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Product
Description
The S. Howes engineering staff will design a U-trough conveyor
to your meet your conveying and/or processing requirements.
S. Howes has designed and built thousands of U-trough conveyors,
nearly all of which have unique designs and specifications,
including: dewatering conveyors, heating/cooling conveyors,
mixing conveyors, drying conveyors, etc.
U-Trough Conveyor Selection Guide
| CRITERIA |
COMMENTS |
Throughput
Capacity |
Based
on feed rate and desired output. Usually measured in
lbs or cubic feet per hour |
| Density
& Characteristics of Material |
Density
measured in lbs per cubic feet. Material characteristics
are either powders, cakes, slurries, clay, etc. |
| Length
Conveyed |
Overall
length to be conveyed. Hanger bearings may be required
for longer shafts |
| Height
Conveyed |
Overall
height to be conveyed - where required |
| Inlet |
Type
and number of inlets desired (e.g. nipples, hoppers,
grating, open trough, slide gates) |
Discharge
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Type
and number of discharges desired (e.g. spouts, slide
gates, baffel, valves, grating) |
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