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    • What is calendaring
      Smoothing and rolling process used in making thin polymer sheets and film as stick material for further processing 
    • How is calendering carried out
      Heated pellets of Thermoplastics to dough like consistency
      Extruded between series of heated rollers
      Squashed and stretched till thinner
      Finished on cooling rollers
      Chopped into standard stock size sheets(sheets)
      Rolled up for storage(film)
    • What type of production is calendering used for
      Industrial/continuous production
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