Daily Maintenance for Screw Conveyor

Daily Maintenance for Screw Conveyor

In order to prolong lifespan of screw conveyor,we should pay much attention to its daily maintenance.Here we will introduce you this kind of knowledge from 4 aspects.

Screw conveyor is bulk material handling equipment, which usually consists of a tube containing either a spiral blade coiled around a shaft (sometimes called an auger), driven at one end and held at the other, it is widely used in chemical, metallurgy, paper making, and construction industries, etc. Below you will see its daily maintenance methods:

1. When operate the screw conveyor, bearings, gears and transmission chain should be added lubricating oil regularly.

2. After machine stops, the spiral blade wear condition should be checked, if wears seriously, please repair welding.

3. The conveying capacity can not be overloaded, or the material can’t be discharged which will cause the screw axis bends and box damages.

4.During the operation of screw conveyor, any shrill noise, please open the cover and check, eliminate the noise timely.

Hope above mentioned maintenance will be helpful!