Jockey Extruders
(Piggy Back, Hugger, Co-Extruders)

• Available in a range of sizes : ½" (12mm) - 1¾" (45mm)
• Easy to manoeuvre and position with small non-intrusive footprint
• Simple, ‘strain-free’ height adjustment
• Supported by 50 Years Screw Design and Polymer Processing Experience
• Energy Efficient Direct-Drive Operation
• AC Motor and Vector Drive for precise speed holding
• Energy saving ACCUTROL Temperature Control System
• Plugs & Sockets for quick and easy maintenance by the operator
• Range of options to meet your exact processing requirements including SMART Control System
• Used extensively in Clean Room environments
• Production data export (onto your network) including trending, alarms, alarm history, hours run, etc

Plug & Play Technology enables routine maintenance and replacement of heaters, fans, thermocouples to be carried out by the operator and not a dedicated maintenance engineer.

AC Motor technology with encoder feedback for precision screw speed holding combined with the intelligent "Accutrol” temperature control system ensures complete control over the extrusion operation.

At the heart of every successful extruder must be the correct screw design. Boston Matthews has over 65 years screw design and manufacturing experience which includes many "firsts”. Further supported by 3D Design Software and Polymer Processing Flow Simulation Boston Matthews extruders are fitted with the exact screw(s) to process your polymers within the right conditions for the highest quality at all times.

All Boston Matthews extruders feature AC and Direct-Drive Technology. This ensures maximum power transmission and eliminates the need for belts & pulleys (a wear item). This also reduces operational noise and dust levels as well as reducing energy consumption.

Extruders are available with traditional hard wired control or the optional SMART PLC control system. The colour touch-screen control offers many additional features including Receipe Storage; Password Protection and Security Levels; Product Traceability & Data Export; Ethernet Connectivity; Alarm History and much more.

Boston Matthews single screw extruders can be configured to integrate with any existing extrusion line.