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WinTXU™ Twin-Screw Extruder Configuration Manager
North American Distributor:
Extrusioneering International, Inc.
www.b4uextrude.com
WinTXU™ Twin-Screw Extruder Configuration Manager
Screw design for co-rotating intermeshing twin screws:
•Design/layout elements to align with barrel openings
•Document configuration for archiving, reporting
WinTXU™ Twin-Screw Extruder Configuration Manager
Limited availability of OEM screw design software
•Exco (Coperion), TEX (JSW)
•Configured for OEM machines only
•Must have graphics, export and archiving capability
WinTXU™ Twin-Screw Extruder Configuration Manager
Cost of one screw design ‘error’
•Kneading block mistakenly positioned within vent port
•Error occurs since graphic image not available
•Lost production to identify error (estimate @$350/hr)
•Downtime to reconfigure screw (estimate 4 hours @$350/hr)
•Cost of materials (scrap produced to identify ‘error’)
WinTXU can pay for itself if one ‘error’ is avoided !
WinTXU™ Twin-Screw Extruder Configuration Manager
WinTXU database
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All co-rotating intermeshing, modular twin-screws
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All barrel types (including custom designs)
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All screw types (including custom designs)
WinTXU™ Twin-Screw Extruder Configuration Manager
Current extruder database:
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Coperion (ZSK, ZSK-SC, ZSK-MC)
Berstorff (ZE, ZE-A, UT)
Leistritz (ZSE, includes HP series)
Theysohn (TSK)
Prism (TSE, KX series)
Buhler
Clextral
Sino-Alloy (PSM)
Farrel (FTX)
Baker Perkins (MP series)
Add your extruder to WinTXU database if not already included!
WinTXU™ Twin-Screw Extruder Configuration Manager
System requirements
• IBM-PC® (or compatible personal computer)
• 150MHz processor speed (minimum)
• 16MB RAM (minimum)
• 32MB free hard disk space
• SVGA color monitor (256 color minimum)
• Mouse (or compatible pointing device)
• CD-ROM drive (or network connection)
• USB port
• Microsoft Windows® 95, 98, Me, 2000 or XP
• Adobe Acrobat® Reader 5 (or later version)
Select extruder
manufacturer
Select extruder
model
Select L/D from
list
…or select custom shaft
(specify actual shaft length
or number of barrels/spacer
plates and let WinTXU
calculate length of shaft)
Assemble barrels by
double-clicking on
list or icon (also can
drag-and-drop)
Inventory feature
keeps track of
elements on-hand,
warning message
when you exceed
inventory level
Assemble screw
configuration from
component library
(either click on
component name or
drag and drop using
mouse)
Cumulative
barrel, shaft and
screw lengths
displayed here
Rotate screws
to see animation
Input all
operating
conditions to be
stored, printed
with screw
You can change
color coding of
elements
You can change
units used for
displaying
operating
conditions
Input all details
for die, breaker
plate and
screens
Export screw configuration (with or without
operating conditions, with or without element
identification) as bitmap images, then paste into
any Windows application (i.e. PowerPoint,
Word, etc.)
Output of Program WinTXU Version 3.0
Date: 08/07/06
Project:
Example Screw Summary
Extruder:
KWP ZSK-90
Project File:
C:\Program Files\example2.XPF
Bore Diameter:
89.55 mm
Shaft Length:
90 mm
3010.00 mm
33.44 L/D
Barrel Length: 3000.00 mm
33.33 L/D
Screw Length:
3030.00 mm
33.67 L/D
Screw Offset:
0.00 mm
(Nominal)
Save/export Summary as
text file: complete listing
of barrel/screw/die
configuration (and
operating conditions)
Configuration Complete
Barrel:
14
Sections Configured
L(mm)
L/D
01
FEED 3D
240.00
2.67
02
MAIN 3D
480.00
5.33
03
MAIN 3D
720.00
8.00
04
MAIN 3D
960.00
10.67
05
INJ PLATE
1020.00
11.33
06
MAIN 3D
1260.00
14.00
07
INJ PLATE
1320.00
14.67
08
MAIN 3D
1560.00
17.33
09
MAIN 3D
1800.00
20.00
10
MAIN 3D
2040.00
22.67
Ports
FP1
IP1
IP2
WinTXU™ Twin-Screw Extruder Configuration Manager
Single-User License
Permanent, single-user license (via USB hardware key)
Database contains up to three extruder models
Fee to add extruders to database
Fee for each additional user license (i.e. additional hardware keys)
Network License
Permanent, password-protected license
Database contains up to three extruder models
Fee to add extruders to database
Click on image to see animation
Export .avi files
from rotating
screw image