M.A. Hanna Polymer Blending and Compounding Center

The M.A. Hanna Polymer Blending and Compounding Center was established and is supported by the M.A. Hanna Company one of the United States leading compounders and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Center carries out basic research on mixing, reactive extrusion and mixing machinery. It also does contract research and provides technical service for industry.

The Center came into existence during the fall of 1989. It encompasses 3500 square feet and includes clean and carbon black compounding facilities. The Director is Prof. J.L. White. The original Principal Scientist was Dr. Ho-Jong Kang. Currently the center is operated by Dr. A.Y.Coran as Manager.

Equipment

• ZSK-30 Co Rotating Twin Screw Extruder (Werner and Pfleiderer)
• LSM-34GG Modular Intermeshing and Tangential Counter Rotating Twin Screw Extruder (Leistritz)
• TEX-30 Intermeshing Co- and Counter Rotating Twin Screw Extruder(Japan Steel Works)
• Buss Kokneader
• 1-inch High Temperature Screw Extruder with Static Mixer (Killion)
• University of Akron Experimental Twin Screw Extruders
  • Non-Intermeshing Counter-Rotating
  • Intermeshing Co-Rotating
• 1.57-Liter Banbury Mixer (Farrel)
• 3.0-Liter Internal Mixer
• GK2UK Internal Mixer (Werner and Pfleiderer)
• 300 ml Reocord Mixer (Haake-Buchler)
• Plasti Corder (C.W. Brabender)
• 70 ml Reocord Mixer (Haake-Buchler)
• Two Roll Mill (2) (C.W. Brabender)

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