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IAPC has a strong history of research and development in extrusion processing and offers a range of laboratory-scale extrusion capabilities. Available equipment includes a C. W. Brabender single-screw extruder, conical twin-screw extruder, and segmented parallel twin-screw extruder, as well as an InstaPro commercial extruder located at the pilot plant at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC), near Mead, Nebraska.
Laboratory-scale extrusion allows researchers and industry partners to evaluate product formulations using relatively small quantities of material. This makes it possible to test multiple formulations efficiently within a short period of time. Once promising formulations are identified, IAPC can also produce small quantities of material for initial product evaluation and testing.