In Russia spiral transporters (flexible screw conveyor) is not widely used because imported equipment is quite expensive. Ural Spring Plant produces customized screw conveyors for elevators of different length. For their manufacturing workpieces with diameter from 6.0 to 14.0 mm and at reasonable prices for Russia are used.
Screw conveyor is used for transportation of bulk, powder, fine, granular materials.
It is used in drilling industry, in food processors, grain loading machines, and in any others transporters thereby its application minimizes physical activity.