66 -- 16 MM TWIN SCREW EXTRUDER -- LABORATORY COMPOUNDING LINE

Notice Date

May 15, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center Natick, ATTN: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

ZIP Code

01760-5011

Solicitation Number

W13G07-1092-1001

Response Due

May 23, 2001

Point of Contact

Michelle Miller, (508) 233-5917

E-Mail Address

Click here to contract me (Michelle.Miller@Natick.army.mil)

Description

16mm Twin Screw Extruder -- Laboratory Compounding Line Solicitation W13G07-1092-1001. This synopsis/solicitation is modified for the purpose to ADD additional salient characteristics associated with this acquisition AND EXTEND the inquiries due date. The original synopsis/solicitation was posted in CBDNet on April 26, 2001 and in the printed issue on April 30, 2001. This modification #0001 is issued to ADD the required salient characteristics as follows: The extruder MUST to be laboratory scale, be a bench top model and able to set an existing laboratory bench, and must be a co-rotating twin screw unit and only a 16mm is acceptable. The extruder screw speed must be able to reach 500 rpm (1.25 kW drive system). The extruder must have screw configuration capabilities -- set of shafts with segmented screw design. There must be a one-piece barrel, split horizontally to open, and water-cooled feed area. Heat temperature should reach 400C. There must be 2 volumetric screw feeders, each with a hopper. The extruder must have a vent and 2 injection ports with plugs and needs a liquid injection adapter and 2 vent adapters. The pressure should be measured upstream from the die (1-100 bar) and the die should be a single-hole strand die. The units must come with a full strand line including waterbath, airknife and fixed length strand pelletiser. The system must have a vacuum venting system and needs spare screw elements for re-configuration. There must to be output to record the screw speed, percent torque, pressure and temperature water chiller unit must be included for the system. Extruder must have at least a one-year warranty on parts and labor. This amendment #0001 is also issued to EXTEND the inquiries due date FROM 11 May 2001 TO 23 May 2001.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010517/66SOL011.HTM (W-135 SN50M1A8)