Screw Conveyor 101 [Spiral-bound]

Michael P. Forcade (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0967038308 | ISBN-13: 978-0967038308

A basic training manual for screw conveyors that provides an in-depth look at the features, functions, and benefits of most common screw conveyor parts and pieces, as well as thier primary usage, advantages and limitations.

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From the Author

Screw conveyors are very simple machines, yet they are probably the least understood, most disliked piece of equipment in most plants. Why? Misapplication and misunderstnading.

There is a vast difference between having twenty years experience and having two years experience ten times.

Unfortunately, a large proportion of the people making the application selection and components specification, even those employed by some of the major manufacturers, seem to fall into the later catagory.

Screw Conveyor 101 provides the information you need to obtain reliability and efficient operation from your screw conveyors or screw feeders.

About the Author

Michael Forcade personifies "Experience" in the field of bulk conveyor equipment, specifically in screw conveyors. His 30 years of hands on experience in various job titles, including Manager of Enginering for Jeffrey Manufacturing Screw Conveyor Division, Ft. Worth, TX (1973 to 1979), Engineering Sales Manager for Martin Sprocket & Gear, Danielsville, PA (1986 to 1992) and Product Manager for Goodman Conveyor Company, Belton, SC (1992 to present)in the proper application, engineering and sales of screw conveyors in a wide variety of industries qualifies him for the conventional definition of "EXPERT". He is also the inventor of the Screw Quick Fix(R) emergency repair apparatice.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 260 pages
• Publisher: Goodman Conveyor Company (January 1, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 0967038308
• ISBN-13: 978-0967038308
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,358,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tips, April 4, 2002

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S. Yoder (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Screw Conveyor 101 (Spiral-bound)

Mr Forcade has put a lot of information into this book in a very nice format. However, I wanted to pass a tip along to those just looking for basic screw design information and they do not have a lot of money - go to Goodman Conveyor's, where Forcade works, web site and request their screw conveyor catalog. It is not as detailed as this book, but it does cover the basics. However if you can afford this book do buy it, as it has things you'll never know you need until after the fact.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Screw Conveyor 101, March 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Screw Conveyor 101 (Spiral-bound)

This the complete book on Screw Conveyor. The design is so straight forward that helped me a lot to design it for my project. Thanks a lot to author for his detailed description.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as completed as I expected, January 27, 2002

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Diego Peinado Martin (Madrid, Madrid Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Screw Conveyor 101 (Spiral-bound)

This book did not fullfill all my expectations. The fact that the calculation methods for inclined conveyors are not shown do not give much worth to this book. Almost every information given in the book can be found for free in the net. I am dissapointed with this book.