Super-Flo Drag Conveyors

Super-Flo Conveyors offer efficient material handling with many important advantages. Semi-circular special low friction tough polymer flights sweep cleanly on the rounded trough bottom. The high tensile chain allows very long conveyor lengths. Special hard flights and trough materials are available for specific industrial purposes, including stainless.

Super-Flo Conveyor Efficiency :- Comparisons of operational data show that, size for size, Super-Flo conveyor delivers the greatest capacity.

  Application Versatility :-  Bulk materials flow smoothly and gently either horizontally, on an incline, or on a combination of both Horizontal conveyors can be reversed, conveying in either direction and have any number of discharges or inlets. Consult our engineering department concerning inclined conveyors.

  Gentle Material Handling :-  Materials are carried as a whole without tumbling, thereby keeping agitation and friction to a minimum. Particle degradation and separation are also minimized. Sensitive materials such as pharmaceuticals, pigments, batch chemicals, edible beans, malt, seed grains, tea and coffee are ideal for Super-Flo conveyors.

  Self-Cleaning :-  Super-Flo conveyors are virtually self-cleaning, as the flights wipe the trough bottom after every batch.

Completely Enclosed :-  Keeps dusting to a minimum The addition of battens and bolted covers with gasketed trough flanges can provide further dust-tight construction For outside weather-tight construction, hip roof bolted covers with gaskets throughout are available

Super-Flo Conveyor Economy :- Low initial cost and low power requirements mean a more economical conveying system now and in the future.

Size Range:- Super-Flo conveyors come in 10 sizes, from 6” through 36’ with capacities from approx. 40 tons to 1300 tons per hour operating at a chain speed of 175 ft/minute.

The photo shows a 30 inch Super-Flo conveyor being shop assembled. The foreground end is the drive terminal. This sized trough is a two-piece construction allowing easy bottom replacement.

Inclined Super-Flo Conveyor :- Super-Flo conveyors may be installed on any angle of incline up to 45°. While installation at any angle of incline results in a loss of capacity, capacity of inclined units also depends greatly upon the type of material being handled. For example, at a specific angle of incline, the capacity of a unit is much greater handling a non free-flowing materials such as cubes or meal than when handling a free-flowing material such as grain.

Our engineering department has years of experience on all Super-Flo conveyor applications, both horizontal and inclined Consult us concerning capacities, speeds and horsepowers for any units that are not completely horizontal.

Reversible Super-Flo Conveyor :- The Super-Flo conveyor may be constructed to operate as a reversible unit. With this arrangement, a discharge terminal is installed on both ends of the conveyor, one terminal with a take-up and the other without. Discharge terminals are without slide gates

Special Feed Sections :- Longer-than-standard divided flow inlet sections are also available for installations such as into dump pits or from surge bins Other special inlet sections are also available in which the chain return can be used as a feeding device when vertical space is limited. Consult our engineering department for special consideration in this type of application

  Intermediate Discharges :- Intermediate discharge openings are teardrop-shaped rather than rectangular. This shape allows the flights and chain to cross over without the use of crossover bars or fabricated parts, as well as allowing maximum possible discharge.

  Intermediate discharge spouts are furnished with curved slide gates as standard. The slide operates on a single adjustment support bar on each side, thus eliminating binding of the slide or other moving parts

  All chain drag conveyors have an inherent tendency to carry some materials over intermediate discharge points. The amount is usually negligible and will vary from product to product. In most instances, it does not present a problem. However, it if does, devices are available to eliminate or minimize it. It is also possible to use the drive terminal as an additional final discharge point to collect any residual carry-over.

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