The process of extruding two or more materials through a single die with two or more orifices arranged so that the extrudates merge and weld together into a laminar structure before chilling
Involves a process where parts are blow-molded with walls containing two or more layers of different material Coextrusion offers wide latitude for material selection and also allows the use of recycled materials A material with good barrier properties, for example, can be used for the inside and outside surfaces of a blow molded bottle, while recycled material can be used for the internal layer (Modern Plastics Encyclopedia 1995)
A process whereby two or more heated or unheated plastic material streams forced through one or more shaping orifice(s) become one continuously formed piece