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Programme overview

The extrusion training delivered is a mix of both theory and practical. This course is designed to provide the learner with an in-depth understanding of exactly what is happening inside the extruder/tooling and on the extrusion line itself during the extrusion process so that they can effectively and efficiently troubleshoot the extrusion process.

This course is a 4-day course and day 4 needs to run separately a few weeks after the first three-day block in order to complete the certification on this course.

It is a very practical introduction to extrusion; the major focus of the course is to practice the correct techniques to set up the extrusion line correctly using the correct tooling, start and stop an extruder correctly and safely and avoid the common production issues such as degradation, ovality, concentricity issues, leaks from extrusion tooling, etc. It will also enable the learner to understand the theory of what is happening in the extrusion process.

The extrusion training delivered is a mix of bath theory and practical.

A comprehensive folder with all the theory is provided to all learners.

The folder is constantly being revised to reflect current industry best practices and/or if learners are finding it difficult to understand a particular concept

The theory is typically classroom based but in order to effectively explain the theory, time may also be spent on the extrusion line actually showing the learners, etc what- where - why, etc.

Learners typically find some of the theory aspects easier to understand if they can actually see the "what -where - why" on the actual extrusion lines instead of being of purely classroom based.

The practical aspect involves using the theory previously learned and setting up and running actual tubing products and seeing the critical interactions of the extrusion process when different changes are made to the equipment and or to the operating conditions.

The practical aspect of the programme gives the learners greater insight into the extrusion process as they can see the process first hand.

There are practical skill demonstrations built into the practical side of the learning.

The trainer demonstrates how the task should be correctly performed and then the learners perform the task.

The training is a blend of the theory behind the various aspects of the extrusion process and practical hands-on learning on an extrusion line which allows the learner to put the theory into practice.

This combination of theory and hands-on learning has proved to be very effective in upskilling existing extrusion technicians and/or new technicians.

Safety Shoes - Required on this course