Guttridge Troughflo
Low cost, versatile handling designed for easy cleaning
The Guttridge Troughflo is a complete screw conveyor system for use within the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Screw conveyors are an essential part of many conveying and storage systems dealing with powdered or granular materials. Being simple and robust in design and easily maintained, they provide low cost, versatile handling equipment with many applications in process plants.
Guttridge Troughflo Conveyor Range
The modular design allows any configuration to be easily and quickly built up to suit a customer’s exact requirements. A very wide variety of optional extras, including inlet hoppers, quick release hinged lids, special screws with ribbon flighting, crescent blades, or specially pitched flighting, and many other special purpose fittings, are easily incorporated to customise machines as necessary.
Materials Supported
Guttridge Screw Conveyors are in operation in many different industry sectors and countries handling a huge variety of bulk materials.
Flours & Powders
Sugar & Sweeteners
Fertilisers & Agrochemicals
Pigments & Dyes
Excipients & Fillers
Similar Materials
Machine Throughput*
Depending on material characteristics and machine size.
Benefits
- Designed specially for use with Auger Filling Machines
- Rapid release tube clamps & slip-fit auger for easy clean down
- Robust packing gland seal protects bearings from product ingress
- 316 stainless steel contact parts
- Tough powder coated mild steel non-contact parts
- Available configured and modified to suit individual specifications
Construction
The Troughflo machine is sturdily constructed using high quality materials throughout. All components are precision punched and fabricated for ease of assembly and interchangeability. All contact parts are manufactured from 316 grade stainless steel, with external surfaces polished to a uniform grained finish of 180 grit. Non-contact parts are made from mild steel, with external surfaces powder coated for maximum durability and long life.
Motors are rated to IP55 as standard. Conventional flange bearings support the stainless steel drive and tail shafts, which rotate in packing gland seals to provide an effective seal against most types of products.
Operation
Careful attention has been paid to the design of the Troughflo machine to ensure ease and safety of operation. The drive shaft and screw sections are connected using special slip-fit couplings which require no gudgeon bolts, making disassembly remarkably quick and easy.
The Troughflo is designed for horizontal use or inclined up to 30 degrees, but this must be specified at the time of enquiry. The drive motor mounting has a unique design, allowing the drive to be positioned above, below, or at either side – especially useful where site conditions allow limited space.
Conveying Solutions
Bulk Materials Handling for a diverse range of materials.
Guttridge has over 60 years experience delivering bulk handling solutions. We specialise in both off the shelf modular conveyors and bespoke systems designed to meet the unique needs of each customer. From small business to large commercial enterprises, we’re committed to delivering the best materials handling solutions, every time.
“We were impressed with the company’s willingness to innovate new solutions that would help us to achieve the very highest levels of reliability – a major goal for our site.”
– Mr Adam Elmes, Project Manager at Lafarge, discussing the supply of sand/cement/aggregate handling equipment
Features & Options
ATEX*
Features:
- ATEX Certified machinery is available for applications which handle potentially explosive products
- Fully certified ATEX Zones 20 internally, and Zones 21 and 22 both external and internal
Drive Motor
Features:
- The drive is via a chain drive from a geared motor unit. Motors are rated to IP55 as standard
Options:
- The drive can be positioned above, below, or at either side – especially useful where site conditions allow limited space
- Direct drive with coupling
- Shaft-mounted gearbox
- Variable speed drive
Flighting – Cut and Folded Flight*
Features:
- Cut & Folded screw flighting – used in applications where a light mixing/aerating action is required
Flighting – Paddle Blades*
Features:
- Used in applications where a mixing action is required, the angle of incidence can be varied as can the size and shape of the paddle
Flighting – Reduced Pitch*
Features:
- Continuous screw flighting, reduced pitch – used in flood feed conditions
Flighting – Ribbon Flight*
Features:
- Ribbon screw flighting – used with sticky materials and those which exhibit poor flow characteristics
Flighting – Standard
Features:
- Continuous screw flighting, full pitch, right hand – the standard configuration for most applications
Hinged Lids*
Features:
- Hinged lids with quick release catches and electrical interlocks
- The hinged lid can minimise downtime and speed up cleaning
Inlets
Features:
- Tubular Inlet
Options:
- Hopper Inlet (pictured). Available with optional agitator
- Sack tip hopper
- Rectangular inlet
Stainless Steel Finish
Features:
- Stainless steel polished to special requirements
Options:
- Stainless Steel Mirror Finish
- Stainless Steel Exterior Bead Blasted Finish
- Stainless Steel Electro-Polish
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Address
Guttridge Limited, Wardentree Park, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3UU, United Kingdom
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