Unlike a feeder, a conveyor depends on whatever is feeding it to control the feed rate. ... Screw conveyors are useful, but many folks shy away from them because they look hard to make.

The screw conveyor has an extensive history. Archimedes (ca. 212 BC) invented the first screw conveyor, ... Screw speed and feed rate have the greatest impact on melt temperature.

The screw conveyor has an extensive history. Archimedes (ca. 212 BC) invented the first screw conveyor, ... The primary compounding operations of a parallel twin-screw compounder are feeding, melting, ...