An air ring for supplying cooling air to a hot extruded plastic film after
extrusion from an annular extrusion die has an annular body surrounding
the emerging tubular plastic film. The annular body has an annular plenum
chamber receiving air from an external source. A circumferentially
extending series of separate air passages receives air from the plenum
chamber and extends radially inwardly to respective separate orifices
adjacent to and surrounding the tubular film. Separate adjustors
individually control the air flow from the plenum chamber to respective
air passages and associated orifices, whereby air flow from each orifice
impinges on a discrete circumferentially extending portion of the tubular
film substantially independently of air flow from other orifices. Each
adjustor controls air flow to only one orifice. The plenum chamber also
supplies air through an annular passage in the annular body to an annular
orifice adjacent to and surrounding the tubular film.