10 PET Plus User Manual
2.0 EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
2.1 PET PLUS AND ACCESSORIES
The PET Plus is supplied with the following tools
and accessories.
1. Top Blanking Nut and PTFE Sealing
Washer (p/n 778/98 & 778/99)
Used during die cleaning and pressure
testing.
2. Follower (p/n 750/45)
Follows the movement of the polymer
down the barrel during extrusion.
3. Contraction Taper Tool
(part of p/n 750/41)
Used to fit a new “O” ring to the die.
4. Expansion Taper Tool
(part of p/n 750/41)
Used to fit a new “O” ring to the die.
5 Tightening Tool (p/n 778/35)
Used to fit and remove the die retaining
nut, top blanking nut and bottom blanking
plug.
6. Barrel Cleaning Tool (p/n 778/55)
Used to charge the sample, push a clean-
ing cloth down the barrel and for die “O”
ring fitting.
7. Die Retaining Nut and Fibre Sealing
Washer ( p/n 778/53 & 778/54)
Secures the die in the barrel.
8. Die and PTFE O Ring
(p/n 778/82 & 750/1019)
Certified die used for extrusion testing.
9. Bottom Blanking Plug and PTFE
Sealing Washer (p/n 778/51 & 778/52)
Used during pressure testing.
10. Standard Filling Funnel (p/n 778/50)
Used for loading dry granules into the
barrel.
11. Long Filling Funnel (p/n FND/0114/00))
Used for loading dry powder into the
barrel.
12. Probe, Probe Sealing Washer and
Connecting Cable
(p/n 750/048 & 750/76 & 09/0980).
Displacement transducer used to measure
the movement of the follower to calculate
the flow rate.
Shown: PET PLUS with Probe attached
