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Screw Conveyor for Plastic Pellets & Regrind Flakes

KWS provided clear polycarbonate windows which give maintenance personnel a quick way to conduct a visual inspection of the materials.

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Dewatered Biosolids Load Out System for WSSC Piscataway Bioenergy Project

KWS Shafted Screw Conveyors were used for the biosolids conveying. Screws were constructed from abrasion-resistant material to increase wear life.

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Triple-Screw Feeder for Frac Sand and Proppant

KWS produced a sophisticated triple-screw feeder that while innovative, was rugged and could withstand the abuse of the oilfield.

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Twin Reversible Screw Conveyor for ATBS

The KWS direct-drive shaft mount design offers a compact and cost effective alternative when compared to traditional belt-driven screw conveyor drives.

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KWS Provides Iron Recovery System with Cost Savings

KWS designed a special inlet hopper that matched capacity as well as size for the dump bucket on the skid steers used for loading.

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Dairy Farm Utilizes Screw Conveyor for Recycling Cow Manure

KWS worked with CEI to design a screw conveyor to transfer wet manure from a screen separator to a hydrolyzer.

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Wet Sugar Bucket Elevator for Amalgamated Sugar

The new KWS bucket elevator was designed to fit the exact same footprint as the existing unit but with an increased capacity of 50-percent.

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Cattle Operation Thrives with KWS Solution

For each screw conveyor, KWS used stock screws, one right-hand and one left-hand with discharges on both ends and a diverter gate in the center.

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Calculating Residence Time

The length time a bulk material spends inside the screw conveyor is known as residence time and a few inputs are needed to determine this time.

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Importance of Proper Inlet Location on a Screw Conveyor

It may seem as though an inlet may be installed anywhere, but inlet location is important for a proper functioning screw conveyor.

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How to Properly Align Screw Conveyor Troughs

When assembling a screw conveyor, verifying proper trough alignment is critical to long term operation. Learn how to properly...

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KWS Bolt Pads

The purpose of bolt pads is to increase the bearing area of the pipe and coupling bolts which increases the torque rating of the bolted connection.

KWS Resource Library

Screw Conveyor for Plastic Pellets & Regrind Flakes

Dewatered Biosolids Load Out System for WSSC Piscataway Bioenergy Project