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Extrusion systems
Extrusion systems
The ability to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile by pushing material through a die of the desired cross-section.Extrusion systems are used to create optical fibres.
List of available equipment
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
Barrell Twin Screw Extruder
Twin screw extrusion system
Materials Node
University of Wollongong
Description
Bench top twin screw extrusion system
Related Information
Variable screw configurations capable, 10 customisable heat zones, 4 access ports. Fibre and film dyes available
Tool Contact
sbeirne@uow.edu.au
Custom Hard glass extruder
Hard glass extrusion facility up to 1,700oC and 250kN
Optofab Node
University of Adelaide
Description
Manufacture hard glass type preforms for drawing to fibre.
Related Information
Preforms can be made from in-house fabricated glasses and commercially sourced glasses. Custom die design extrusion for specialised optical fibre manufacture.
Tool Contact
optofab@adelaide.edu.au
Custom Soft glass and polymer extruder #1
Soft glass and polymer extrusion facility
Optofab Node
University of Adelaide
Description
Manufacture soft glass and polymer preforms for drawing to fibre. Extrudes at up to 700 degrees C and 100kN.
Related Information
Preforms can be made from in-house fabricated glasses and commercially sourced glasses, including: tellurite, bismuth, fluoride (ZBLAN), fluoride-phosphate (Schott: N-FK5, N-FK51A), lead silicate (Schott: LLF1, F2, SF6, SF57) and chalcogenide glasses as well as polymers. The structures can include rods of 1 - 20mm diameter, tubes of 10 - 20mm outer diameter and 0.5 - 8mm inner diameter, wagon-wheel structures (suspended core), hexagonal arrays of 1 - 7 rings of air holes and spider-web like structures with large air filling fractions.
Tool Contact
optofab@adelaide.edu.au
Custom Soft glass and polymer extruder #2
Soft glass and polymer extrusion facility
Optofab Node
University of Adelaide
Description
Manufacture soft glass and polymer preforms for drawing to fibre. Extrudes at up to 1400 degrees C and 100kN.
Related Information
Preforms can be made from in-house fabricated glasses and commercially sourced glasses, including: tellurite, bismuth, fluoride (ZBLAN), fluoride-phosphate (Schott: N-FK5, N-FK51A), lead silicate (Schott: LLF1, F2, SF6, SF57) and chalcogenide glasses as well as polymers. The structures can include rods of 1 - 20mm diameter, tubes of 10 - 20mm outer diameter and 0.5 - 8mm inner diameter, wagon-wheel structures (suspended core), hexagonal arrays of 1 - 7 rings of air holes and spider-web like structures with large air filling fractions.
Tool Contact
optofab@adelaide.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
Barrell Twin Screw Extruder
Twin screw extrusion system
Optofab Node
University of Adelaide
Description
Bench top twin screw extrusion system
Related Information
Variable screw configurations capable, 10 customisable heat zones, 4 access ports. Fibre and film dyes available
Tool Contact
sbeirne@uow.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
Custom Hard glass extruder
Hard glass extrusion facility up to 1,700oC and 250kN
Optofab Node
University of Adelaide
Description
Manufacture hard glass type preforms for drawing to fibre.
Related Information
Preforms can be made from in-house fabricated glasses and commercially sourced glasses. Custom die design extrusion for specialised optical fibre manufacture.
Tool Contact
optofab@adelaide.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
Custom Soft glass and polymer extruder #1
Soft glass and polymer extrusion facility
Optofab Node
University of Adelaide
Description
Manufacture soft glass and polymer preforms for drawing to fibre. Extrudes at up to 700 degrees C and 100kN.
Related Information
Preforms can be made from in-house fabricated glasses and commercially sourced glasses, including: tellurite, bismuth, fluoride (ZBLAN), fluoride-phosphate (Schott: N-FK5, N-FK51A), lead silicate (Schott: LLF1, F2, SF6, SF57) and chalcogenide glasses as well as polymers. The structures can include rods of 1 - 20mm diameter, tubes of 10 - 20mm outer diameter and 0.5 - 8mm inner diameter, wagon-wheel structures (suspended core), hexagonal arrays of 1 - 7 rings of air holes and spider-web like structures with large air filling fractions.
Tool Contact
optofab@adelaide.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
Custom Soft glass and polymer extruder #2
Soft glass and polymer extrusion facility
Optofab Node
University of Adelaide
Description
Manufacture soft glass and polymer preforms for drawing to fibre. Extrudes at up to 1400 degrees C and 100kN.
Related Information
Preforms can be made from in-house fabricated glasses and commercially sourced glasses, including: tellurite, bismuth, fluoride (ZBLAN), fluoride-phosphate (Schott: N-FK5, N-FK51A), lead silicate (Schott: LLF1, F2, SF6, SF57) and chalcogenide glasses as well as polymers. The structures can include rods of 1 - 20mm diameter, tubes of 10 - 20mm outer diameter and 0.5 - 8mm inner diameter, wagon-wheel structures (suspended core), hexagonal arrays of 1 - 7 rings of air holes and spider-web like structures with large air filling fractions.
Tool Contact
optofab@adelaide.edu.au