Thermo Haake: Purchase of lab extruder manufacturer
Thermo Haake has acquired Prism Consultants in the U.K., a maker of small twin-screw extruders for lab, pilot-plant and quality- control applications. The U.K. company, now called Thermo Prism, is introducing its USALAB model with 0.6-in.-diam., horizontally split barrel that can be extended up to 40:1 L/D. Thermo Prism will be part of Thermo Haake’s polymer technology business unit. Thermo Haake makes laboratory and test equipment including rheometers, viscometers and temperature-control and thermal-analysis units.