• Maschinen Fabrik (India) Private Limited

Flexible Screw Conveyors

Maschinen Fabrik supplies flexible screw conveyors. It is made of FDA-grade ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and stainless steel contact parts. They are used for conveying Ibuprofen, Naproxene, and Rantidine powders into blenders, shifters and multi-mill machines. Granulated sugar, vitamins and minerals are also conveyed into batching for syrup and formulation applications among a majority of fine powders of food-grade application. Standard sanitation accessories with cleanout caps, reverse jog facilities and pulsed-air, jet-cleaning is available. One manual bag dump station is optionally fitted with a dust collector for fine powder materials or a flanged inlet is provided to charge the material. Powders with high compressibility factors and difficult flow characteristics have agitator units at inlets to break "bridges" or "ratholes". Vibrators with cyclic timers dislodge the materials clinging to the sidewalls of the hopper. The materials are then lifted from the inlet transition by stainless steel spiral augers of round or flat sections. Vertical units can have single length of 12 metres, while horizontal or inclined lengths can work up to 18 - 24 metres in single length, depending upon the material characteristics. Empty bag compactors and bin vent filters are available to maintain good housekeeping and indoor air quality. Variable speed drives, level switches, load cells, weighing and temperature controllers for automatic conveying and inventory monitoring are available for process automation. MFI offers test facilities at its R&D centre for the customers to conduct trials with the products for performance evaluation.