TEC Introduces Thomas Conveyor Company

We are pleased to announce our affiliation with Thomas Conveyor Company. For over 60 years, they have built and delivered products for material handling industries. They use a design/build approach to meet or exceed customers' specific requirements.

In addition to screw conveyors, Thomas provides bucket elevators, screw feeders, grit washers, screw elevators, hollow flight conveyors, drag conveyors, shaftless conveyors, hoppers and specialty belt conveyors.

PUZZLER

Grab Your Pencil and Paper for This One

Four people arrive at a river with a narrow bridge that can only hold two people at a time. It's nighttime and they have one torch that has to be used when crossing the bridge.

Person A can cross the bridge in one minute, B in two minutes, C in five minutes and D in eight minutes.

When two people cross the bridge together, they must move at the slower person's pace. Can they all get across the bridge in 15 minutes or less?

See answer here..

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SCREW CONVEYORS

Simple, Adaptable and Versatile

There are good reasons why one of the oldest and simplest devices used for the movement of bulk materials is still around today.

Advantages

Versatility: Option and part combinations are available for conveying a wide variety of materials.
Mixing: The normal rotation of the screw during operation lifts and tumbles the product, making it an efficient mixer.
Simultaneous Conveyance in Two Directions: Combining right-hand and left-hand flights produces bidirectional conveyance.
Ready Reversibility: No need for soft-start units.
High-temperature Materials: Properly applied screw conveyors can handle product at temperatures above 1000 degree F.
Abrasive Materials: Special materials and hard-coating options are available to extend screw life in extremely abrasive applications.
Flood Loading Capability: Screw feeders are efficient and reliable in regulating feed to downstream equipment. The screw diameter, pitch combination, pipe size and flight configuration can be customized to solve specific bin unloading requirements.
Total Enclosure Screw Conveyor Systems: Completely enclosed systems both protect the environment from the product being handled (dust-tight) and/or protect the conveyed material from the environment.
Large Lump Size: Conveyance of pieces up to 7-1/2” is possible within industry guidelines.
Multiple Inlets or Discharges: Intermediate inlets and/or discharges are readily added.

Bi-Directional Screw Conveyor System	Grit Washer Systems
Eliminates need for additional drives & units Allows redirection Accommodates multiple discharge points	Separate solids from liquids Various inclines for efficiencies Wash and dewater
Heat Transfer Screw Conveyors	Modular Plastic Screw Conveyors
Ideal for heating & cooling conveyed material Achieve & maintain constant temperature Capable of mixing while conveying	Efficient release of tacky materials & ice Lightweight & energy efficient Food-grade rated Easy individual modular replacement
Multi Screw Conveyors	Ribbon and/or Paddle Screws
Use in extra wide hoppers Ideal for negative-slope bins Avoids product build up	Mixing & blending Cooling via aeration Breaking up soft lump products Conveying sticky materials
Screw Conveyor and Incline Systems	Screw Feeders
Conveying & bagging Uniform unit feeding Elevate products efficiently	Uniformly meters out of bins and hoppers Allow for energy efficient drive assemblies Ideal for flood loaded applications
Shaftless Screw Conveyors	Stainless Steel Screw Conveyors
Eliminates need for hanger supports Conveys sticky &viscous materials Ideal for moving irregular &large lumps	Ideal for food grade applications Exotic stainless materials for corrosive resistance Abrasive resistant options
Vertical Screw Conveyors:
Compact vertical design Ideal for dry and free-flowing products Top or bottom drive configuration