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What is PVC pipe and How it Manufactured?
May 29 , 2023PVC pipe has been in use for over 80 years, servicing a multitude of applications in various market sectors around the world. Compared with metal piping, PVC pipes are exceptionally rigid and durable, with complete corrosion resistance and with little risk of succumbing to thermal expansion or contraction.
PVC pipes are commonly used in water supply, plumbing and irrigation, which is lightweight, strong, durable easy to install and easily recyclable, making them cost-efficient and sustainable. PVC pipe production line can manufacture the pipes in varying lengths, wall thicknesses and diameters, according to international sizing standards.
PVC pipes are manufactured by extrusion of raw material PVC, and generally follow the same steps of typical PVC pipe extrusion operations:
Feeding of raw material pellets / powder into the PVC twin screw extruder
Melting and heating in multiple extruder zones
Extruding through a die to shape into a pipe
Cooling of the shaped pipe
Cutting of PVC pipes to the desired length