Features of use of screw conveyors

One of the most advantageous and convenient to use types of conveyor is a screw (auger) conveyor, in the trough of which the materials are transported by means of special screw. The company offers to buy this type of equipment to ensure successful transportation of concrete.

What elements does a screw conveyor consist of?

The basis of such conveyor is a fixed trough in the form of a cylinder. The cargo moves the descending inside the movable mass screw through the trough. The screw rests on the intermediate and end supports. This screw conveyor is able to transport the goods under strictly defined angle. This type of conveyor is used mainly to move bulk cargos, which can be easily pressed creating a single mass on any other transporter. Such goods should not lose their quality in the abrasion and crushing. Additional way of use of screw (auger) conveyors is to move dusty and slightly damp loads.

Advantages of screw conveyors

The advantages of this type of equipment are the simplicity and compact design. The principle of using is simple and understandable on an intuitive level. The equipment can reach a length of 9 meters, as it is formed from separate fragments, the length of each of which separately is 3 meters. What is more, screw conveyors manufactured by Stroytekhnika Plant are designed in such a way that they fit perfectly to the silos and bag breakers (link) of our own production.