Scientists have developed a vacuum-assisted extrusion method that reduces internal porosity -- by up to 75% -- in large-scale 3D-printed polymer parts. Large-scale additive manufacturing has been ...

If a vacuum line much smaller than the flange diameter of the turbopump (DN 100 (100 mm)) is used, the effective pumping speed will decrease. A DN 25 (25 mm) vacuum line will result in only around 7.4 ...

Editor?s note: The author, Donald E. De Laney, a consultant in polymer process rheology, worked with GE for 17 years and has worked with Dynisco over the past eight years. The plastics compounding and ...