One question we get asked a lot is whether a screw conveyor or belt conveyor is the bet fit for an application.
Screw Conveyor Articles
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.
SCP screw conveyor kits are pre-engineered to handle almost any bulk material and are an ideal solution for adding or replacing one or multiple screw conveyors in your process.
A screw conveyor uses several different types of shafts to function and even the term shaft can be misleading to many. Below are some examples of different screw conveyor shafts and even clarification on what a screw conveyor shaft is.
Screw conveyors come in many sizes, shapes and configurations and function in very similar ways.
Screw conveyors are a versatile and economical means of feeding and conveying powder bulk solids in any industrial process.
A slide gate is used everywhere in a bulk material handling and processing facility. The most widely used application is under a silo or bin to either hold or meter a powder bulk solid such as grain, sand, plastic pellets and a host of other materials.
