Facts About the Plastics Industry
- The plastics industry is the third largest manufacturing industry in the United States.
- The U.S. plastics industry employs more than 1.1 million workers.
- The U.S. plastics industry creates $374 billion in annual shipments.
Supplied by SPI, the Plastics Industry Trade Association
MAX IMPACT™ screws are designed to provide the maximum output at the maximum value. Through our process staff and Tim Womer, R&B’s Chief Process Consultant, we can design single-screw extruder screws at competitive prices for all polymers and processes. This applies to ALL major brands of extruders.
No matter what the material or conditions, R&B can provide the right screw for the job. MAX IMPACT™ feed-screws are designed to fit your application, no matter what OEM brand. This includes:
- Vented and non-vented screw designs
- Flight-land hard facing, mixing sections
- High-wear and corrosive environments
- Chrome and nickel plating
- Barrier flights
- ALL single-screw applications – call for a consult
MAX IMPACT™ screws deliver:
- Improved melt quality
- Better melt stability
- Improved production
Extruder Screw Gallery
Double-spiralfeed screw with UCC mixers for improved color dispersion. |
 Close-up of double UCC mixing screw. This type of mixer is used for improved dispersionary mixing. |
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 Max Impact™ screw with evolution mixer tip on process consultant’s work table/inspection station. |
 HDPE MAX Impact™ feed screw. |
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 Drive shank and feed section of MAX Impact™ screw. |
 Close up of shank with feed section. |
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 Max Impact™ screw with evolution mixer tip on process consultant’s inspection station. |
 Replacements and Upgrades: Max Impact™ Recip feed screw for a Uniloy reciprocating blow molder. |
Begin your improved processing experience with the MAX IMPACT™ screws. Contact R&B Plastics Machinery to speak to one of our sales staff. Call 734-429-9421 or email info@rbplasticsmachinery.com.
