EXTENDED LIFE DIE PLATE

摘要

A die plate (10) is shown suitable for extruding a viscous material into a convenient form for the preparation of small pellets or particles. The die plate (10) includes solid support portions (20) and perforated portions (30). Each perforated portion (30) of the die plate includes a major portion (32) of holes through the die plate spaced from each other by a first distance and a transition portion (34) separating the major portion (32) from the solid portions (20), with the transition portions (34) having holes spaced from each other by a distance that is greater than the first distances.