Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 19 2018 | Seite 8

‘M’ Series Metering Screw Feeders
Metering Screw Feeders are specially • Plastics
designed to continuously dose materials, • Environmental
from harsh granules to fine powders, at • Non-woven
a constant volume to high accuracies. • Chemical
The feeder is made up of a feeder body, • Animal & Pet Foods
complete with rotating agitator and
various control functions which provide
We understand one Screw Feeder cannot
constant or intermittent feeding to always meet all customer requirements.
suit the nature of the products being Utilising the latest powder dosing
handled. The agitator manipulates the technology Trantec’s Metering Screw
product to a uniform density and breaks Feeders can be quickly configured to meet
any bridges that may form in the feeder the demands of almost any application. 
body. The product is administered into
an auger screw, which can be rotated
at variable speeds, ensuring accurate
metering at a constant volume of 1% to
2% typically.
Whilst mo