Handling

Bucket elevator

The bucket elevator is used for vertical transport of bulk products such as grain, granules and powdered products like flour. Designed and manufactured in our own factory, our bucket elevators are available in different ranges to meet the specific needs of the agricultural and industrial sectors.

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Bucket elevator – Vertical grain transfer

The bucket elevator enables efficient vertical handling of bulk products such as grain, wood pellets, etc. In grain storage facilities, the elevator guarantees safe mechanical transport over several meters in height, while taking up very little space. The bucket elevator is a piece of handling equipment that feeds grain storage via a chain conveyor or transfer screw.

FAO bucket elevators are specially designed for elevated handling of grains and oilseeds, and meet the specific needs of agro-industrial and agricultural handling.

The material is fed through a feed gusset integrated into the foot of the elevator. The product is then continuously picked up by buckets attached to a conveyor belt, which is driven by the head drum and tensioned by the foot drum.

The buckets, mounted on the conveyor belt, move continuously at a speed adapted to transport the product to the top of the elevator (3m/sec for grain).

When the product reaches the top of the elevator, it is ejected from the buckets by centrifugal force. The material then passes through an unloading hopper located in the head of the elevator.

Bucket elevator for vertical grain transfer

Highlights

Robust, compact design
Easy assembly
Easy maintenance and servicing thanks to inspection hatches
Durability, wear-resistant Hardox® or Creusabro® 8000
Wide range of accessories and options available

Key features

The bucket elevator is of modular construction, either welded (galvanized or painted steel) or in folded galvanized sheet metal.

Capabilities:

Capacity: up to 250 t/h as standard
Elevation: up to 50 m
Transport speed: 1.5 to 3m/s

Head:

Smooth or rubber-coated cambered drum
Offset bearing and reinforced sealing
Elevator head platform
Hardox® or Kryptane ®8000 rubber lining
2-part head cover for easy maintenance
Available options: dust extraction hood, belt offset and tamping detector, explosion vent (ATEX zone)

Strap:

Rubber strap
Clamping jaws
Very low elongation (< 1%)
Resistance from 400n/mm² to 1250n/mm² (< 1%)
Self-extinguishing ISO340, abrasion-proof ISO4649, antistatic, oil-resistant
Possible options: strip coating suitable for food products

Buckets:

Made of steel (stainless steel or HDPE)

Leg:

Standard segments from 0.5 to 2m, bolted together with fixing spacer
Hatches and manholes

Loading foot:

Made of steel
Inspection hatch, unclogging/cleaning
Hardox® lining for highly abrasive products
Screw belt tensioning system
Squirrel-cage drum, hub-mounted
Possible options: rotation sensor, strap offset detector, self-cleaning foot (bottom follower), multi-inlet loading gusset…

Motorization: