Standard and Optional Wayne Yellow Jacket® Extruder Equipment

Standard Equipment for Wayne Yellow Jacket® Production rated Extruders:

MECHANICAL

bimetallic one piece barrel*
heavy duty thrust bearings
heavy duty double reduction gearboxes
4140 flame hardened, chrome plated single stage screw
breaker plate*
screw removal tool*
feed throat cored for cooling
three pressure taps with industry standard 1/2"-20 thread commonly used for melt pressure transducer, melt temperature sensor and rupture disk
hopper funnel
hopper sight glass, shut off and dump*
heavy duty floor base*
jack screws for height adjustment*

ELECTRICAL and CONTROL
digital automatic tuning temperature controllers with on/off switch
digital amp meter for each zone with heater break alarm
ceramic heaters
automatic air cooling on each barrel zone
mercury relays for heater control
DC drive with tach feedback*
ten turn speed pot*
DC motor
motor blower with filter for DC motor when appropriate
motor % load or motor amps meter
main control stop/start button
DC drive start/stop button

SAFETY
6500 PSI safety rupture disk
Emergency stop button with mushroom head
panel interlock disconnect with lockout capability

Optional Equipment for Wayne Yellow Jacket® Extruders:

MECHANICAL
special screw designs and materials
fluropolymer and corrosive protection package
high temperature packages
Custom l/d ratios from 6:1 to 42:1
vented barrels with vacuum systems and polymer traps
screen changers - manual or automatic
grooved feed sections
extra melt taps
injection ports for liquid or gas
split clamp front end
swing gate for die
left to right configuration
mirror image configuration for multiple extruders
melt gear pumps
caster packages
hopper loader
hopper dryer
crammer feeder
special feed throat configuration
special paint
oem / private labeling

ELECTRICAL and CONTROL
melt temperature indicator
melt pressure indicator
melt pressure control tied to screw speed
microprocessor control
special instrumentation
process parameter alarms
strip chart recorders
remote control and free standing panels
computer interface
custom voltages for worldwide operation
data recording capabilities
Statistical Process Control packages
cast bronze, cast aluminum and water cooled heaters
solid state contactors or relays for heaters
oil heating
hydraulic drives
AC inverter, Vector, DC Brushless drives

SAFETY
shutdown alarms for temperature and pressure
rupture disks for different pressure levels
custom lockouts and micro switches
extra emergency stop buttons

Since we are custom extruder builders, Wayne also supplies custom options to your specifications for your proprietary process needs.

Materials that can be processed on Wayne Yellow Jacket® Extruders:
Virtually any thermoplastic material, the major families like polyethelenes, polystyrenes, vinyl, flouropolymers, nylons, barrier materials, engineering plastic, co-polymer, blend and many non-thermoplastic materials can be processed. A partial list includes, but is not limited to, the following:
LDPE, HDPE, VLDPE, MDPE, XLPE, HMW-HDPE, LLDPE
ABS
EVA
TPE
PVC
PP
PS, HIPS
PVDC
PA, NYLON
PUR
PEEK
EVOH, PVOH
FEP, ETFE, ECTFE, PFA
PVDF
PPE
SILICONE

WORLDWIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT, THE WAYNE EXTRUSION EQUIPMENT LABORATORY, AND START UP ASSISTANCE

Start up and Technical Support: Wayne is well known for technical support since we offer machinery start up service, maintenance, and repair service all over the world. Wayne also keeps a well stocked parts department for replacement parts with quick delivery.

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