Abstract: An extruder configuration system is disclosed. The system includes an extruder information database including details of extruders, extruder elements and extruder barrels, a user interface configured to receive user inputs including user choices of extruders, extruder elements or extruder barrels from the extruder information database, the user interface further configured to receive extruders, extruder elements or extruder barrels for addition to the extruder information database, an element positioning engine including a database of incompatible elements and configured to review user choices and prevent positioning of incompatible extruder elements adjacent to each other on an extruder, a processor configured to create an extruder configuration based on user inputs and a display module configured to display the extruder configuration.

Abstract: An extruder configuration system is disclosed. The system includes an extruder information database including details of extruders, extruder elements and extruder barrels, a user interface configured to receive user inputs including user choices of extruders, extruder elements or extruder barrels from the extruder information database, the user interface further configured to receive extruders, extruder elements or extruder barrels for addition to the extruder information database, an element positioning engine including a database of incompatible elements and configured to review user choices and prevent positioning of incompatible extruder elements adjacent to each other on an extruder, a processor configured to create an extruder configuration based on user inputs and a display module configured to display the extruder configuration.