Profile: Locom Engineering Ltd. manufactures machinery and equipment for the feed industry. Screw conveyors (also known as trough conveyors) are widely used as a way of handling bulk materials with a range of densities, including meals and powders. Some advantages of the screw are simple design, ease of maintenance, low cost, and its strong design and construction. Fabricated steel storage bins suitable for cereals, meals, powders and pellets, are manufactured in high yield mild steel and stainless steel.