Compounding process Optimization : how to save time, material and money by managing the experiments

Jan. 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Saving 50% of trials in compounding
The tunning, set up and scale up of the compounding process are key steps in the elaboration of compounds. The trials and experiments performed on twin screw extruders are timely and costly expensive.

Thus to save time and money, the numerical simulation of the TSE (Twin Screw Extrusion) process helps in the management of experiments and trials. The Ludovic software, dedicated to the corotating twin screw extrusion process allows to support the compounding process.

Predicting the material/extruder behaviour
Ludovic is a numerical simulation software dedicated to the analysis of the twin screw extrusion process. Within the definition of extruder geometry, material characteristics and operating conditions, Ludovic computes the thermo-mechanical flow of the material and its evolution (temperature, pressure, viscosity...) all along the extrusion process. Ludovic analyses the functioning of the extruder (power, torque, energies...).

Managing the experiments vs. Simulations
By providing the main trends about material and extruder behaviour, Ludovic helps in the experiments management. Ludovic is indeed used for doing first experiments of extrusion in order to determine the material sensitivity. By doing this virtually, Ludovic brings a valuable support for determining which experiments have to be performed.. Generally speaking, Ludovic allows to save :

50% of trials

30% in product time to market

Given that Ludovic provides the first trends of the material sensitivity, it helps in selecting the best configurations. Thus, only the relevant configurations of extrusion are really performed on the twin screw extruder. This mean a save of time, material and also money. Moreover, Ludovic proposes a fast learning curve and a very attractive return on investment.

Ludovic v5.4 for corotating twin screw extruders is available.

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