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Davis-Standard, LLC is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of extrusion systems, feedscrews, barrels and process controls for the flexible web converting, plastics processing and rubber industries. We manufacture extruders and extrusion systems for blown film, blow molding, cast film, compounding and pelletizing, elastomer, extrusion coating and laminating, fiber, laboratory, pipe, profile and tubing, reclaim, sheet, wire and cable, and wood fiber applications. We also manufacture solution coating equipment to service the flexible web converting industry.
An industry innovator in the development of green technologies, Davis-Standard offers equipment that presents greater energy savings, reduced scrap and improved processing for both extrusion and converting operations. Equipment that supports energy efficiency and cost reduction gives our customers an advantage in the agriculture, flexible packaging and web converting, automotive, building, medical, communications, consumer and industrial product industries. To view a video that further highlights Davis-Standard's green technogical capabilities, click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_sp-lc6buo.
Founded in 1848 as a cotton gin machinery manufacturer, Davis-Standard entered into extruder manufacturing in 1948, and by 1955 was designing and manufacturing extruders for the wire and cable, plastic and rubber industries. Since then, the company and its subsidiaries have grown to include the Betol, Black Clawson Converting Machinery, Brookes, Clipper Machines, Egan, ER-WE-PA GmbH, Harrel, Killion, KU-KA-MA, Merritt Extruder, NRM Extrusion, Repiquet and Sterling product lines.
Davis-Standard Extrusion Systems
Davis-Standard’s Extrusions Systems Group is the industry’s most complete source for extrusion equipment. We engineer a broad range of feedscrew and barrel technology, extruders, process controls, and complete systems for elastomer, fiber, foam, laboratory, pipe, profile and tubing, reclaim, compounding, sheet, and wire and cable processes. We are well known in the industry for our Davis-Standard, Brookes, Harrel, Killion, Merritt, and NRM Extrusion equipment lines.
Pipe, Profile and Tubing Equipment General Uses:
PRESSURE AND NON-PRESSURE PIPES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS DUCT, CORRUGATED PIPE, WINDOW PROFILES, COSMETIC TUBING, INDUSTRIAL TUBING SYSTEMS, MEDICAL TUBING SYSTEMS
Features and Benefits:
Our pipe, profile and tubing extruders and systems are engineered for manufacturing tight tolerance products with minimal downtime. Extruders are available in a range of L/D ratios in both air-cooled and water-cooled variants, and combine technology with functional design to process just about any thermoplastic material. Systems can be customized to meet the processing rates and requirements for any pipe, profile or tubing process.
Reclaim Equipment General Uses, for Reprocessing:
LOW AND HIGH BULK DENSITY SCRAP, LIGHTWEIGHT FEEDSTOCKS, PRINTED SCRAP, FOAM SCRAP, FIBER SCRAP, ROLLED SCRAP, LOOSE FILM SCRAP
Features and Benefits:
We supply a complete line of reclaim extruders and systems for post industrial and post consumer processing. Extruders can be built to process various materials at rates from 50 to 12,000 lbs. per hour. Extruder designs include ram feeder, dual diameter, and tangential feed as needed to address process requirements.
Rubber Equipment General Uses:
ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS, APPLIANCE AND FURNITURE, AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INDUSTRIAL RUBBER PRODUCTS, FOOTWEAR, RECREATION AND TOYS, TIRES
Features and Benefits:
We manufacture both single screw and coextrusion systems for the rubber industry. Systems are available with a range of elastomer extruders including multipurpose, hot and cold feed, silicone, vacuum vented, pin barrel, smooth barrel and custom designs, as well as gear extruders. We also supply extrusion heads, custom feedscrew designs, curing systems, laboratory and downstream equipment, integrated process control systems, and complete turnkey systems.
Our sheet systems are globally recognized for reliability, accuracy, high outputs, and processing efficiency. We manufacture equipment for foam, flexible and rigid sheet extrusion, and single and multi-layer coextrusion applications up to nine layers. Our foam systems are used in R&D and production applications by leading companies in the packaging, automotive, industrial, and graphic arts industries. We supply single screw systems, single screw tandem lines, twin screw tandem lines, and in-line foam extrusion coating systems.
Wire and Cable Equipment General Uses:
BUILDING WIRE, COMMUNICATION WIRE, COAXIAL CABLE, COPPER TELEPHONE LINES, HIGH TEMPERATURE WIRE, AUTOMOTIVE WIRE
Features and Benefits:
Our wire and cable systems are available with a wide range of extruders, payoffs and tension brakes, take-ups, and auxiliary equipment including cooling troughs, capstans, caterpillars, and accumulator systems. Laboratory equipment, customized feedscrews, and control systems are also available.
Davis-Standard Converting Systems
Blown Film General Uses:
BARRIER FILMS, LAMINATION FILMS, INDUSTRIAL FILM, AGRICULTURAL FILM, CAN LINERS, STRETCH FILM, SHRINK FILM
Features and Benefits:
Our extruders and DSB® feedscrews deliver the lowest melt temperature at the most stable temperature and pressure variation at the highest possible rates. Custom designed die systems match your specific requirements; unlike pre-designed solutions. Air rings and IBC (Internal Bubble Control) systems are engineered for effective cooling with the best profile uniformity. Superior web handling and winding technologies, as well as automated roll handling systems, improve efficiency and cycle times. Offering includes winders for small roll winding; large roll OD to 70” (1.78 meters); duplex turret; single turret and surface. Our equipment is designed for ease of set-up and changeover allowing greater scheduling flexibility. Our custom design capabilities allow us to provide solutions unique to your product or process opportunities. Large die systems are our specialty.
Our screw designs coupled with our extrusion and co-extrusion packages deliver outstanding melt quality and stability across a wide range of polymers, helping to reduce defects and providing superior profile stability. Our cast units are supplied with process specific features to optimize performance, ease of set-up and operation. We offer product specific winding systems for each application. In-house designed and integrated automated roll handling systems, improve efficiency and cycle times. We design our equipment for ease of set-up and changeover allowing you greater scheduling flexibility. Modular “plug and play” equipment allows for rapid and efficient installation and start-up enabling you to initiate production faster and easier. Our custom design capabilities allow us to engineer solutions unique to your product or process opportunities.
Extrusion Coating General Uses:
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING, PAPER AND BOARD COATING, FABRIC COATING
Features and Benefits:
Our screw designs coupled with our extrusion and co-extrusion packages deliver outstanding melt quality across a wide range of polymers helping to reduce product defects and downtime. Our extrusion packages are designed with short streamlined polymer paths, allowing ease of service and set-up. We offer product specific winding systems for each application. We have a broad range of lamination equipment available to meet your processing requirements. Our unwind and winders are designed to offer consistent operation over a broad product and speed range. We design our equipment for ease of set-up and changeover allowing you greater scheduling flexibility. Modular, “plug and play” equipment allows for rapid and efficient installation and start-up enabling you to initiate production faster and easier. Custom design capabilities allow us to engineer solutions unique to your product or process opportunities.
Liquid Coating General Uses
ADHESIVE COATED TAPES AND LABELS, RELEASE LINERS, PRE-COATED CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS, AUTOMOTIVE, CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, IMAGING MEDIA, COUNTLESS OTHER PRODUCTS
Features and Benefits:
Our range of coaters and coating heads are proven to perform better than others in the marketplace, and are supported by extensive process knowledge and service. More than 50 coating configurations are available, both pre-engineered modular and custom designed to develop a solution, regardless of processing needs. We engineer modular “plug and play” equipment for rapid and efficient installation and start-up, enabling you to initiate production faster and easier. Our ability to readily adjust to changing market demands with our quick change cartridge coaters provides you with the flexibility to meet future processing needs. Innovative accessories like our patented CAS (Coating Air Separation) system and Steamex re-humidification system reduce defects and improve your customer’s processes. We offer integral or modular dryer designs for smooth, fast, and efficient drying as well as simplified maintenance.
A variety of feed devices including single and twin screw extruders or gear pumps. Ability to run underwater, water ring, or other pelletizing solutions on the same machine. Easy start-up, low operator attention and high reliability. Wide viscosity ranges, quick product changeovers and specific process needs. Intuitive, operator friendly and fully digital controls with the Integrator PRO system. Production, laboratory and world class system equipment sizes for continuous or batch applications.Our experienced and knowledgeable personnel can assist you in equipment application and process technology for even the most difficult products.
Pre engineered, modular and custom winding solutions. Multiple core size, dual direction winding capabilities. Wide width, high speed, small diameter core shaft designs. In-line slitting with and without bleed trims. Multiple transfer systems for tape or no tape core starts. No Fold-back core start designs. Minimal to zero finished top roll waste designs. Feather light to firm programmable lay-on roll loading systems. Center, surface-center or surface winding methods. Roll and core handling systems ranging from operator sequenced to fully automatic. 100 percent digital control systems. Modular “plug and play” equipment for ease of installation and start-up.
Process Controls and Drives General Uses:
Controls
Operator and maintenance-friendly designs, Expandable and flexible solutions, Unlimited networks and communications, ControlNet, DeviceNet™, EtherNet, Profibus, Modbus and more, Remote troubleshooting access via modem and/or via internet connection, Intrinsically safe capabilities, Can be designed for hazardous areas
Drives
AC Vector, DC and Servo drives for new and existing machine lines, Reduced start-up times, A seamless drive system interface, Increased productivity due to better accuracy, higher speed ranges and reduced maintenance, Complete, accurate, and cost-effective drive system integration solutions, Simple solutions even for the most complex applications, Pre- wiring and testing reduces start-up times and costs
Research and Technical Centers
To keep up with the latest product developments in the extrusion coating, liquid coating, films and pelletizing industries, there is great value in understanding your own production capabilities. In our fully equipped research and technical centers, our process engineers work with you to develop new production processes, formulas and applications. Each of our six laboratory facilities serves as a testing ground for new products, technologies and machine capabilities. Whatever it takes to ensure you have a superior end product, is what we’ll strive to do.