Yes. INEXCO evaluates extrusion dies, equipment components, and production conditions as an integrated system.
This can identify technical issues as well as opportunities to improve process stability, productivity, and operating efficiency.
Yes. INEXCO considers the die, equipment, material, and process as an integrated system.
The focus is on stable production conditions, efficient material utilization, reduced energy consumption, and consistently high product quality.
Yes. Extrusion dies and equipment components are inspected to identify potential issues at an early stage and carry out the necessary maintenance or corrective work.
This can help reduce the risk of unplanned downtime.
Yes. INEXCO supports installation and fine-tunes the equipment and relevant process parameters to the specific production requirements.
The objective is a reliable production start with stable processing conditions and consistent product quality.
Yes. INEXCO provides practical training covering extrusion technology, tooling, materials, and process control.
Training content is tailored to the experience level of the team and the requirements of the specific production environment.
For more than 35 years, INEXCO has developed custom solutions for extrusion processes.
Its capabilities extend from process development and CFD-based engineering through extrusion dies and custom machinery to manufacturing, integration, and commissioning. Training and ongoing technical support can complement the project after installation.
INEXCO supports customers with commissioning, maintenance, and optimization of extrusion equipment. Services also include training and technical support for equipment questions, process deviations, and troubleshooting.
For technical questions, process deviations, or unexpected equipment issues, INEXCO supports customers in analyzing the situation and identifying a targeted solution.
Many issues can be addressed through direct technical consultation. If on-site support is required, the necessary next steps are coordinated with the customer.
Process optimization can be beneficial when materials or products change, quality requirements increase, or an existing process becomes unstable.
It can also be valuable when the objective is to increase production output or improve material and energy efficiency.
INEXCO extrusion solutions are used across industries including construction, automotive, packaging, insulation materials, and other industrial applications.
Each project starts with the specific production requirement, existing equipment, and operating conditions. The solution is then engineered around the customer’s extrusion process and production objectives.
Yes. The compact, modular design of the CMX Active Melt Cooler allows it to be integrated into both new and existing extrusion lines. Retrofit applications can include replacing or upgrading an existing static mixer. Available interfaces and pressure margin are evaluated for each application.
A conventional static mixer is primarily designed to homogenize the melt and redistribute existing thermal energy within the melt stream.
The CMX Active Melt Cooler additionally uses temperature-controlled heat transfer surfaces to actively remove heat from the polymer melt. This provides active control over melt temperature rather than homogenization alone.
The CMX is engineered around the specific extrusion process rather than selected solely from a standard size range. Relevant parameters include polymer properties, throughput, inlet melt temperature, target outlet temperature, required cooling duty, pressure drop, and installation conditions.
These process requirements are used to determine the appropriate system size, flow geometry, and number and configuration of mixing/cooling elements.
The CMX Active Melt Cooler can be used in a range of applications, including foam, pipe, sheet, film, and profile extrusion. The suitability and system configuration depend on factors such as polymer, throughput, melt temperature, viscosity, pressure conditions, required cooling duty, and available installation space.
Depending on the material and process, active melt cooling can support a more uniform melt temperature, improved process stability, shorter downstream cooling requirements, and higher economically viable extrusion rates.
The objective is not maximum cooling, but achieving the optimum thermal condition for the specific product and extrusion process.
The CMX Active Melt Cooler is a modular system that combines intensive melt homogenization with active melt cooling. The polymer melt is repeatedly split, redistributed, and directed along temperature-controlled heat transfer surfaces. This combines mixing, heat transfer, and active thermal control in a compact process stage.
Yes. Existing equipment can be selectively upgraded, modernized, or adapted to new production requirements.
Existing components are retained wherever technically practical, while the new equipment is integrated mechanically, electrically, through the required utilities, and into the line control system.
Yes. INEXCO combines engineering, manufacturing, assembly, quality and functional testing, and, where required, on-site installation and commissioning into a complete project.
Further optimization, modifications, and system extensions can also be carried out after commissioning.
Engineering covers the entire development process, from concept development and technical sizing through 3D CAD design and component selection to production-ready detailed engineering, including drawings, bills of materials, and the required technical documentation.
INEXCO develops custom machinery for extrusion lines, calibration and cooling systems, automated die change systems, handling and adjustment equipment, process modules, and custom-engineered line components.
Yes. Connection geometry, available installation space, utility connections, heating, instrumentation, and die mounting can all be engineered around an existing extrusion line.
This allows INEXCO to develop solutions for both new equipment and application-specific retrofit projects.
Yes. Heating and cooling zones, die centering, die-gap adjustment, mechanical loads, materials, surface treatments, cleanability, and accessibility are incorporated into the die design.
Equipment interfaces, utility connections, and process requirements are also considered from the earliest engineering stages.
CFD simulation makes it possible to evaluate melt behavior before the die is manufactured. Parameters such as melt distribution, flow velocity, pressure, shear stress, residence time, potential dead zones, and thermal behavior can be analyzed.
Different geometries can then be compared and systematically optimized during the engineering process.
INEXCO develops a range of extrusion tooling, including annular dies for foam film, flat dies, coextrusion dies, multi-strand dies, adapters, transition sections, and custom extrusion dies.
Product geometry alone is not sufficient for reliable extrusion die design. Polymer rheology, throughput, melt temperature, operating pressure, tolerances, and product quality requirements all influence the required flow geometry and mechanical design.
Each die is therefore engineered around the actual production process.
Yes. Existing production conditions can be analyzed and critical process parameters systematically optimized. Key objectives include cell structure, product quality, throughput, energy efficiency, and process stability.
Following gas injection, the CMX homogenizes the blowing-agent-loaded melt while actively removing heat. This enables more precise control of the melt temperature upstream of the die and can help establish a more robust processing window.
INEXCO’s scalable annular dies are engineered around the polymer, blowing-agent system, throughput, product width, and film thickness.
An adjustable die gap, flex lip, precision centering, and separate cooling zones for the inner and outer die lips provide precise mechanical and thermal adjustment.
INEXCO combines process development, extrusion tooling, annular dies, active melt cooling, and custom engineering.
The entire process is considered – from polymer melting and gas injection through homogenization and cooling to forming, expansion, and stabilization of the foam product.
Stable foam extrusion depends on the interaction between polymer, blowing agent, melt temperature, pressure, throughput, melt homogenization, and die geometry.
Even small changes in these parameters can affect cell structure, density, surface quality, and dimensional stability.
INEXCO develops solutions for foam sheet, foam film, foam profiles, and technical foams, including applications in insulation, packaging, lightweight construction, and technical functional components.
Yes. For retrofit applications, INEXCO evaluates factors including available installation space, die weight, process loads, interfaces, utility connections, accessibility, and required adapters.
For new extrusion lines, the system can be incorporated into the tooling and line design from the outset.
Typical applications include foam extrusion dies, tube extrusion, pelletizing die plates, small-batch production, and specialty extrusion.
Solutions for pipe, profile, and other custom extrusion applications can also be evaluated.
Defined die positions, rapid clamping, and integrated utility connections can reduce changeover time and unproductive line downtime.
This increases available production time and makes frequent product changes and smaller batch sizes more efficient.
A quick die change system enables fast, safe, and repeatable extrusion die changes. While one die is running in the production position, the next die can already be installed and prepared in the changeover position.
This keeps the actual production interruption largely limited to positioning, locking, and switching the required utilities and process settings.
Depending on the extrusion application, the system can incorporate cooling and temperature-control circuits, compressed air, vacuum, electrical connections, and application-specific mechanical interfaces.
The required utilities can be transferred to the active die as part of the changeover process.
The greatest potential exists in applications with frequent die changes and long conventional changeover times.
Downstream calibration, cooling, or guiding equipment must not significantly restrict an immediate die change. The economic benefit is therefore evaluated individually for each application.