Bucket Elevator for Seeds

What is Bucket Elevator for Seeds?

Bucket Elevator for Seeds is designed for seed materials and can easily transport various types of seeds such as corn, vegetables, beans, etc. It adopts a low-speed, large-capacity hopper structure to ensure that the seeds are not damaged or leaked during transportation. There are various lifting capacity options, small ones are 1-5 cubic meters per hour, suitable for small processors; large ones can reach 50-400 cubic meters per hour to meet large-scale production. The lifting height is between 3-60 meters, suitable for different storage and processing scenarios. The hopper is made of PP plastic, carbon steel, stainless steel and other materials, and the body is also divided into carbon steel and stainless steel. You can choose as needed to balance cost and durability.

Traditional bucket elevators are prone to mechanical friction and impact damage during transportation, resulting in damage to seed embryos and a 10%-30% decrease in germination rate. Bucket Elevator for Seeds uses low-speed operation (≤1m/s) and bionic hopper design, combined with EPU molecular guide technology, to achieve gentle transportation with a breakage rate of less than 0.1%, ensuring the biological activity of seeds.

How to choose bucket elevator for different seeds?

Bucket Elevator for Seeds can be used to lift light, fragile, high-oil and hybrid seeds. The corresponding model of bucket elevator can be selected according to the characteristics of the seeds.

Seed type	Recommended model	Hopper material	Technical points	Representative crop seeds
Small particle light seed	Belt elevator	Food grade PP	Enclosed anti-scattering design	Sesame, rapeseed, tobacco
Easily broken brittle seeds	Double-chain low-speed elevator	304 stainless steel	Buffering feed device	Rice, vegetables, melons
High-fat sticky seeds	Plate chain elevator	Mirror stainless steel 316	Nano coating on the inner wall of the bucket for anti-sticking	Soybeans, sunflowers, peanuts
High-priced hybrid seeds	Fully sealed Z-type elevator	Aluminum alloy + Teflon	Nitrogen filling anti-oxidation system	Corn, cotton, hybrid rice

What are the advantages of Bucket Elevator for Seeds?

Bucket Elevator for Seeds runs at an ultra-low speed of 0.5 - 1.5m/s, which greatly reduces the collision between seeds and strictly controls the breakage rate within 0.1%, fully guaranteeing the quality of seeds. The equipment adopts a fully enclosed structure, like a solid barrier, effectively preventing seed dust from spilling out, fully complying with GMP food hygiene standards, and providing strong guarantees for the cleanliness and safety of the production environment. In terms of high efficiency and energy saving, large-capacity hoppers are densely arranged, and the conveying capacity can reach up to 200m³/h, which saves 30% energy compared to traditional conveying equipment and significantly reduces energy consumption costs. There are various material options, including 304 stainless steel or carbon steel galvanized materials, which can be flexibly selected according to different seed storage environments, with strong corrosion resistance to ensure stable operation of the equipment. Moreover, it uses EPU molecular guides or wear-resistant belts, and the operation process is stable and reliable, with a service life of more than 50,000 hours, reducing the frequency of failures and maintenance.

How does Bucket Elevator for Seeds work?

Bucket Elevator for Seeds completes the conveying process through hopper scooping, vertical lifting and gravity unloading: seeds evenly enter the hopper from the bottom feed port (deep hopper is suitable for dry seeds, shallow hopper is suitable for fragile seeds), the chain/belt drives the hopper to rise vertically, the casing seal prevents dust from overflowing, and the seeds are discharged at the top by centrifugal force or gravity and enter the next processing link.

Bucket Elevator for Seeds Parameters

Model	Conveying capacity (m³/h)	Lifting height (m)	Applicable seeds	Hopper type	Drive power (kW)
TH160	5-15	≤20m	Wheat, corn	Deep bucket	1.5-3.0
NE30	10-30	≤30m	Soybean, rapeseed	Shallow bucket	2.2-5.5
TD250	20-50	≤40m	Rice, hybrid seeds	Anti-sticking bucket	4.0-7.5
Z-type elevator	1-10	≤6m	Small grain seeds	Food grade stainless steel bucket	0.75-2.2

What are the applications of Bucket Elevator for Seeds?

Bucket Elevator for Seeds is widely used in agricultural production and seed processing. In the seed storage process, it can vertically lift various types of crop seeds after harvest, such as corn, wheat, rice and other grain seeds, soybeans, rapeseed, sunflower seeds and other oil seeds, and tomato, cucumber, carrot seeds and other vegetable seeds from transport vehicles or temporary storage sites to the height of the warehouse for storage, optimize the use of storage space, and facilitate classification, storage and management.

How to choose Bucket Elevator for Seeds?

When choosing Bucket Elevator for Seeds, you need to consider seed type, lifting capacity, and environmental hygiene:

Seed type (particle size, fluidity): Determine the hopper shape (deep bucket/shallow bucket).

Transportation capacity requirement: 2-400m³/h, choose a matching model (TH/NE/TD).

Sanitary requirements: Food-grade stainless steel is preferred (such as hybrid seeds, organic seeds).