Extrusion system

A method for extruding a component, comprising:

• providing a die located about and along an axis and defining at least one extrusion opening;
• positioning a primary container adjacent to the die, with a channel of the primary container axially aligned with the die, and wherein the channel contains a first billet;
• axially pushing the first billet into the die with a ram such that material of the first billet is extruded through the at least one extrusion opening of the die;
• positioning a supplementary container in end to end relationship with the primary container such that a channel of the supplementary container is axially aligned with the die, and wherein the channel of the supplemental container contains a supplementary billet;
• and
• axially pushing the supplementary billet into the die with a ram such that material of the supplementary billet is extruded through the at least one extrusion opening of the die.

An extrusion system, comprising:

• a die located about and along an axis and defining at least one extrusion opening;
• a primary container defining a channel along the axis and holding a first billet;
• at least one supplementary billet axially aligned with and positioned in end to end relationship with the first billet;
• at least a pair of pushers movable along the axis, each of the pushers in engagement with at least one of the billets and configured to axially push the at least one of the billets toward the die for passing material of the billets through the at least one extrusion opening of the die to extrude the material of the at least one billet;
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• each of the pushers disconnectable from the billets respectively from one another such that the pushers can continuously push the billets toward the die after one or more of the pushers has been disconnected from the billets.

A method for extruding a component, comprising:

• providing a die located about and along an axis and defining at least one extrusion opening;
• positioning a primary container defining a channel holding a first billet adjacent to the die with the channel of the primary container positioned along the axis;
• axially pushing the first billet with a first pusher against the die such that material of the first billet is extruded through the die;
• positioning at least one supplementary billet in axial alignment, and in end-to-end relationship with the first billet;
• and
• disconnecting the first pusher from the first billet and axially pushing the supplementary billet with a supplementary pusher such that the first and supplementary billets are axially pushed toward the die with the supplementary pusher such that material of the first and supplementary billets may be extruded through the die with the first pusher disconnected from the first billet.