Over 2000 years in the making…
here’s our 21st Century contribution
The Archimedes screw has been around Original Trantec machines used augers finish than ever before whilst driving down
for a few years now and represents manufactured by others. Whilst these costs at the same time. Better quality
a deceptively simple way to move screws were fully functional, Trantec product at a lower price is everyone’s
materials. Liquids to solids and everything craved a more accurate and consistent target of course and Trantec believe they
in between, a rotating helix can propel product which had tight tolerances and have done just that.
the product and deliver the accuracy maximum life. In the early years of the demanded by many bulk solids handling new millennium Trantec had developed machinery. a new range of Metering Feeders which
For the last 20 years Trantec Solids
Handling has been producing just such
machines, taking the humble “auger”
and putting it to work moving powders,
granules, flakes and pellets with
consistency and precision in their Metering
Screw Feeders.
Todays powder handling applications
are demanding even greater efficiency
and accuracy. Food and pharmaceutical
machinery has its own requirements for
hygienic design and the cost of many
process ingredients means over feeding
or wasted product must be minimised.
Machine reliability also takes centre stage
with active components such as auger
screws needing to have a full and long
productive life.
included many quick release easy clean
features. This new range demanded
augers of high build quality at sensible
prices and the decision was taken to begin
development of Trantec’s own Auger
Auger Screw manufacturing capabilities
to the market place and now manufacture
augers for use in any machinery. Trantec’s
customer base includes many global
players in the food, pharmaceutical and
chemical industries providing new augers,
manufacture. replacement augers or exotic development
In more recent times Trantec have machinery.
focussed their auger manufacture at
the “High Tech” end and embraced the
latest computer-controlled machine
tools combined with modern design and
manufacturing software. This investment
has given Trantec unique knowledge of
auger production methods and has put
Trantec at the cutting edge of world-
wide Auger manufacture for the process
industry. Trantec’s policy of continuous
development pushes the boundaries of
current engineering manufacture and
produces Augers of better quality and
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Five years ago Trantec brought their
augers for the latest solids handling
Trantec continue to grow and develop
new auger making facilities and methods,
challenging their customers to set ever
more complex helix configurations for
them to make. A real commitment to
continuous development will keep Trantec
ahead in this 2000 year old product
development.
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