Used Wayne Yellowjacket Equipment Sold by Meadoworks

Wayne Machine & Die Company, based in Totowa, New Jersey, built its reputation over several decades as a specialist designer and builder of plastic extrusion machinery. Operating from its facility at 100 Furler Street, the company developed the Yellow Jacket line into a recognized name in laboratory, pilot plant, and production-scale extrusion, eventually offering franchise partnerships outside North America to extend the brand's reach globally.

The heart of the Wayne Yellowjacket product range is its single screw extruder line, available in tabletop and floor-standing configurations spanning screw diameters from as small as 1/4 inch up through 2-1/2 inches and beyond, with a variety of L/D ratios to suit different processing requirements. Alongside single screw models, Wayne Yellowjacket produces counter-rotating twin screw extruders engineered for powdered PVC, HDPE, and other demanding compounds, as well as vertical extruder series, compounding extruders with segmented barrel sections for multi-phase ingredient introduction, and complete turnkey film lines including blown film and cast film configurations. Custom screws and barrels are also built to order for specific extrusion processes.

Wayne Yellowjacket extruders serve a broad range of end markets. Research universities, polymer institutes, and corporate R&D centers rely on the compact lab-scale machines to develop and characterize new compounds using minimal raw material. Production applications span wire and cable insulation, fiber and monofilament spinning, medical tubing and multi-lumen profiles, blown and cast film for packaging, sheet extrusion, and profile extrusion across industries including packaging, medical device manufacturing, and specialty materials.

Buyers seeking used Wayne Yellowjacket single screw extruders on the secondary market are drawn to the machines' robust mechanical construction — heavy-duty thrust bearings, helical gearboxes, bimetallic barrels, and AC flux vector drives — which translates into long service life and consistent process performance. Their compact footprint and straightforward controls make them easy to integrate into existing lab or production environments, and the availability of replacement screws and barrels built to Wayne's standard feed-end-driven design means operators can scale experiments or switch materials without compatibility concerns.

Meadoworks is your trusted source for used Wayne Yellowjacket equipment. As third-generation industrial equipment dealers and AMEA-certified appraisers with over 50 years of experience, we offer quality-inspected Wayne Yellowjacket machines at competitive prices. Most of our Wayne Yellowjacket inventory sells before we can list it online — call 800-323-0307 for equipment not yet listed.

Every machine includes detailed specifications and high-resolution photos, and inspection visits are available for most equipment. We ship worldwide with experienced rigging partners and offer financing for qualified buyers. Have Wayne Yellowjacket equipment to sell? Get a free valuation or contact our team.