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Please help us in welcoming Jamie Willis to the TEC team. Jamie is a 24-year veteran in the industrial field. A participant in countless manufacturers' training sessions, he holds numerous certifications in material handling, as well as in power and electrical transmission.


Look for Jamie on the road as he assists our South Georgia customers.

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Each image represents (1) number. What number must the lanterns, snowmen and trees represent to solve the final equation?


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MECHANICAL CONVEYING

Choose Your Conveyor Wisely


Mechanical conveyors use traditional machinery like belts, buckets, chains and rollers to efficiently move material. They are well suited for heavy, non-free-flowing materials, like crushed rock or gravel. Also, the preferred method for transporting materials with a high moisture, fat, or oil content, mechanical conveyors can move these materials that often cake and cause blockages in pneumatic pipelines.


Mechanical Conveyors

  • Move a wide variety of product shapes, sizes and weights
  • Can be installed almost anywhere 
  • Convey material horizontally, at an incline or even vertically
  • Handle large production rates
  • Blend materials with differing bulk densities, such as feed mixes
  • Effectively move wet product
  • Quickly offload to vehicles like railcars, trucks and barges
  • Energy efficient


Let us help you select a trouble-free conveyor to transport your product. Here is a sampling of some of the options.

SCREW CONVEYORS

Moving Wet Product?


With an auger-type motion, screw conveyors move material from an inlet to a point of discharge. Ideal for small spaces and short distances, they perform well with wet product and material that cakes or sticks together.


Screws can convey product horizontally or at a slight incline - up to around 30 deg. Efficiency is reduced as the incline increases.


Their limitations are the straight routing requirements and limited conveying distance less than 24 ft.)

VERTICAL SCREW

Lacking Floor Space?


Vertical screw conveyors are fully enclosed, using a screw-like rotating shaft to consistently move product upwards. Compact in design, the vertical screw requires minimal floor space. With a discharge height of up to 40 ft, they can easily move material from one floor to another. Capacities on Orthman's vertical screw conveyors range from 400 to 6,000 cu ft/hr, with typical speeds from 150-250 rpm.

  • Compact and easy to use
  • Cost Effective
  • Easy to Install
  • Material Discharge in Any Direction

SHAFTLESS SCREW CONVEYOR

Stringy or Sticky Product?


To move products problematic for typical screw conveyors, Orthman engineered and manufactures a shaftless screw conveyor. One continuous helix rides on the bottom of the housing on a replaceable liner eliminating the need for hanger bearing supports. Designing out the center pipe eliminates a location for buildup of wet sticky products and for stringy products to wrap around.

  • Heavy Duty Construction
  • No Hangar Bearing Supports
  • No Center Pipe for Product Build Up
  • Easy Clean Out
  • Replaceable Trough Liner
  • High Wear Properties

BELT CONVEYORS


Belt conveyors are one of the cheapest ways to move product long distances.

  • Accommodate changes in elevation
  • No degradation of product
  • Material visibility on the belt while conveyed
  • Load product at any point along the belt


Their versatility, reliability and range of capacities lend them to a wide range of applications. With different designs, styles and options, they transport material from fine powders to large, clunky stones.


Orthman offers a variety of belt conveyors to address specific application requirements.

  • Channel Stringer Belt Conveyors
  • Truss Frame Conveyors
  • Slider Bed Belt Conveyors
  • U-Trough Belt Conveyors
  • Flat Side Belt Conveyors
  • Custom Conveyors

Every material has unique characteristics and each application has specific requirements. The bulk flow properties of your product, along with space requirements and economic considerations help determine which conveying system best meets your objectives.


For more information on selecting a mechanical conveyor or system, contact your TEC representative or visit Orthman.

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CONTACT US

Steven Duke

steven@tecengr.com

Birmingham, AL

Bob Hodges

bobh@tecengr.com

Covington, LA

Lance Steed

lance@tecengr.com

Mobile, AL

Harvey Kinsey

harvey@tecengr.com

Atlanta, GA

Jamie Willis

jamie@tecengr.com

Macon, GA

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