Drag Conveyors by Chain-Vey

Tube chain conveyor systems move products gently, efficiently, horizontally and vertically in dust-tight tubes without product degradation or declassification.

Conveyors for Foods and solid

Chain-Vey tubular drag conveyors can move almost any wet or dry food, powder, and bulk solid.

Tube conveyors for bulk powders, salts, and chemicals. 

Powders

Tube conveyors for bulk powders, salts, and chemicals.     

Powders

Tube conveyors for green, roasted, and ground coffees. 

Coffee

Tube conveyors for green, roasted, and ground coffees.        

coffee

 

tube conveyors For bakery ingredients like flours and meal, as well as finished foods. 

Bakery

For bakery ingredients like flours and meal, as well as finished foods. 

Bakery

Tube conveyors for almonds and almond flours and meal.

Almonds

Tube conveyors for almonds and almond flours and meal.         

Almonds

Tube conveyors for transporting pet food. 

Pet Food

Tube conveyors for transporting pet food. 

pet food

Convey grain, malt, and hops with our tube conveyors. 

Grains

Convey grain, malt, and hops with our tube conveyors. 

grains

tube conveyors For transporting fragile, fresh cereals without degradation. 

Cereal

For transporting fragile, fresh cereals without degradation. 

cereal

Tube conveyors for transporting peanuts. 

Peanuts

Tube conveyors for transporting peanuts. 

peanuts

Tubular conveyor Capacities

Tubular drag conveyor systems offer flexible configurations and capacities. All of our systems are custom built, and are ideal for product flow as high as 2,000 cubic feet per hour (57 m3/hr).

3″ diameter drag chain conveyors are great for malted barley. It is the popular choice for seeds and crumbs as well. 

 175 ft3/hr or 5 m3/hr 

3″ diameter drag chain conveyors are great for malted barley. It is the popular choice for seeds and crumbs as well. 

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4″ diameter drag chain conveyors are a great fit for green and whole bean roasted coffee, oats, pecans and almonds. 

650 ft3/hr or 18 m3/hr 

4″ diameter drag chain conveyors are a great fit for green and whole bean roasted coffee, oats, pecans and almonds. 

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5″ diameter drag chain conveyors are great for moving pet food, breakfast cereal, peanuts, whole walnuts and cashews. 

1,000 ft3/hr or 28 m3/hr 

5″ diameter drag chain conveyors are great for moving pet food, breakfast cereal, peanuts, whole walnuts and cashews. 

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6″ diameter drag chain conveyors are great for any application in scaled process systems like ground coffee or bulk powder. 

 1,400 ft3/hr or 40 m3/hr 

6″ diameter drag chain conveyors are great for any application in scaled process systems like ground coffee or bulk powder. 

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8” diameter drag chain conveyors are great for large scale operations; perfect for bulk ingredients, grains, and finished foods. 

 2,000 ft3/hr or 57 m3/hr 

8” diameter drag chain conveyors are great for large scale operations; perfect for bulk ingredients, grains, and finished foods. 

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Designs

All of our tubular drag conveyor systems are robust, sanitary, gentle, and quiet. The robust, low-friction disks are designed for lower maintenance costs and energy consumption. Chain-Vey offers both standard Quiet Pucks and High-Efficiency Pucks for special application.

Common tubular drag designs each used for a particular stage in processing. 

Common System Layouts

Common tubular drag designs each used for a particular stage in processing. 

Tubular Drag

Different chains and disc options for different applications. 

 Chain and Disc Options

Different chains and disc options for different applications. 

chip & disk

 

Both advanced and simple designs for inlets and discharges, ensuring a reliable, low-breakage conveyance. 

Inlets and Dischargers

Both advanced and simple designs for inlets and discharges, ensuring a reliable, low-breakage conveyance. 

inlets

Options that allow for extremely easy tube conveyor use, minimizing labor and loss of product. 

Tensioners and U-Track

Options that allow for extremely easy tube conveyor use, minimizing labor and loss of product. 

Tensioners

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Retrofit

Cable tube conveyor owners can replace their worn cables with new chain and discs as part of our retrofit kit. The kit is a simple and cost-effective solution to elevate the strength and reliability of an existing conveyor by using an unbreakable chain and application-specific optimized discs.

Cable tube conveyor owners can replace their worn cables with new chain and discs as part of our retrofit kit. The kit is a simple and cost-effective solution to elevate the strength and reliability of an existing conveyor by using an unbreakable chain and application-specific optimized discs.

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Automated clean in place options

Tube conveyor systems offer a wide array of cleaning options built around your product needs. This is why our tube conveyors are preferred in many industries with critical sanitation requirements, passing all swab tests including ATP, Aerobic Plate Count, Coliform, and Bi-Luminous.

Tube conveyor systems offer a wide array of cleaning options built around your product needs. This is why our tube conveyors are preferred in many industries with critical sanitation requirements, passing all swab tests including ATP, Aerobic Plate Count, Coliform, and Bi-Luminous.

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