Spiral Services were recently engaged to investigate high wear and constant maintenance issues, with their clients Screw Conveyors, at the UK based facility.
After completing a site survey, it was found that the Screw Conveyor had been designed using pipe body style hangers which lost rigidity with regular rotation of the screw. This caused increased screw flight tip and trough wear.
Spiral Services provided a full turnkey solution from design, manufacture, installation to commission including the following equipment improvements:
- 14" x 3" horizontal screw conveyor
- High Duty style 226 Hangers
- Upgraded quick release screws
A reduction in energy consumption was achieved by redesigning the discharge end allowing the conveyor not needing to be operated when discharging.
Spiral Services solution ensures the client will benefit from reduced wear & maintenance, was correctly designed for the volume and application with increased operational efficiencies through scheduled maintenance paired with high reliability on the standard of equipment replaced.
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