Extruders, Spheronizers
Service & Repair

LCI Corporation’s Parts & Service Group provides repair and refurbishing services for its extensive line of Extruder and Spheronizers. These services are available for laboratory equipment as well as production equipment. See our Parts page for a list of the machines for which we offer this service.

Major Parts Repair to Original Design Specifications

In some cases, it can be more time efficient and cost effective to repair parts of an extruder or spheronizer. The part(s) in need of repair can be sent to LCI for evaluation. Based on our extensive experience with extruders and spheronizers, LCI can rebuild major or critical components of an extruder or spheronizer, such as extrusion blades, extrusion screws (flights), extrusion cases, spheronizer bowls, shafts, etc., and restore them to original design specifications.

Complete Machine Refurbishing

In certain industries, years of operation with abrasive products coupled with the surrounding process environments result in significant internal and external machine wear. As part of its commitment to service, LCI offers a complete refurbishing service on its extruders and spheronizers. This service could include critical component replacement, shaft rotation, new bearings, seals, gaskets, fluid change, frame sandblasting and repainting.

LCI will perform an extensive inspection of the machine and provide a firm price, with a description of all work and parts, prior to beginning restoration services. Having a machine restored to factory specifications can result in increased capacity, lower maintenance, and lower energy costs.

Extrusion Blade Expertise

When it comes to extruders, the most important and difficult components to refurbish are the extrusion blades or flights. These components are machined to close tolerances in order to maintain the necessary extrusion gap that is critical in low pressure, wet extrusion. A large extrusion gap can result in product degradation, low throughput, and possible heat generation. LCI can determine if the extrusion blades are in need of repair or replacement.