Screw Conveyor 101 (Spiral-bound)

by Michael P. Forcade (Author) "One of the most important things to learn about screw conveyors is when they are suitable and when they are not..." (more)
Key Phrases: trough end plate, screw feeder applications, standard end plates, Goodman Conveyor Company, Hangers Style, Series Multi-Flo Application Multi-Flo Max Speed (more...)

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Product Description
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.

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.

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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.com Sales Rank: #1,293,398 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

By	S. Yoder (NC) - See all my reviews

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 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

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

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.