

Materials often cost more than labour. Running a product oversize to maintain the minimum tolerance can waste valuable material. Downtime caused by poor or damaged tooling is costly. It is also expensive to keep an extruder running if it is producing scrap.