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Guill Tool, the global leader in extrusion tooling, announces its 10-Day Program. This program applies to eligible tips and dies that will be shipped within 10 business days of receiving the purchase order from the customer.
Guill high-quality precision tips and dies have been manufactured in the U.S. for over 65 years. All Guill extrusion tools are produced using certified and documented quality steel material, specifically qualified for the polymer to be extruded. Furthermore, Guill designs tips and dies for any application the customer requires. These feature multi-lumen, stripe, multiple stripe, wire and cable, hose, pipe, tube, fiber optic, blown film, corrugated tube and profile. Dies include face seal, shouldered, snap-together, floating, die plate, interchangeable die plate and custom dies. Available tips include single and multi-lumen, threaded style, snap-together, fixed-center shoulder, profile, tapered style and custom.
To learn which tools are eligible for the program, check with the company or local Guill sales representative. For all other parts, company personnel will review the customer’s drawing to determine eligibility for the program.
Eligible tips and dies for this program must have a diameter less than 1.5” and a length less than 4.75.”
Guill proudly manufactures its products in the U.S. under the quality standards of ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:2016.
For more information, please contact:
Tom Baldock, Sales Manager, Extrusion
Guill Tool & Engineering
10 Pike Street
West Warwick, RI 02893
USA
Phone: 401-465-5526
tbaldock@guill.com
Guill Tool, global leader in extrusion tooling, has expanded its lab capabilities to better serve the global extrusion market with the creation of Guill Labs. The labs include the company’s state-of-the-art rheology lab and a facility focused entirely on the extrusion process.
Guill’s existing rheology lab measures the flow characteristics of plastics and rubber to predict how a customer’s material will flow through the company’s extrusion dies before production. Tooling geometry is virtually optimized, and the project can be viewed in 3D CAD. Machines used include a rotational rheometer, scanning calorimeter, thermal conductivity meter and a new CT scanner.
The rotational rheometer quickly generates visco-elastic data for polymer melts, precisely capturing polymer melt properties. Test temperature ranges between ambient and 300°C. The lab’s scanning calorimeter characterizes the thermal properties of a polymer sample, such as crystallization temperature, glass transition temperature and head capacity of the sample. Knowing these thermal properties permits the simulation of shear heating and hot and cold spots in the flow area. The thermal conductivity meter is used to determine the thermal conductivity of the polymer sample across a range of temperatures.
This in-house lab provides faster turnaround on test results, reducing delays during the design process and offering better control over the testing parameters. The result is a high-quality part delivered on time.
The new test extrusion facility features various pieces of equipment including two Killion 1.25″ extruders, an RDN 2.0 PVS vacuum tank, one Keyence LS9000 dual axis laser gauge, two Dri Air ARID-X 10 30lb capacity driers, a custom-built tubing puller and an Accurate Thermal Systems FTBLL47 fluidized bath. In addition, the test lab permits single and co-extrusion capabilities with its tried-and-true die designs. Access to exotic extrusion processes such as rotary die extrusion of filament and tubular end-products are also available.
Supporting extrusion trials, the test lab also offers extrusion training, die cleaning services, sample inspection, and end-product testing. Guill’s fluidized bath has a 50°C-605°C temperature range and a working volume of 15.7” x 47.”
Customers can test materials, dies and actual extrusion run time… all on Guill premises.
For more information, please contact:
Tom Baldock, Sales Manager, Extrusion
Guill Tool & Engineering
10 Pike Street
West Warwick, RI 02893
USA
Phone: 401-465-5526
tbaldock@guill.com
A. Roger Guillemette, 81, of Narragansett, Rhode Island, died Friday, June 5th. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph Arthur and Yvonne (Roy) Guillemette, both Canadian born.
Roger graduated from Coventry High School and served as a machinist in the US Army, 600th Engineering Aviation Maintenance Co. He was stationed in 
Korea and Mineral Wells, Texas.
He and his wife Claudette raised their four children in the village of Phenix, RI where they hosted many a sing-a-long around their piano. Among the many other things in life he thoroughly enjoyed, Roger loved playing Skip-Bo with his family and friends.
An entrepreneur, he established several businesses throughout his lifetime, creating long-term steady employment opportunities for many people. Guill Tool & Engineering Company was established in 1962 and remains in operation today, as a global leader in extrusion tooling. Until recently, Roger was very active as the CEO and always an inspiration to his employees, as his passion for engineering quality products and customer solutions never waned. He had been a fierce advocate for U.S. manufacturing on local and national levels; participating in many organizations as well as advocating for STEM education in the state of Rhode Island.
Professionally, Roger was SE MA Chapter past President of NTMA-RI and a longtime member of the Wire Association and Society of Plastic Engineers. Guill Tool, as a result of Roger’s leadership and drive, remains active in the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, National Association of Manufacturers, National Institute of Manufacturing Skills, the Rhode Island STEM Center and other local endeavors for the betterment of the industry and community.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Johnny Cake Center of Peace Dale, 1231 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale, RI 02879. Visit www.nardolillo.com for online condolences.
For more information, please contact:
Rich Guillemette
Guill Tool & Engineering
10 Pike Street
West Warwick, RI 02893
USA
Phone: 401-828-7600
www.guill.com
rguillemette@guill.com