Coreless QUILTON conveyors (QT) have the following features:
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The QUILTON conveyor is fitted with a robust shaftless spiral, in very thick steel and with a drive unit that operates at very low revolutions.
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This design of the spiral without a central shaft gives the Conveyor greater transport capacity, making it less sensitive to fibrous materials or to those tending to accumulate, and able to transport products of wide-ranging sizes. There is no component to hinder the progress of the products and the conveyor can be filled without the risk of blockage.
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For the same transport capacity, the Conveyor operates at lower speeds than one with a shaft.
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The Conveyor can operate by "pushing" or "pulling". When using a Conveyor that operates by "pushing", a second Raiser Conveyor can be fed by abutting it to the end of the other conveyor without having to pass through hoppers. This second Conveyor may be mounted at a different gradient and in a different direction to the first one. This allows for very compact installations in reduced premises.
In certain installations, the spiral is supplemented in order to:
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increase the capacity of sloping conveyors.
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Increase the rigidity of the Conveyor in very long transports and in QUILTON Dewaterer Conveyors.