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Overview of the Calendering Process by clegence is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document summarizes the calendaring process for plastic sheets. Calendaring involves squeezing a plastic melt between counter-rotating rolls to form a continuous film or sheet. PVC and other plastics are compounded with additives like stabilizers, plasticizers, fillers, and coloring agents. The compounded material is fluxed and fed into a multi-roll calender heated to 150-180°C. The rolls progressively thin and smooth the sheet to the desired thickness. The cooled and trimmed sheet can be wound, embosse

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