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The first type of screw conveyor was the Archimedes' screw, used since ancient times to pump irrigation water. [ 1 ] They usually consist of a trough or tube containing either a spiral blade coiled around a shaft, driven at one end and held at the other, or a " shaftless spiral ", driven at one end and free at the other.
A conveyor system is often the lifeline to a company's ability to effectively move its product in a timely fashion. The steps that a company can take to ensure that it performs at peak capacity, include regular inspections and system audits, close monitoring of motors and reducers, keeping key parts in stock, and proper training of personnel.
Chain conveyors use an endless chain both to transmit power and to propel material through a trough, either pushed directly by the chain or by attachments to the chain. The chain runs over sprockets at either end of the trough. Chain conveyors are used to move material up to 90 metres (300 ft), and typically under 30 metres (98 ft). [1]: 271
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general layout A chain conveyor for mining use chain conveyor in use (German coal mine, 1950s) A conveyor chain is chain that has been designed specifically for chain conveyor systems. It consists of a series of journal bearings that are held together by constraining link plates. Each bearing consists of a pin and a bush on which the chain ...
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