Screw conveyors are used in a wide variety of applications from agriculture to chemicals to wastewater and even food applications. Whether used in human food applications or pet food applications, each industry, customer and even each plant has a different idea of the finish requirements for screw conveyors.
Screw Conveyor Articles
Interco, an industry leader in nonferrous metal recycling has experienced a record year and with excitement from its shareholders needed to begin to reinvest in its processes.
Screw conveyor parts and screw conveyor components are dimensionally standardized trough the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) and the CEMA 300.
Screw conveyors, like any other mechanical equipment, are driven by an electric motor. The motor provides a lot of power (HP) but very little torque (In-lbs).
Wellsville Terminals, an experienced full-service intermodal terminal had recently received a project involving receiving cement in bulk and transloading it to bulk bags.
One question we get asked a lot is whether a screw conveyor or belt conveyor is the bet fit for an application.
SCP Slide gates are built to be robust and provide years of worry-free operation. Whether looking for one of our standard CEMA slide gates or a custom application each design has some unique advantages and features built into every design.
Screw conveyors are extremely versatile and therefore called to do a lot in a modern bulk material handling process.
Believe it or not screw conveyor screws are extremely complicated and the nomenclature and terms are too.