6. Combined feeder/elevator
The facility to use a single machine with a low pick-up as an elevator and volumetric feeder could have dramatic implications in future plant design and the layout of bulk materials handling equipment (figures
13, 14). Currently, plants that feed a process via volumetric screw feeders often need to use overhead hoppers to gravity feed the screw feeders. These hoppers, in turn, must be filled by yet a third piece of equipment like a bucket elevator or pneumatic conveyor. The ability to take material from floor level and feed a process directly as a controlled volumetric feeder/elevator offers significant saving in cost, floor space, headroom and maintenance.
6. Combined feeder/elevator
The facility to use a single machine with a low pick-up as an elevator and volumetric feeder could have dramatic implications in future plant design and the layout of bulk materials handling equipment (figures
13, 14). Currently, plants that feed a process via volumetric screw feeders often need to use overhead hoppers to gravity feed the screw feeders. These hoppers, in turn, must be filled by yet a third piece of equipment like a bucket elevator or pneumatic conveyor. The ability to take material from floor level and feed a process directly as a controlled volumetric feeder/elevator offers significant saving in cost, floor space, headroom and maintenance.
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