Extruder Drives

David Brown Santasalo extruder gearboxes incorporate high capacity rolling element thrust bearings, fitted into a rigid housing to disperse the thrust load from the extruder through the casing without risk of internal misalignment of the gears.

• High torque transmissions to drive extruder screws
• High capacity rolling element thrust bearings fitted into a rigid housing to deflect heavy loads through the case, without risk of internal gear misalignment
• Output stage is custom designed to interface with the extruder for exact application-gearbox fit
• Output shaft can include features to directly drive the extruder screw, including hollow shafts
• Output shaft can also include a gear to provide an auxiliary drive directly from the gearbox output shaft
• Integral lubrication system available
• Hollow output shaft options to suit our customers' extruder configuration
• Support high thrust loads