wiredinUSA August 2018

Profile line doubles up

The new Davis-Standard dual-strand profile line The new Davis-Standard dual-strand profile line

results in terms of speed, equipment performance and ease of operation.”

Davis-Standard supplied all the line components, from extruder and controls to downstream equipment. Gregory Washington says he has particularly appreciated the intuitiveness of the DS-eVUE control system, as well as the dual-strand Y-tooling, accurate product dimensionality, cut quality, cooling tank capabilities, and the ability to isolate products with castoff equipment.

without requiring additional space.

The line processes dual-strand solid rod made of PP, PE, PA, acetal and PEEK materials. The Davis-Standard customized line has proved so successful that Intralox plans to replace other profile lines with similar dual- strand lines in the near future. “This new line is a game-changer in terms of production outputs, rod quality and innovation,” said Gregory Washington, extrusion supervisor at Intralox.

“While dual-strand profile technology is not new, it’s new for us. We’ve had great

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