Shim-stack foaming die
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsJeffrey P. Kalish, James M. Jonza, William J. Kopecky, Bryan C. Feisel
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Abstract
A shim stack foaming die for making foam slabs comprises a plurality of shims that are layered together under pressure to form a shim stack, wherein the shims combine to collectively define a plurality of die orifices in a working face, to define a main body of the shim stack foaming die, and also to define a plurality of die cavity that is fluidly connected to the plurality of die orifices. And articles foamed from the shim stack foaming die have found wide use in various applications, thermal or acoustic insulation, reinforcing layers and/or space-filling layers, and so on.
Claims18
A foaming die for extruding a molten foamable composition, comprising:
- a plurality of shims that are layered together under pressure to form a shim stack, the shims combining to collectively define a plurality of die orifices in a working face of the foaming die and to collectively define at least one die cavity that is configured to receive a molten foamable composition from an extrusion apparatus and that is fluidly connected to the die orifices.
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