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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2019
Davis-standard, Llc, Pawcatuck, CT (US);
John P. Christiano, Old Lyme, CT (US);
John P. Christiano, Old Lyme, CT (US);
Davis-Standard, LLC, Pawcatuck, CT (US);
Abstract
An extrusion apparatus includes a diagnostic system with a material processing section and an extruder screw disposed for rotation in a barrel and surrounded by a shroud assembly. The apparatus includes a temperature control system with heater sand cooler. The apparatus includes a speed control apparatus that has a drive unit and a speed variation device that is coupled to the extruder screw. The apparatus includes a diagnostic system in communication with the material processing section and/or the speed control apparatus. The diagnostic system includes a sensor system in communication with the material processing section and/or the speed control apparatus; and a computer processor in communication with the sensor system and a computer. The computer processor includes a computer readable medium that employs one or more algorithms and that are executable by the computer to generate signals characterizing performance of the material processing section and/or the speed control apparatus.