Upgrades & Tools:
Steele Extruder Tools & Upgrades — Improve the quality of your extruded product and make extruder maintenance easier
Extended Wear Auger
A redesigned lip profile extends wear life and ensures better pre-slicking for shorter break-in. Available in all 90 Series augers.
Extended Wear Auger Brochure
Auger Puller
Use for safer and easier removal of 90 Series augers
90 Extruder Auger Removal Procedure
Feed Roller Swipes
- Easy to replace as feed roller shoes, reducing maintenance and downtime
- Two mating halves bolt around the shaft — no need to remove the feed roller shaft, bearing cartridges or grease seals
- Plow bolts lock into place and won’t rotate during assembly or disassembly
75AD Feed Roller Swipes
90AD Feed Roller Swipes
Oil Filter Assembly
- Upgrade for 75 and 90 Series Extruders and Pug Sealers improves filtration
- Easier replacement than previous designs
- Improved filtration
— Cleaner recirculating oil
— Longer service life for gearbox components.
The filter assembly retrofits, mounting on the same bracket and using the same plumbing (kit contains all hardware and detailed replacement instructions). A differential pressure indicator informs operator when to replace the filter element.
Oil Filter Assembly Brochure
Vacuum Chamber Level Sensor
- Integrates with existing control circuitry to prevent vacuum chambers overfilling
- Material enters the extruder from the pug sealer and reaches the desired level, with the sensor disengaging pug sealer clutch to stop material flow
- Optional on new Steele pug sealers
- Retrofits to existing machinery
The sensor ships with complete installation guide and wiring diagram.
Vacuum Chamber Level Sensor
Liner Adapter Installation Tool
- Makes liner installation on our 90AD Extruder faster and easier.
- Bolts to front flange of hydraulic die changer mainframe.
- Easier to center and align liner adapters or adapter/circular liner assemblies.
Upon removal, pull the assemblies past the machine front for optimum safety and convenience.
Liner Adapter Installation Tool