Extrusion International 3-2026

23 Extrusion International 3/2026 Reciprocating Head for Medical Tubing Introduced Guill Tool has released its new reciprocating head. The traditional tip and die assembly is replaced with a linear re- ciprocating assembly that changes the tube’s pro le within a given length. This process is repeated throughout a sin- gle extrusion run without interruptions. Cutting capability, in association with the extrusion speed, cuts the nished product to length. While cost and value stream activities are reduced, qual- ity is improved. Only one extrusion run is needed to pro- duce a nished product, as opposed to multiple extrusion runs with tooling changes along with a manual assembly operation to connect different tubing shapes. Guill’s new reciprocating head eliminates an entire assembly opera- tion. It also eliminates in-process inventory. Thus, there is no need for storage of various tubing shapes and connec- tors needed for assembly, ful llment of orders and replen - ishment of nished goods. Furthermore, the reciprocating head eliminates a con- necting piece, allows JIT production and products made- to-order. Lastly, it reduces total run time from receiving the order to shipping. Such tubing is typically used in wound drain operations and other medical applications. Guill Tool & Engineering Marcure, Senior Design Engineer jmarcure@guill.com Peter Leary, Technical Sales Engineer, Extrusion Division pleary@guill.com www.awdgroup.it Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Tecnology for Compounding, Recycling and Direct Extrusion systems Compounding & Masterbatch Advanced polymer processing systems from lab to industrial production High-efЃciency Recycling & Up-cycling Direct extrusion for high-tech foils and sheets Test your formulations at our INNOVATIONHUB Still a people-driven company, easy to talk to, built on engineering expertise MEET ICMA IN 2026 www.icmasg.com Chinaplas - China PLAST Milan - Italy Scan for Full List PRS Europe - Netherlands FAKUMA - Germany