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Auger or screw conveyors easily move materials and offer valuable protection for other equipment. However, not just any auger conveyor can do the job efficiently. Astro Metal Craft and [...]

Astro Metal Craft designs and fabricates custom screw conveyor systems for industrial processing and material-handling applications. We build each conveyor around the material, capacity, [...]

Spiral let down chutes, also known as spiral gravity chutes or gravity chutes, provide a simple and effective way to move bulk products vertically while controlling their descent. This type of [...]

The Challenge A food processor needed a custom screw conveyor to move food material from a storage bin and portion it into individual food trays. The application required a stepper motor capable [...]

Screw conveyors, also called auger conveyors, are used in processing plants for conveying food products. Screw conveyor design for certain features include, temperature control, mixing of [...]