WHAT IS A SCREW CON­VEYOR?
A me­chan­i­cal screw con­veyor is a trans­port or con­vey­ing sys­tem that can be used for an ex­ten­sive range of bulk ma­te­ri­als. Screw con­-vey­ors are dri­ven by a mo­tor and op­er­ated ac­cord­ing to the Archimedes screw prin­ci­ple. This means that the el­e­ment be­ing con­veyed is moved by con­stantly ro­tat­ing the screw shaft, which looks like a screw

What are the spe­cial fea­tures of a screw con­veyor?

In con­trast to pneu­matic suc­tion sys­tems, screw con­vey­ors are usu­ally less ex­pen­sive, qui­eter and, most im­por­tantly, suit­able for shorter dis­tances. The con­vey­ing dis­tance can be quite steep (up to 30 de­grees dif­fer­ence in al­ti­tude), but should be kept as straight as pos­si­ble.

Advantages of a screw conveyor:

• Dust-free and closed conveying process
• Specific seal design for the area of application
• Ideal drive dimensions
• Designed for 24/7 continuous operation
• Bootec provides screw conveyors up to 13 metres long
• Robust design for maximum loads in continuous operation
• Flexible system integration using 3D planning
• Short delivery times due to largely standardized modular design