Customized Flexible Hose Pipe Screw Conveyor for Conveying Grain
Wednesday June-25 2025 17:45:18
Customized flexible hose pipe screw conveyors are an effective way to meet specific agricultural conveying challenges because they provide flexibility, efficiency and precision that cannot be achieved with standardized equipment. Although standardized pipe screw conveyors are available on the market, grain conveying often faces unique challenges, such as: farms or grain warehouses may have irregular layouts, requiring equipment to bypass obstacles, pass through narrow passages or lift grain at specific angles.
Different grains (corn, wheat, rice, soybeans, etc.) have different characteristics such as particle size, density, moisture content, specific conveying volume and distance, special environmental requirements, and whether they are connected with other equipment, which may require specific screw blade designs and conveying speeds.
Customization ensures that the equipment is perfectly suited to your specific needs, thereby achieving the best conveying efficiency, lowest operating costs and longest service life.
Advantages of customized flexible hose pipe screw conveyors for conveying grain
The flexible spiral design without a central axis can be bent to adapt to complex spaces and multi-angle conveying paths, and is suitable for non-linear layouts such as granaries and processing plants. The minimum bending radius of the hose can reach 1-1.5 meters, supporting horizontal, vertical, inclined and S-shaped turning conveying, solving the problem of narrow or circuitous spaces that traditional belt/bucket conveyors cannot cope with.
Typical application scenarios for grain conveying
In the process of grain procurement or storage, it is often necessary to lift grain from the ground to the transport vehicle or unload the grain on the vehicle into the warehouse. The customized flexible hose pipe screw conveyor for conveying grain can directly penetrate into the carriage or silo for loading and unloading operations through its flexible hose structure.
Before field operations or mechanized sowing, grain seeds need to be filled from the storage silo into the seeder, sowing bucket or small feed truck. Traditional manual filling is inefficient and prone to spillage. The flexible hose conveyor can achieve fast filling through fixed-point high-position conveying, which is particularly suitable for field operations.
In the grain processing process, such as cleaning, drying, grinding, packaging and other stages, it is often necessary to transport grains between different equipment. The flexible hose pipe screw conveyor is suitable for connecting upper and lower process equipment or short-distance transportation in a compact site.
In the feed processing process, grains such as corn and soybean meal are often put into mixing equipment or crushers as the main raw materials. The flexible hose pipe screw conveyor can be used to suck bulk raw materials from ground bags and ton bags to the equipment feeding port to improve the batching efficiency.
Optional parameters for customization
When customizing a flexible hose pipe screw conveyor, users can mainly choose according to the following parameters:
|
Parameter name |
Optional range or recommended value |
Description |
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Pipe diameter |
Φ75mm, Φ90mm, Φ108mm, Φ133mm |
Select according to the conveying volume |
|
Conveying length |
2~12 meters (customizable) |
It is recommended to use intermediate support or segmented conveying if it exceeds 5 meters |
|
Conveying capacity |
1~10 tons/hour |
Related to grain type, moisture content, and inclination angle |
|
Motor power |
1.1kW~4kW |
Determined by pipe diameter and conveying length |
|
Hose material |
PVC, PU, high temperature resistant rubber, etc. |
Can be selected according to wear resistance and temperature resistance requirements |
|
Installation method |
Fixed, mobile, vehicle-mounted |
Select according to actual operation scene |
Usage suggestions
Grains should be kept properly dry (generally moisture ≤14%). Excessive moisture content can easily cause grains to adhere to the spiral spring or the inner wall of the hose, causing pipe blockage. Grains with high moisture content should give priority to large diameter models and reduce the conveying speed. Avoid large amounts of material at one time. The pipe screw conveyor should be kept in a "non-blocking" state by manually feeding slowly and evenly or configuring a feeder. Avoid excessive accumulation of grain at the feed port, which may cause the motor to be overloaded or even burn out.
During operation, it is strictly forbidden to open the feed port or touch the inside of the screw to prevent mechanical damage. Regularly check the wear of the hose and the wear of the auger spring to prevent breakage or blockage. It is recommended to pre-run for 1-2 minutes before conveying, and then feed after confirming that the auger is operating normally.
How much does it cost to customize a flexible hose pipe screw conveyor?
The larger the size and the longer the conveyor, the more materials are required, and the manufacturing time and engineering design costs will increase accordingly. Generally speaking, short conveyors (less than 5 meters) usually cost between $2,000 and $7,000; medium-sized conveyors (5-15 meters) range from $7,000 to $15,000; long conveyors (over 15 meters) range from $15,000 to $50,000 depending on the length and specifications.
If you need to further customize the flexible hose pipe screw conveyor for a specific output, site or grain type, you can provide the following information for selection:
Name and particle size of the conveyed material; expected conveying volume (tons/hour);
Conveying distance and inclination; inlet and outlet height, etc.
