Training Manual . — Tambov, Publishing House of FSBEI VPO "TSTU", 2012. 144 s. The textbook is devoted to the design and calculation of screw machines, lines and units on their basis for processing polymeric materials . The methods of calculation of technological parameters of work of screw machines (performance, power), thermal and strength calculations of the main parts and nodes. are given. Flowcharts and computer calculation programs developed. Reference data on rheological and thermophysical characteristics of basic polymeric materials are given. The manual is intended for students of specialties 240801 "Machines and apparatuses of chemical industries and enterprises of construction materials" and 261201 "Technology and design of packaging production" . May be useful for engineering and technical workers of design organizations and enterprises processing polymeric materials.