U-Trough Screw Conveyor
Designed to your unique specification. Built to last.
The S. Howes engineering staff will design a U-trough conveyor to meet your conveying and/or processing requirements. S. Howes has designed and built thousands of U-trough conveyors, nearly all with unique designs and specifications, including dewatering conveyors, heating/cooling conveyors, mixing conveyors, drying conveyors, etc.
U-trough screw conveyors are expertly designed and built to last a lifetime.
Validate your U-trough conveyor design in our Innovation Center testing lab.
Features & Benefits
- Heavy Duty Construction: Exceeds CEMA standards.
- Tight Auger-to-Trough clearance.
- Direct drive.
- Bolted, hinged, or clamped sectional covers.
- Customer specific inlets/discharge.
- High quality components.
Custom Designs
U-Trough conveyors can be customized by S. Howes to fit your product needs. We have designed dewatering conveyors, heating and cooling conveyors, mixing conveyors, drying conveyors, and more.
Sample Applications
S. Howes’ sales and engineering personnel can recommend and design a U Trough Auger conveyor for your specific application needs. If the features and options you need are not listed, call to see how we can develop a solution to meet your requirements.
- Powdered Milk
- Ground Meat
- Glass Bead
- Chemicals
- Cosmetics
- Pigments
- Regrind
- Plastics
- Pellets
- Sugar
- Food
- Grain
- Cereal
- Salt
- Resins
- Batter
- Flour
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Options & Accessories
- Totally portable option
- Accessible auger
- Cover options
- Available in carbon or stainless steel and high grade finish
- Special abrasion resistant seals
- Packing gland seals, rotating mechanical seals
- Variety of liners available
- Custom drive arrangements
- Custom hoppers & hopper agitators
- VFD or starter controls mounted on base
- Heat & cooling options
- Self-contained dust collector
Test Lab & Innovation Center
Your Material Product. Our Thermal Processing Equipment.
Make sure your new process equipment delivers your desired final material requirements.
Lab Testing
Leverage the CPEG Innovation Center and expertise in process engineering to test material product prior to the design or purchase of bulk solids and material handling equipment.
Testing With Rental Units
When material testing in the Innovation Center is not feasible, S. Howes provides rental equipment that can be shipped directly to your site for reliable testing of powder and bulk solids materials.
U-Trough Conveyors – FAQs
What is a U-trough screw conveyor?
A U-trough conveyor is a screw conveyor with an open-top trough design that allows easier access for cleaning, inspection, and maintenance.
What applications are best suited for U-trough conveyors?
They are commonly used in applications requiring frequent cleaning, larger material capacities, or easier access to internal components.
What materials can U-trough conveyors handle?
These conveyors can transport powders, aggregates, pellets, flakes, and a wide range of bulk solids.
What are the advantages of a U-trough design over a tubular conveyor?
U-trough conveyors offer easier maintenance access and can accommodate larger screw diameters for higher capacity applications.
Can U-trough conveyors be customized for harsh environments?
Yes. S. Howes can engineer systems with heavy-duty construction, wear-resistant materials, and specialty liners for demanding applications.
Featured Industries
Biomass & Biofuels
Ethanol plants and biodiesel producers rely on S. Howes equipment to convey, mix, screen, and process grain and biomass feedstocks throughout production. Our mixers, conveyors, and screening systems are built for the wet, fibrous, and variable-density materials common in biofuel operations.
Forest Products
Sawmills, pulp processors, and wood byproduct producers work with fibrous, abrasive, and moisture-variable materials that demand purpose-built equipment. S. Howes conveyors, screeners, and size-reduction systems are engineered to reliably handle wood chips, sawdust, bark, and biomass residuals.
Waste & Recycling
Waste processors and recyclers handle highly variable feedstocks that demand robust, wear-resistant equipment capable of continuous operation. S. Howes conveyors, lump breakers, screeners, and size-reduction systems are built to reliably process municipal, industrial, and specialty waste streams.
Minerals Processing
Minerals processors handling ores, industrial minerals, and specialty powders need equipment capable of withstanding abrasive, high-density feedstocks across continuous production schedules. S. Howes conveyors, screeners, and mixers are built to perform in the demanding conditions of mineral processing operations.