Talk:Plastic extrusion

Merger / Title change
I think that this article should be merged into the Extrusion article. And it should be referred to either as "Plastic Extrusion" or "Polymer Extrusion", but not "Plastics Extrusion". Engineers often refer to the process as "Plastic Extrusion". --PrecisionEx 17:43, 15 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I made the article using the technical term "plastics". The word "plastic" is an adjective of a material's properties meaning "able to be molded". But, you may be right..."plastic" is the pop term used by most people. Polymer may be fine too...What about "Thermoplastic Extrusion"? Oh, and merge away if anyone wants to do it. Mikeeg555 09:30, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I think that the title should be changed to either "plastic extrusion" or "polymer extrusion" because the current title is just awkward. Personally, I prefer "plastic extrusion". --Wizard191 (talk) 02:19, 21 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I disagree. Plastics Extrusion is the perfect term.  Plastic Extrusion would be a ambiguous term, as as extrusion of all types involves plastic deformation. CoolMike (talk) 00:38, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Concur. I found the present title a useful disambiguation. Sitzmark (talk) 17:01, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Process section "rotational memory" and "longitudinal memory".
The PROCESS section of this article makes the following statement; "This breaker plate and screen pack combination also eliminates the "rotational memory" of the molten plastic an[sic] creates instead, "longitudinal memory"."

While possibly a true statement, the terms and concepts of "rotational memory" and "longitudinal memory" need explanation. Nowhere in the article are these esoteric terms defined.

I would suggest a definition for these terms but have been unable to find one. I am truly curious and imagine anyone else reading this article might be as well.

Is there anyone in the Wikipedia community familiar with the terms, "rotational memory" and "longitudinal memory" in the context of the subject of this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcrodgers2 (talk • contribs) 01:54, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

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