Extrusion Systems
Extrusion Systems
The ability to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile by pushing material through a die of the desired cross-section. Extrusion systems are used to create optical fibres.
List of available equipment
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Barrell Twin Screw Extruder
ANFF MATERIALS Wollongong
Custom hard glass extruder
ANFF OPTOFAB Adelaide
Custom soft glass and polymer extruder #1
ANFF OPTOFAB Adelaide
Custom soft glass and polymer extruder #2
ANFF OPTOFAB Adelaide
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Barrell Twin Screw Extruder
Twin screw extrusion system
Description
Bench top twin screw extrusion system
Related Information
Variable screw configurations capable, 10 customisable heat zones, 4 access ports. Fibre and film dyes available Twin screw extrusion system
Tool Contact
anff-materials@uow.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Custom hard glass extruder
Hard glass extrusion facility up to 1,700oC and 250kN
Description
Manufacture hard glass type preforms for drawing to fibre.
Related Information
Preforms can be made from in-house fabricated glasses and commercially sourced glasses. Custom die design extrusion for specialised optical fibre manufacture. Hard glass extrusion facility up to 1,700oC and 250kN
Tool Contact
optofab@adelaide.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Custom soft glass and polymer extruder #1
Soft glass and polymer extrusion facility
Description
Manufacture soft glass and polymer preforms for drawing to fibre. Extrudes at up to 700 degrees C and 100kN.
Related Information
Preforms can be made from in-house fabricated glasses and commercially sourced glasses, including: tellurite, bismuth, fluoride (ZBLAN), fluoride-phosphate (Schott: N-FK5, N-FK51A), lead silicate (Schott: LLF1, F2, SF6, SF57) and chalcogenide glasses as well as polymers. The structures can include rods of 1 - 20mm diameter, tubes of 10 - 20mm outer diameter and 0.5 - 8mm inner diameter, wagon-wheel structures (suspended core), hexagonal arrays of 1 - 7 rings of air holes and spider-web like structures with large air filling fractions. Soft glass and polymer extrusion facility
Tool Contact
optofab@adelaide.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Custom soft glass and polymer extruder #2
Soft glass and polymer extrusion facility
Description
Manufacture soft glass and polymer preforms for drawing to fibre. Extrudes at up to 1400 degrees C and 100kN.
Related Information
Preforms can be made from in-house fabricated glasses and commercially sourced glasses, including: tellurite, bismuth, fluoride (ZBLAN), fluoride-phosphate (Schott: N-FK5, N-FK51A), lead silicate (Schott: LLF1, F2, SF6, SF57) and chalcogenide glasses as well as polymers. The structures can include rods of 1 - 20mm diameter, tubes of 10 - 20mm outer diameter and 0.5 - 8mm inner diameter, wagon-wheel structures (suspended core), hexagonal arrays of 1 - 7 rings of air holes and spider-web like structures with large air filling fractions. Soft glass and polymer extrusion facility
Tool Contact
optofab@adelaide.edu.au