Extrusion International 1-2024

28 Extrusion International 1/2024 EXTRUSION TOOLING Finally, the new Series 900 of inline tubing dies from Guill Tool offers improved extrusion performance and capabilities to customize at standard, off-the-shelf prices. The new series is applicable to extrusion of hose or pipe ranging from 0.005“ (0.127mm) to 8.0“ (635mm) in diameter for all types of OEM, food ser- vice, automotive, industrial, telecom and medical applications in polymer or rubber. The Series 900 technology offers these key ben- efits: • Achieves concentricity or “product roundness” which greatly reduces material usage compared with other types of extrusion tooling • Spiderless inline-designed heads results in no spider lines and allows room for more air – thus eliminating cold legs, which can inhibit product output • Runs 1 to 5 layers simultaneously • Engineered for a multitude of applications – includ- ing special fluoropolymer applications A key Guill Tool technical highlight of the Series 900 is a patent-pending FeatherTouch™adjustment in the die holder and a cartridge-style ball assembly that does not require the loosening of retaining screws to make ad- justments. Additional unique benefits of the Series 900 include Guill’s Seal Right Systems, a positive seal, which eliminates leakage between deflectors, along with easy self-alignment that reduces operator error during assem- bly and is adaptable to a variety of specific extruder lay - out configurations. “This series offers a standard platform design of the head with specific characteristics that are unique to in - dividual applications included at no additional charge in the cost of the tooling. This is a tremendous benefit to a company that requires precision tooling with custom benefits at a standard off-the-shelf price. That certainly helps our customers’ bottom line,” says Tom Baldock, Guill Sales Manager. Guill Tool also manufactures tips, dies, and breaker plates using state-of-the-art computerized CNC ma- chining and EDM equipment. As well, engineering services using the latest CAD systems are available for custom-designing extrusion tooling product such as crossheads, tips, clamps, flanges, forming rolls, spider - less inline dies, dies, swing gates, breaker plates, special equipment and sizing dies. Guill Tool received ISO certification in 1995. The first major extrusion tooling company to meet international standards, Guill Tool has long been recognized as one of the leading established designers and manufacturers of custom extrusion tooling for applications including wire, cable, fiber optics, medical tubing, wood com - posites, automotive tube, plastic compounding, custom applications, rubber, profile, industrial pipe, hose/tube, blow molding, plus food and packaging. Guill Tool also encourages and provides education and training for the extrusion industry with plastic and alumi- nummodel heads, fully illustrated operating manuals for step-by-step assembly and disassembly, training videos, and classes on the care and cleaning of extrusion tooling. Founded in Rhode Island in 1962 by A. Roger Guil- lemette, Guill Tool was established as a job shop supply- ing tips, dies, crossheads and replacement parts to the wire, cable or wire and cable, plastic and rubber indus- tries in New England. Later, Guill Tool became a supplier for the entire United States and Canada, and today en- joys a worldwide market presence. Technology in the Medical field is constantly evolving, and often requires an extensive array of Medical grade tubing in a variety of materials and thicknesses. Guill specializes in working with clients to design and manu- facture Custom Extrusion Tooling to produce an unpar- alleled range of the highest quality Medical tubing in the industry. The company’s Micro Medical tooling can extrude tube thinner than a human hair, 0.008“ or finer per revolution, and can be used to keep procedures as non-invasive as possible. Other models are used to produce tubing for feeding applications, including nasogastric and jejunal tubes. Guill Tool & Engineering Co., Inc. 10 Pike Street, West Warwick, RI 02893, USA Tom Baldock, Extrusion Sales Manager www.Guill.com Guill Series 800