Abstract:
Evolution never stops. We are constantly evolving. Some faster than others, or perhaps even more striking, however, always moving forward. Extrusion equipment would not be out of this. In this work, the objective is to present the technologies developed over the years that shaped the concept of extrusion. Starting from the beginning of the process, the discoveries that characterized the equipment and its operation over the decades until reaching today. The improvements that brought more production, quality, cost reduction, process optimization, etc. will be discussed in detail. All subgroups of the core equipment of the line, which is the press, will be discussed fully. (Frame, cylinders, crosshead, container, scissors, loader, control system). But also, peripheral equipment, such as bar heating oven, quench, output table, aging oven, basketing machine). Furthermore, what to expect for the future will be discussed, with what has been developed using electric and hybrid equipment, and already foreseeing the integration of the Internet of Things, industry 4.0 and big data