Fixed-Center & Adjustable
Joe Tools approaches each crosshead assignment with the
desire to achieve the highest quality and performance for our
customers specific needs. Whether your extrusion process
requires fixed-center or adjustable style crossheads, JoeTools
can design and manufacture the ideal head for any product you
want to extrude... including wire and cables for building and
communication, medical tubing, hoses, piping, and more.
Unique Crossheads
If there is a unique solution necessary for your business, you
can always count on JoeTools for our ability to design just the
right crosshead for your specific applications and productivity
needs. Among many of the exceptional crossheads JoeTools
has designed include: A Universal Style Crosshead, uniquely
designed to operate with any of your tips & dies, no matter
what style or make... and a Multi-Conductor Crosshead with a
conveniently exposed feed area that eliminates tedious, long
distance feeds and drastically reduces setup time... and the
Switcher Head that brings extreme efficiency to extrusion
processing, with its ability to continuously run 2 consecutive
colors without stopping the production process.
So, whatever your need my be, our Design Engineers at
JoeTools are ready to help you to create the perfect solution.
An easy choice for a wide variety of single layer applications
and thermoplastic materials, the JT Crosshead offers many
years of proven performance and is an industry standard in
fixed center design. Among the extensive line of JoeTools
Crossheads, the JT Head presents exceptional value with a
high level of concentricity, a balanced material flow and
continuous reliability.
Design: Single Layer, Fixed Center
Features: Snap Tooling
Benefits: Exceptional reliability, value and
proven performance in a wide variety of
single layer applications
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
JT Head
The Snap Head is a master performer in nylon extrusion.
Its fixed centered, utilitarian design uses Snap tooling,
which makes set-up simple and easy.
And with its smooth, efficient operation, the Snap Head is
ideal for nylon applications in wire and cable jacketing,
requiring a consistent balanced flow that produces high
clarity, adhesion and strength.
Design: Single Layer, Fixed Center
Features: A Utilitarian, Fixed Center
Design that uses Snap Tooling
Benefits: Ease of set up and operation, offers
exceptional performance in nylon applications
that include wire jacketing
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
Snap Head
The adjustable center, Double-Shaft Crosshead
has offered many years of proven performance. And its
simple and adjustable center design makes it exceptionally
durable with greater operator control and an ideal choice
for a wide variety of applications.
Design: Single Layer, Adjustable Center
Features: Manually adjustable head with
years of proven performance. Can be
converted to run fixed center, snap tooling
Benefits: Simple design with few components
for greater longevity and durability
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
Double-Shaft Head
Double-Nut Head
Along with an adjustable center head, the Double-Nut
Crosshead offers a range of course and fine core tube
adjustments for optimum product flexibility and
operator control.
And the simple design of the Double-Nut Head brings a
high level of reliability for continuous operation and
minimal downtime.
Design: Single Layer, Adjustable Center
Features: Manually adjustable head with
years of proven performance. Can be
converted to run fixed center, snap tooling
Benefits: The simple adjustable design allows
for greater durability and operator control
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
Metric Head
The choice for a broad range of single layer applications
that require metric standards, the Metric Head offers years
of proven performance and is an industry standard among
fixed center crossheads.
Its condensed design reduces set-up time and brings a high
level of operational efficiency, reliability and exceptional
value to extrusion processors worldwide.
Design: Single Layer (and Skin Layer option),
Fixed Center design
Features: Utilizes tapered tooling with metric
standards and specifications
Benefits: Proven performance worldwide with
operational efficiency and reliability
Sizes: 4mm and up
Striping: Striping options available
U Head
The U Head is our very unique crosshead, designed
to reduce the costs and headaches of maintaining a
large inventory of heads for the many tips & dies used
every year. With JoeTools universal U Head, you only
have to stock one style of crosshead to work with ALL
your tips & dies... delivering exceptional quality results
with each production run.
Design: Single Layer, Fixed Center
Features: A unique, universal design that
accepts all existing tips and dies
Benefits: Reduces operating costs by
stocking one style of crosshead for all the tips
and dies used in your extrusion processes
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
RN Head
The RN Head is a single layer crosshead, designed
specifically for extruding fine wire products. From
telecommunications to electronics the RN Head offers
the ease of a fixed center design with a precision, high
flow balance for greater concentricity in wire extrusions
from 2mm to 5mm. And with better control, the RN Head
consistently delivers successful results with greater
productivity and minimal scrap.
Design: Single Layer, Fixed Center
Features: Fixed Center design specifically
for fine wire extrusion
Benefits: Offers excellent concentricity
for fine wire applications including
telecommunications and electronics
Sizes: 2mm to 5mm
Striping: Striping options available
Profile Head
For standard profiles or unique custom shapes, the JoeTools
Profile head is the ideal solution for extruding consistent, high
quality components for multiple products in construction &
building, telecommunications, aerospace, appliances,
automotive, furnishings, marine, recreation, refrigeration and
much more. From design to delivery, you can count on
JoeTools to help you develop the most productive, dependable
and cost-effective solutions to make your products a success.
Design: Two Layer, Profile Extrusion
Features: Multiple die options for extruding
a wide range of custom shapes
Benefits: Produces excellent results from
simple to complex profiles with embedded
components
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
Switcher Head
The Switcher™ brings extreme efficiency to extrusion
processing with its ability to run 2 consecutive colors without
stopping the production process. This dual layer, coextrusion
technology easily diverts compound from 2 extruders onto the
inner and outer layers of the extruded product. So, when the
first production quantity is completed, simply shift the Color
Layer Switch to transpose the inner and outer layers and the
next production run begins! There’s no waste... no additional
set uptime. Just exceptional performance and productivity.
Design: Dual Layer, Fixed Center color
inversion head
Features: No bleed color change system
with an easy, manually-operated switch valve
Benefits: Reduce production time and waste
while increasing productivity and profits
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
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Multi-Conductor Head
The Multi-Conductor Crosshead is a JoeTools innovation that
makes set up quick and easy. With its unique zero core tube
design, the Multi-Conductor Head allows the operator to feed
the conductors directly into the tip, changing what used to be a
laborious and tedious task into a simple and easy process. And
the Multi-Conductor Head can be manufactured for extrusion
runs with as many as 50 conductors. This system can bring
an enormous increase in productivity, especially with fine wire,
multi-conductor runs of 20 or more.
Design: Single Layer, Fixed Center
Features: Zero core tube with 2 to 50
conductors fed directly into the tip
Benefits: The zero core tube design allows
easy string ups for multi-conductor projects
reducing set up time and operating costs
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
S.O.S. Head
The S.O.S.™ Head does it all! As a standard, fixed-center,
dual-layer crosshead, the S.O.S. head is capable of running
single-layer, dual-layer and skin layer applications... with
multiple stripes on top of it all! And if your process requires
an adjustable head, the S.O.S. can easily be converted to an
adjustable crosshead with minimal parts. Plus, ease of use
and simplicity for the operator allow this head to streamline
production, while reducing down-time and scrap.
Design: Fixed Center (can be converted to
an adjustable head)
Features: Capable of running single-layer,
dual-layer and skin layer applications
Benefits: Reduce production time and waste
while increasing productivity and profits
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Multiple striping options available
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Joe-4 Head
The Joe-4 is a fixed center, dual-layer crosshead for the
simultaneous extrusion of two compound layers, and it
is the choice for a wide variety of applications. Its
co-extrusion capabilities increase process efficiency and
offers an ideal course for raising productivity, while
reducing the costs of operation. The Joe-4 Head also
delivers exceptional performance with excellent concentricity
and layer definition.
Design: Single Layer, Fixed Center
Features: Co-extrusion design for
simultaneous 2-layer applications
Benefits: An extremely efficient system for
increasing productivity and reducing
operating costs
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
In-Line Head
The In-line Head brings vast experience and success in
extruding a wide range of Hose, Pipe and Tubing products.
With its In-line melt flow, this head offers a higher flow
balance with minimized pressure fluxuation, for greater
product stability and strength. And with better control in
concentricity and the elimination of melt fracture, the
In-line Head is ideal for small, fine tubing that requires
a consistent wall thickness.
Design: Single or Multiple Layer, Adjustable
Features: In-line melt flow, maintaining a
higher balance in flow and pressure
Benefits: Offers greater dimensional stability
and strength, plus precision concentricity in
fine tubing applications
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Single & multiple striping options
Scooter Head
The JoeTools Scooter™ Head offers excellence in co-extrusion
processing with minimal costs. Its unique single-secondary
layer design allows the Scooter Head to attach to your existing
single-layer primary head, converting it to a co-extrusion
crosshead. This economical alternative for dual layer applica-
tions produces excellent results and is an ideal solution for
co-extruding PVC/nylon, regrind/virgin materials,
skin layers, among others.
Design: A Single, Secondary Layer, Fixed
Center Head, connects to primary head
Features: Designed to attach to a primary
head, converting it to a co-extrusion head
Benefits: Economical, converting a single
layer head to a dual layer with minimal costs
Sizes: 9/32” and up
Striping: Striping options available
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