Kev tsim tawv polymer yog ib qhov chav siv txheej xwm nyob rau hauv kev lag luam uas tsim los rau kev ua haujlwm ntev thiab sau ntau yam thermoplastic thiab thermoset polymeric. Nws ua haujlwm ntawm qhov kev pib ntawm kev hloov pauv duab ntawm duab twg, feem ntau nyob rau hauv duab ntawm duab plaub thiab duab rooj, mus rau hauv ib qhov chaw muaj zog uas tau raug ntxuav tshuaj kom ncaws, tom qab ntawd nws raug tso tawm los saum ib qhov chaw muaj duab hu ua die kom tsim tau ib qhov khoom uas muaj duab zoo ib yam thiab tsis hlo li. Qhov hlwb ntawm chav yog ib lub screw uas rov cia hauv ib lub tsev muaj kub, uas yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kev pib, ntxig, plasticizing, thawv, sib puag, tshem, thiab ntuav duab ntawm polymer. Qhov kev sau ntawv no yog ib qhov kev tsim nyog heev thiab hlo tshaus nyob rau hauv qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov polymer; piv txwv li, ib lub screw rau kev tsim cov crystalline Polyamide 66 (PA66) uas siv rau thermal break strips yuav sib txawv ntau npaum li ib lub screw siv rau amorphous PVC. Cov chav tsim tawv polymer muaj ob hom tshwj plig: single-screw thiab twin-screw, uas single-screw feem ntau siv vim nws meej pem thiab tsawg nqi rau kev tsim cov duab thiab rooj, thaum twin-screw muaj kev sib cuag zoo dua thiab feem ntau siv rau kev sib cuag cov duab muaj nuj nqaij lossis kev tsim cov duab uas tsis tuaj yeem kub ntau. Qhov kev ua haujlwm ntawm ib chav tsim tawv polymer yog nws kev pab kho tau ib qhov thawv zoo, zoo ib yam, nrog ib qhov zog thiab kub uas tseem ceeb rau kev pom zoo ib yam thiab muaj kev nyab xeeb hauv qhov khoom tshuab tsha. Nws yog ib qhov tseem ceeb hauv ib qhov kev lag luam loj uas muaj upstream material handling thiab downstream cooling, pulling, thiab cutting units, yog li nws yog ib qhov tseem ceeb rau kev tsim tawv ntau yam khoom, los ntawm cov khoom siv tawv thauv mus rau cov duab kev lag luam tseem ceeb rau kev tsim kho thiab kev lag luam hluas.