Function

• Designed for vertical (preferably) and high lift conveying of large

quantities of material
• Buckets attached to a rotating chain or belt with pulleys on both
sides
 Major categorization
1. Bucket elevators mounted on belts
2. Chain bucket elevators
 Sub types
1. Centrifugal Bucket Elevator
– Ideal for conveying free flow bulk material
– Work great with materials such as grains clay gravel finished
cement and dry chemicals as well as woodchips
– High speed
– Buckets are attached at distance
 Types
2. Positive discharge buckets
– Similar to centrifugal
– Suitable for sticky material
 Types
3. Continuous Bucket Elevator
– Handles fragile material that must be
prevented from aeration
– Work well with hard and sluggish material
– Low speed
– Buckets closely attached
 Maintenance
• Periodic cleaning (weekly)
• Component lubrication (monthly)
• Tensioning (weekly)
 Q&A
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