Hydroscrew Screw Conveyors

Hydroscrew Ltd, Fir Street, Cadishead, Manchester, M44 5AG, UK. Tel. +44(0)161 777 9290 Fax. +44(0)161 775 2145 email: info@hydroscrew.co.uk

Screw Conveyors move many different materials from one location to another in factories and production facilities. Production plants and warehouse environments often utilise these types of systems and the efficiency of the production processes can be enhanced greatly as a direct result. There are literally millions of conveyors at work in factories around the world and the screw conveyor is a machine that can be put to good use in a myriad of applications from agricultural or plastic granule production plants to ash removal and cement. The design of the screw conveyor means that once it turns materials are taken from one end of the screw to another. In particular this type of conveyor can be extremely useful at shifting cereal grains and they can also be used as feed units when a certain quality of grain needs to be delivered into a production process. This type of equipment can be put to good use in a host of settings and the bulk materials industries often call on the services of a screw conveyor manufacturer when they want bespoke types of equipment developing. The screw conveyor manufacturer uses the very latest CAD technology to create their distinctive designs. It could be a highly unique processing plant that requires the conveyors and they can use the vast experience and industry know-how of the conveyor manufacturer who`ll design, supply and fit the equipment into place. Possibly the equipment might be needed to run as part of a bin discharger or it could be used within a feed plant. There`s a number of trough and tubular varieties that come with various inlets and outlets and each project can be custom designed for the client. Equipment such as this is built by a screw conveyor manufacturer who can work on a wide range of exclusive projects throughout the year. Screw conveyors are often referred to as augers. An auger can be used to transfer material from one point to the next with total efficiency. The agricultural industry will use this type of equipment to transfer grain from one point to another. It can be used to send the raw material in and out of a grain hopper or move untreated wheat into the threshing machine. Augers can also be used as drilling equipment as they will easily excavate set mounds of earth. Construction companies can rely on this type of drilling apparatus as it gives a steadfast service at each call of asking. When new fences are being erected and holes need to be dug for the fence posts, an auger is the ideal type of equipment to use. Such is the high demand for machinery of this nature an auger manufacturer can be kept busy by a range of clients. The type of projects they encounter might vary but their standard of service will remain the same. From the initial design right through to the commissioning of the new installation the auger manufacturer will ensure of complete customer satisfaction.

The Hydrodynamic Screw harnesses energy from the fall of water. With a conventional turbine, wheel or propeller comes in contact with water at only one point along the water's drop, the hydrodynamic screw captures energy along its entire length. This energy is transferred into rotational movement by the robust steel spiral of the screw and subsequently drives a generator which generates electricity.

High Efficiency:
• The hydrodynamic screw maintains high efficiency in a wide range of flow rates
• Far higher efficiencies than comparable turbines and waterwheels
• The screw continues to harness power from the water even during low summer river levels, down to 20% of the design flow
• Efficiencies of up to 90%

Simplicity:
• Low rotational speeds
• Minimum components subject to wear
• Design life of 25-40 years
• Low maintenance

Fish Friendly:
• Proven research and testing have shown the fish friendliness of the hydro-screw
• Each segment of water is moved as whole so fish up to 1 metre long can move down the screw in each and emerge unharmed at the bottom
• The screw is a common method of transferring fish in America
• This unique feature has led to approval from the Environment Agency

No costly fine screening:
• Due the screw's ability to safely pass large items and fish, only an inexpensive coarse screen is needed to protect the screw from the larger pieces of debris

Capabilities:
• Can be designed for flows ranging from as little as 200 litres/s up to 15,000 litres/s
• Can be installed in places where the head (fall height) of water is as low as 1 metre.