In the agricultural industry, countless processes occur before crops can reach local dinner tables. For example, after the harvest, the grain must be prepared for its trip to grocery stores and supermarkets through the drying process. This requires special material handling and conveying equipment—here’s why screw conveyors are ideal for grain drying.

What Is Grain Drying?

After the grain is harvested from the fields, it begins the grain drying process, which removes moisture from the crop. To do this, the grain must be sent into a dryer, which blows air through the seeds and kernals. This process becomes increasingly vital in later harvests, or in years of heavy rains, as humidity levels in the air around the crops rise and must be removed for proper storage.

Excess moisture can cause the grain to deteriorate, such as through kernel cracking, head shattering and rotting. The drying process is used to adequately dry crops to enhance quality and maximize the output for sale.

Screw conveyors reduce the workload by easily transferring crops to dryers to dry the crops properly and more efficiently.  Screw conveyors are equally efficient in moving crops, after they are dried, to storage

How Are Screw Conveyors Ideal for This Process?

Grain drying equipment requires a number of moving parts that have to work efficiently and last for the duration of the harvest season. For optimal results, rely on KWS screw conveyors for this process. www.kwsmfg.com  Screw conveyors are used in a wide range of industrial and agricultural environments because they easily transfer a large amounts of material.

Augers are designed for materials ranging from dry to semi-fluid. Screw conveyors can handle grain, both before and after the drying process. They also require far less maintenance when compared to belt and drag conveyors, and, they avoid corrosion and increase safety by being completely enclosed. If your dried grain is going to a few different locations for further treatment or packaging, you’ll benefit from the multiple discharge points of these convenient conveying processes.

For high-quality material handling and conveying equipment, turn to Industrial Component Sales, Inc., of Hudson, WI, with offices in Bemidji, MN; Delavan, WI; and Lincoln, NE. Their team boasts 40 years of combined experience in the industry, and as Certified Professional Manufacturers Representatives, you can expect top-tier problem solving. Call (651) 270-0151 today to speak with a staff member about your needs. To learn more about their broad material handling and conveying inventory for multiple markets, visit the website.