Our J C Steele vacuum extruder is a highly versatile machine that can mix and form a wide variety of materials suitable for further processing or to sinter
Plastic Materials
Clays and clay mixes
Fine-grained filter cakes with moderate plasticity arising from small particle size
Non-Plastics with appropriate binders
Binders may be
Aqueous or non-aqueous
Organic or inorganic
Short List of non-plastic materials that can be processed
Aluminum oxides and other technical ceramic powders
Mine waste (tailings)
Non-oxide minerals and ceramics
Mineral of all types
Many others
Profile shape extrusions can be produced with the proper die, or the material can be shredded to sizes convenient for handling
Extrusions may be tailored for high, medium, or low density with vacuum capability.
IntoCeramics has the knowledge and ability to process your materials for extrusion forming by drying, milling, and pre-mixing as well as complete processing after extrusion including physical material characterization, analytical testing, and thermal processing.
The IntoCeramics extruder is suited for testing of a few pounds but can be configured to produce larger quantities if needed.