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Pulling out the stops

Auto-adjusting, remote-controlled extrusion pullers keep production humming in distant factories. The Ethernet switch on an electrical panel for the extrusion puller sits in the middle on the right, below the three motor drivers. Two temperature controllers are below it. The left panel contains AC distribution, circuit breakers, and heater SSRs along the top. A PLC mounts in the bottom left. Servomotor-powered pinch drives are electronically geared to either a programmed speed or to input from an upstream size-feedback device such as a laser micrometer or CCD-based vision system. The rollers or caterpillar belts provide pull tensions to 50 lb and handle typical extrusions. One roller set pulls product from extrusion die and the other set pulls it
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Pultrusion Machines
Pultrusion machines use shaping and curing to manufacture rods, tubes and structural shapes with a specified cross-section.
Pultrusion Services
Pultrusion services produce fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) profiles such as rods, angles, tubes, and sheets by pulling fibers and resins through a heated die in a continuous process.
Bearing Pullers and Tools
Bearing pullers and bearing tools are devices for assembling and disassembling bearings. They are often hand-held and manually-powered devices, but this area also includes mountable and powered devices like bearing heaters used before assembly.
Downstream Extrusion Equipment
Downstream extrusion equipment is used to finish and inspect parts once they have been extruded. Post-extrusion processing operations include cooling, cutting, pulling, texturing, embossing and profile inspection.
Handles and Pulls (Industrial)
Industrial handles and industrial pulls are hardware components that are grasped by hand and manipulated to perform a service.
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