In plastics manufacturing, gearboxes drive the machines that melt, move, mix and shape polymers. Extruder gearboxes, which are at the heart of these operations, are some of the highest-torque industrial gearboxes in manufacturing. Operating at high torque and low speeds, often in 24/7 production, they put extremely heavy loads on their gears.

If an extrusion gearbox fails:

• the entire extrusion line stops
• downstream cooling, cutting and packaging stop
• operators must purge molten polymer from the machines

Gearboxes in the plastics industry have to be tough. And ours are — which is why ensure strength and reliability by manufacturing our own gears and offering them up through the highest industry standard of AGMA Q15.

We work on any and all brands of extruder drives, mixer/agitator drives, conveyor drives, cooling tower drives and other process-critical rotating equipment used in the plastics industry – with the capability of reverse-engineering all components to equal or better quality than original. Our Field Machining and Services crews can perform in place a range of vital services, from gearbox inspections and rebuilds to line boring, journal turning, flange facing and base milling.