Florida-based. On site at your plant or in an R&D lab.
Florida-based. On site at your plant or in an R&D lab.
Services
GBET defines, develops and delivers practical solutions through training, equipment evaluation, process improvement, tooling, troubleshooting and product development.
Whatever the need, the starting point is the same: a conversation, good questions and a clear picture of what success looks like.
Training
One-on-one, hands-on instruction for operators, technicians and engineers, at your plant or in an R&D lab. The aim is people who understand the whole process and can work out what went wrong when the line stops behaving.
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Consulting
An experienced second opinion on processes, extruders, tooling and downstream equipment. GBET also helps choose vendors, supports purchasing negotiations and manages projects on site through installation and start-up.
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Engineering
Die design and development, flow analysis and die improvements, with troubleshooting and product development carried through to a process that runs on the production floor.
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GBET works the same way on a one-day visit as on a year-long project.
1
Your needs, your limits and what success looks like. The scope is set remotely or at your facility.
2
Operating parameters, material data sheets, screw and tooling details, and the condition of the equipment.
3
Hands-on at the extruder with your people: trials, adjustments, and tooling or process changes where they are needed.
4
The settings and practices that worked are left with the operators who will run them, with training where it helps.
Most first calls come from one of four people.
| Who | What is going wrong | Where GBET usually starts |
|---|---|---|
| Plant or operations manager | Scrap during changeovers, unplanned downtime, experienced operators leaving | A look at the line and its practices, then training for the crews who run it |
| Process engineer | A defect that will not go away, a die that will not balance, a new material or a multilayer product | Tooling review and flow analysis, then trials on the line |
| Training or HR lead | Know-how held by a few senior people, set-ups that differ from shift to shift | A training plan built around your products and equipment |
| Owner or investor new to extrusion | A market opportunity and no line yet | Due diligence, then equipment and vendor selection |
Market
Insulating and jacketing, from building wire to specialty cable.
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Market
Single-lumen, multi-lumen and micro-extruded tubing.
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Market
Mono-wall and multilayer tubing, plus sheathing of substrates.
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Market
Two to five layers in a single pass.
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Both. Some customers need a single visit to solve a specific problem. Others bring GBET in for a product development programme or a plant expansion that runs for months.
The operating parameters, the material data sheet and the screw and tooling information for the line in question, plus a description of the product and what it is doing wrong. That is usually enough to arrive with a short list of likely causes.
Often, yes. The scope of a training, product development or process improvement project can be defined remotely or at your facility. Either way it has to include the variables, and there can be many.
A broad range of thermoplastics, PVC and fluoropolymers among them, across wire and cable, tubing and multilayer products. If your material is unusual, mention it in the first conversation.
Yes. Drawings, specifications and process details are treated as confidential, and GBET will work under your non-disclosure agreement.
Tell us what the line is doing, what it should be doing, and what cannot change. You will get a plain answer on whether training, tooling, equipment or process work is the right place to start.
