Blending
Materials
Extrusion
Acronyms
Quality
100
Poly arrives by this method
What is a rail car
100
This material makes up 45% of the entire blend
What is wood flour
100
these machines can be conical or parallel
What is an extruder
100
XLM
What is Extreme Low Maitenance
100
this quality check is completed Every Hour
What is Color Checks
200
Talc Poly Wood Lube
What is the four main ingrediants of WPC
200
This material is used for its strong molecular bonding
What is HDPE
200
these pieces of equipment are crucial in the processing and conveying of material through the extrusion process
What is screws
200
WPC
What is Wood Plastic Composite
200
Recorded every two hours
What is dimensional quality checks
300
Batches of material are also known as this common culinary term
What is recipes
300
This material is used a a processing aid to help the material bond and process under heat and pressure
What is Lube
300
this area of the extruder is vital for gas and moisture to escape
What is vents or vacuum system
300
HDPE
What is High Density Polyethylene
300
these product samples are used as a visual reference
What are visual streaker color check samples
400
This piece of equipment controls the moisture level in wood
What is a dryer
400
This material is used as a filler to offset expensive ingrediants
What is talc
400
the process in which material is heated.mixed and pushed through a die
What is extrusion
400
VSM
What is Value Stream Mapping
400
these devices were created to simplify the way ooperators check product dimensions
What are guages
500
This piece of equipment agitates and mixes the material
What is a ribbon mixer
500
this material is only used in XLM
What is pvc
500
this is the exit end of the extruder and is crucial for adding process capability
What is the adapter
500
PVC
What is polyvinylchloride
500
this device is used to check color
What is a spectrophtometer
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