Screw Conveyors (Augers)
The pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries require the use of high-performance and reliable transport equipment, such as screw conveyors. The machine-building plant “Vityaz” offers the production of screw conveyors in a wide range of sizes, purposes, and design features at an optimal price. You can purchase either a serial model or order the production of a unique version of the auger conveyor, taking into account the specifics of the enterprise and the particular object.
Main Areas of Application
The key purpose of the screw conveyor is to accelerate the loading or unloading of products and protect them from negative factors such as moisture, dust, and ultraviolet rays.
For elevators, warehouses, and various loading and unloading units, a screw conveyor for grain is used.
In construction, augers are actively used to move, mix, and prepare for use sand, cement, lime-based mixtures, as well as gravel and other types of building materials.
Screw conveyors are also used in technologies where precise and uniform feeding of raw materials or semi-finished products is required for chemical processes, food production, and other industries.
Screw Conveyor: Equipment Features
The core of the transportation mechanism is the screw. It sets the speed and intensity of operation. The screw is placed in a sealed stationary trough and supported by suspension bearings. It is driven by an electric motor located on the same axis or near the screw conveyor, equipped with a reducer.
The product to be moved enters the metal trough, where spirals or sectional compartments are installed to perform the function of transporting the load. In the design of the screw conveyor, sometimes hoppers are used for temporary storage of raw materials.
Unlike similar conveyors with static settings, this version allows you to independently adjust the transport speed, tilt angle, and unloading height.
Types
Screw conveyors are distinguished by spiral and sectional transportation methods. The spiral method is used for moving bulk materials. The second option – sectional compartments – is used for bulk and small bulk materials.
Advantages of Screw Conveyors
The high quality of the products offered by us to optimize production processes and move products is one of the key parameters of operation and an important advantage of using this type of transport equipment.
Industrial auger conveyors are made of durable and reliable material – stainless steel, resistant to moisture and corrosion. The parts that connect the main components of the equipment are made according to European quality standards.
A screw conveyor requires minimal maintenance and attention from the user. All that is needed is to monitor the technical condition of the mechanism, speed, and quality of operation.
Other advantages include:
- high productivity;
- simple control;
- compact size;
- long service life;
- ability to use in the most difficult conditions – in contact with aggressive environments.