Highly Efficient Pipe Extrusion Facilities
OMNIA’s new gearbox is space-saving. Its 98% rate of operating efficiency is setting a new standard
The gearbox of the OMNIA extruder is mounted vertically, enabling the placement of the motor underneath it. This permits the pipe extrusion line to be situated in an especially space-saving way in the pipe manufacturing facility. This especially lean method of assembly allows, to provide an example, two OMNIA XTR 87 extruders engaged in the manufacturing of three layer pipes to be placed nearly parallel to each other, with a center distance of only 500 mm. Another option is the mounting of the electronic control box on the left or the right of the frame. This provides customers with great flexibility of set ups.
Further development of successful products
High-Tech Extrusion’s proven torque master gearbox has been further developed and optimized. The new and pivoted assembly of the gearbox enables the saving of space and energy. The integration of the oil pump has resulted in reduction of noise. The high factors of application shown by the torque master gearbox and the patented helical gearing of both screw drive shafts guarantee the gear components of having extremely long service lives. The screws’ evenness of torsion minimizes their abrasion.
Energy efficiency
Energy reduction is achieved by
- axial flow fans used in cooling barrels (positive side effect: reduction of noise)
- insulating heating bands incorporated into the barrels’ heating systems
- no longer any need to cool water thanks to the placement of a newly-developed, thermically-insulated cooling flange on the barrel
- exclusively employed in OMNIA extruders are AC drives, dispensing with the need for maintenance-intensive carbon brushes and the incurrence of blind current. This results in a reduction of energy consumption.
- Reduced energy consumption in the undercarriage of the gearbox
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