Plastics Solutions

Extrusion   Conforma Clad provides complete wear solutions for the severe abrasive and corrosive wear of plastic extruder barrels, liners and dies. Our infiltration brazed tungsten carbide cladding extends extruder component life .5 - 3 times longer than extruders protected with other wear-protective materials.   Conforma Clad provides wear solutions for conveyance systems, protecting your pipes, elbows, valves and chutes from abrasion, erosion and corrosion. We can extend your conveyance equipment life in excess of 10 - 15 times longer than unprotected components. Increase Component Life – Prolonged component life allows you to maintain maximum performance levels with increased system availability and profitability. Improve Resistance Against Abrasion & Corrosion – While competitive materials can only provide protection from one mode of wear, our cladding has been scientifically engineered to resist both abrasion and corrosion. Enhance Heat Transfer – Our direct clad barrels provide excellent heat transfer when needed. Reduce Risk of Catastrophic Failure – Our uniform, metallurgically-bonded cladding promises dependable wear rates and predictable life. And our direct clad barrels and sleeves prevent costly equipment failures. Produce Consistent Quality – Protecting critical equipment tolerances permits tighter process control, resulting in more consistent product quality and throughput. Engineered Cladding Solutions Available – A large assortment of standard and custom cladding formulations are available to meet all of your wear protection needs. Conveyance Prevent Lost Product – Undetected blowouts can lead to excessive product loss and require large clean-up efforts. Eliminate / Reduce Blowouts – Our cladding can be applied to the weak links in your conveyance system, eliminating blowouts and product loss. Reduce Maintenance Costs & Downtime – Eliminating blowouts reduces maintenance expenses and unscheduled downtime. Avoid Cross-Contamination – Other wear-protection methods use a cavity, which can retain product and lead to contamination between runs. Click here to view our standard tungsten carbide cladding formulas for Plastics Compounding.   News & Events News: - Conforma Clad Expands Extrusion Wear Solutions   July 9, 2007 Click here to view more Plastics news & events.   Featured Literature Twin Screw, Co-Rotating Extruder Barrels  Click here to view an entire list of Plastics literature.

Cladding Applications   Barrels & Barrel Liners   Conveyance Components   Extrusion Dies   Ancillary Equipment     Conforma Clad has engineered the only Tri-Metallic severe wear solution for twin-screw, co-rotating extrusion barrels. We clad the bores of steel extruder barrels with WC 200, creating a hard, abrasion-resistant barrier, and apply WC 219 to the apex, making it extremely ductile and chip-resistant. Read more     Success Stories Solvay saved more then $250,000 annually by protecting their conveyance system with our cladding.           Read more     Comprehensive Service Program   Barrel Inspection, Refurbishing & Sleeving On-Site Barrel Measurement Program Quick-Ship Inventory Program   Are you already using Conforma Clad technology? Chances are you already use Conforma Clad technology. Over sixteen years ago, Conforma Clad and Krupp Werner & Pleiderer (now Coperion), co-developed a severe wear solution for extruder barrels. Before 2002, this solution was only available from Coperion as WPR-29. Now, this well-known protection is available to end-users directly from Conforma Clad and many OEMs.   WPR-29 wear protection, manufactured by Conforma Clad, has long been recognized as the industry leader, providing the only engineered solution to the severe abrasion and corrosion found in plastics extrusion.