Precision, Hygiene, and Efficiency for Bulk Solids Handling
Advanced Screw Feeders feature an easy-to-clean, user-friendly design.
With over twenty-five years of experience in the food and pharmaceutical sectors, Trantec leverages extensive knowledge of powder metering, food safety, and the latest industry legislation, combined with expertise in auger screw manufacturing, to deliver their most advanced Screw Feeder to date. Many of the features are now included as standard in their screw feeders and were developed in response to customer feedback. By listening to the needs of their clients and learning from hundreds of installations globally, they have designed an easy to clean Screw Feeders to simplify everyday cleaning and maintenance tasks. These screw feeders are user-friendly, allowing operators with minimal training to perform maintenance efficiently.
Hygienic material handling
Trantec quick-release Screw Feeders are ideal for sanitary applications requiring precision and reliability. Whether dealing with fine powders, grains or coarse granules, Trantec provides solutions that optimise hygiene, equipped with blue metal detectable gaskets throughout and PTFE-based, easily removable shaft seals to improve hygiene and maintenance efficiency. All removable parts are also autoclaved and dishwasher safe.
Precise dosing
For applications where precision is paramount, Trantec offers an optional weigh base that can be included or retrofitted. This feature provides advanced gravimetric-style continuous loss-in-weight controls, ensuring precise material flow and consistency. Whether you are performing continuous operations or one-shot runs, the weighing base enhances accuracy, making it particularly beneficial for ingredient batching or recipe preparation, where maintaining product quality is crucial.
Reduces downtime
Trantec’s quick-release screw feeder range is designed with ease of cleaning and maintenance in mind, ensuring optimal hygiene and operational efficiency. Featuring captive hand wheels that allow for easy removal of all major parts. Once the front panel has been swiftly removed, you gain quick access to the auger screw and agitator. This user-friendly, tool-free feature simplifies routine inspections, cleaning and servicing, reducing downtime and enhancing overall efficiency, with the dismantling of the whole machine in under 3 minutes. Don’t believe it? Check out their YouTube channel or visit Trantec’s website to see them in action.
Flexible in design
Trantec regularly manufactures tailor-made equipment to meet the specific needs of their customers, offering a variety of agitator and screw designs to handle different material types and flow characteristics. Additional accessories are also available to enhance functionality and performance. This flexibility ensures that each system can be optimised for maximum efficiency, reliability, and compatibility with unique process requirements.
Gentle material handling
Driven by an independent motor, the screw feeder’s agitator is designed to prevent over-agitation, thereby preserving the integrity and quality of the product. This feature is particularly beneficial for managing cohesive or clumping materials prone to bridging or ratholing. The agitator gently stirs the material, ensuring a consistent bulk density and smooth flow.
Robust and hygienic construction
Trantec’s screw feeders are constructed from high-grade 304 or 316 stainless steel, ensuring exceptional durability and corrosion resistance. All internal welds are ground crevice-free, eliminating potential sites for contamination, and all surfaces have a bright brush polish finish that provides a clean, smooth, and easy-to-maintain surface. Trantec offers an optional 0.1 Ra mirror finish for applications requiring the utmost hygiene, ensuring the highest cleanliness and safety standards.
Enhanced Safety
Machines can be equipped with advanced contactless encoded safety interlock switches to ensure maximum operator safety. These high-precision switches are designed to automatically shut off power when any access parts are removed or opened. This intelligent safety feature effectively prevents accidental operation, reducing the risk of injury and ensuring that maintenance and operational tasks can be performed safely.
By incorporating these advanced features, Trantec’s Quick-release, easy clean screw feeder ensures not only high performance and reliability but also prioritises user safety, ease of maintenance and hygiene. This makes Trantec feeders ideal for demanding industrial environments where efficiency, hygiene and safety are paramount. For more information on Trantec Quick-release, easy-clean feeders, visit their website or email with any questions.
