Plasticizing screws

One of the fundamental characteristics of plasticizing screws is that of having a high mixing and homogeneous melting capacity suitable for the transformed polymer.

It is for this reason that the geometric profile of the screws is a fundamental element both for the creation of a quality product and for obtaining economic advantages , reducing production waste, reducing cycle times and facilitating energy savings. .

The continuous research and development activity, combined with the deep knowledge of the lamination process and the thousands of experiences of individual customers, allow us to develop screw profiles and geometries suitable for every need and application.

Special Screws

BRIXIA PLAST is able to produce screws for special applications, including screws with degassing, screws for PVC, screws for extrusion, rubber, thermosetting and latest generation biodegradable materials.

Multi Compound Screw

Screw with innovative geometry, with very high plasticizing capacity. The result of years of experience, this screw can be used with multiple polymers: from classic polyolefins (PP, PE) to technical materials (including nylon), up to transparent materials. Final mixers can be added to this screw geometry.

Multi Compound Screw

The flagship of BRIXIA PLAST’s research and development, and by now strong of a positive feedback on the market, the MULTI COMPOUND screw represents a solution with high efficiency performance, suitable for different types of polymers.

Its main advantages are as follows:

• High plasticizing capacity

• Better homogenization of the polymer and additives

• Reduction of back pressure

• Reduction of the necessary engine torque

• Reduction of molding temperatures

• Reduction of lamination time

These advantages contribute to obtaining a high quality of the molding process and of the finished products, as well as a considerable energy saving.

Steels for screws

Welding overlays

Coatings and Treatments

PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) technology is a coating process that uses vacuum systems for the vaporization of a solid metal into a plasma of atoms or molecules. These molecules, vaporized, are deposited as a coating on the surface of conventional steels and more. The technology allows to obtain very high performance coatings , with a thickness in terms of microns, which does not alter the size of the piece.

The thick chromium coating by means of a galvanic process is suggested in those plasticization cycles in which on the one hand it is necessary to reduce the friction coefficient and on the other hand protection against high corrosion and oxidation phenomena is required.

The NpR treatment is a thermochemical treatment (Fe O base) proposed to counteract wear by increasing the surface hardness and decreasing the surface friction coefficient . It reaches a hardness between 850 and 900 HV and has a thickness of 4-5 µm. This treatment is mainly used on screws of important dimensions , where it is not possible, for reasons both of technological and economic limitations, to propose a coating with PVD technology.

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