Extruders and Extrusion Lines for Sale

Phoenix Equipment buys and sells used, unused, and reconditioned Single Screw and Twin Screw Extrusion Lines.

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berstorff-ze180a-x-28d-ut-194-mm-twin-screw-extruder
Berstorff ZE180A x 28D-UT 194 MM Twin Screw Extruder
Stock# 17240 Capacity 194 MM

Used 194mm Berstorff Twin Screw Extruder. Model ZE180A x 28D-UT. 192.3mm Screw OD. Spline shaft screw (24) teeth, L/D ration 28:1. (5) Closed barrel sections. (2) Open barrel sections. Electri heating to 30kW/barrel. 1750-7000kg/hr throughput. 3000 HP Siemens induction motor with Berstorff gear box and A-B 1557 controls.

5-readco-single-screw-extruder
5" Readco Single Screw Extruder
Stock# 18884 Capacity 5 "

2005 Readco S/S Extruder, Machine 5 Inch C.P., S/N 108530, with Some S/S Spare Parts, Includes (2) S/S Augers, (2) S/S Heads with Portable Cart, with Reliance 30 hp Motor, 230/460 Volts, 3 Phase, with S/S Platform, with S/S Handrails & S/S Grating (NOTE: Missing Some Parts--See Photographs)

leistritz-zse100-bl-44d-100-mm-twin-screw-extruder
Leistritz ZSE100 BL/44D 100 MM Twin Screw Extruder
Stock# 21561 Capacity 100 MM

Used 100 mm Leistritz Co-Rotating Twin Screw Compounding Line. Leistritz twin screw Model ZSE100 BL/44D rated at 5000 Newton meters/shaft. Electrically heated water cooled barrel with operator controls, (2) vent stations, twin screw side feeder and gravimetric primary feeder. Serial #3092. Built 2002. Total 7515.6 hours. Includes strand pelletizer and 6" Conair water slide style pelletizer Model T206GWS with 32 knife wedge lock helical rotor. Includes water pumping package and condensation package and Witte 2-deck screener (stock #21566). Also see stock #21563.

Buying and Selling New, Used and Reconditioned Extruders and Extruding Equipment

We buy and sell used, unused and reconditioned Single Screw and Twin Screw Extruders, including those manufactured by:

  • Berstorff
  • Leistritz
  • Davis Standard
  • Deltaplast
  • Welex
  • and many others

Plastic extruders are typically used to turn solid plastic into a uniform melt through the heating, pressure and shear. The melt includes mixing a master-batch and other additives such as resin, and then smashing in the production process. The finished melt must be homogeneous in concentration and temperature. The pressure must be high enough for viscous polymer extrusion.

An Extruder completes all of the above process through the barrel with a spiral track and a screw. Plastic pellets are fed through a hopper at one end of the barrel into the barrel, and then transmitted to the other end of the barrel by a screw. The thread depth of screw starts to decrease with the increase distance of the hopper to ensure sufficient pressure. External heating and the internal heat generated by friction in the plastic and the screw make plastic soften and melt. Different polymers and applications have various design requirements of the extruder.

The extrusion line is normally composed by at least three segments. The first part is feeding zone near the hopper. This part can push the material into the extruder at a relatively steady rate, which will maintain relatively low temperature to avoid clogging of the feeding channel. The second part is divided into the compression zone which forms a melt and increases the pressure. The transition can be sudden or gradually (gentle) from the feed zone to the compression section. The last part is the metering zone close to the outlet of the extruder. The main function is to maintain uniform material from the outflow of the extruder. And the material should have a sufficient residence time to ensure the uniformity of the composition and temperature.

The drive mechanism controls the rotational speed of the screw which determines the output of the extruder. The required power is determined by the viscosity of the polymer (flow resistance) which depends on the temperature and the flow rate.

There are two types of extruders: Single Screw Extruders and Twin Screw Extruders.

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