In all the fields where products have to be manufactured by extrusion: plastic, rubber, paper, food-processing, LUFKIN supplies special gear units with or without an integral thrust bearing, with one output shaft (single screw extruder) or two co-rotating or counter-rotating output shafts (twin screw extruder).
LUFKIN is also a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of rubber mixer drives. A comprehensive range of products suited to customer's needs is offered by LUFKIN, from the smallest 80-liter to the biggest 620-liter batch mixer drives, on which the output shaft centers and the friction ratio are customized.
LUFKIN's experience in these markets with products approaching 100 tons, its technical skill and quality control system, enable the company to manufacture highly reliable equipment strictly in accordance with its customer's specifications.
LUFKIN's model 253TS two-speed drive delivered to JACOBS ENGINEERING (U.S.A.), used to power a 4,500 kW co-rotating 253 mm twin screw extruder.
Rubber mixer reduction unit delivered to MICHELIN (France) - 200 kW - 2 output shafts (11.3 and 10.67 rpm) - 159.3:1 and 168.7:1 ratios.
Polymer calender drive unit delivered to VPI-MIRREX (U.S.A.) for the plastics industry, driven by four 112 kW motors.