Here is an excerpt from Sheet Extrusion Technology, a 7 lesson, 12 hour interactive training program produced by Paulson Training Programs, Inc. This course is design to train everyone on your sheet extrusion production floor so that you can be assured that they have the same foundation of sheet extrusion knowledge and use the same terminology.

Complete details on this program can be found by visiting Paulson's website:
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This Lesson in #3 in the series and is titled "Sheet Extrusion - Controlling Plastic Flow in the Die". This is a very important topic. Since the sheet die is what actually forms the plastic sheet output, having the ability to finely control the plastic's behavior in the die is a very valuable skill to have on your production floor.

There are 7 lessons in the complete Sheet Extrusion Technology course. The tiles are:

Lesson 1 -- The Sheet Extrusion Line: Parts and Operation
Lesson 2 -- Sheet Extrusion Dies
Lesson 3 -- Controlling Plastic Flow in the Die
Lesson 4 -- Plastic Behavior in the Sheet Extrusion Line
Lesson 5 -- Pre-Start, Start-up, and Steady-State Operating Procedures
Lesson 6 -- Safety and Shutdown Procedures
Lesson 7 -- Troubleshooting the Sheet Extrusion Line