Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator

What is the Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator?

The Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator is an elevator used for horizontal and vertical conveying of powders, granules, and small pieces of material. It is made of stainless steel (304 or 316L) and the hopper is made of food-grade PP material to ensure corrosion resistance, compliance with hygiene standards, and durability. It is the preferred equipment for industries with strict hygiene requirements, such as food processing, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and agriculture. It can lift materials such as nuts, grains, flour, potato chips, pet snacks, and fertilizers from low to high levels vertically. Its lifting height can reach 30 meters and the lifting capacity can reach 100 cubic meters per hour.

Unlike traditional bucket elevators, the Z-shaped design can achieve horizontal conveying and lifting at the same time. One elevator can replace the traditional horizontal conveying + lifting + horizontal conveying equipment, reducing space requirements and improving efficiency. Its fully enclosed structure prevents dust leakage and ensures a clean and safe working environment.

 

What is the difference between 304 and 316L stainless steel?

Feature	304 Stainless Steel	316L Stainless Steel
Composition	18% Cr, 8% Ni	16% Cr, 10% Ni, 2% Mo
Corrosion Resistance	Good (food-grade)	Excellent (resists acids, chlorides, seawater)
Hardness	Higher (better wear resistance)	Slightly softer (better for welding)
Cost	More economical	More expensive
Best For	Food, grains, non-corrosive materials	Chemicals, salt, fertilizers, high-moisture environments

In addition, 316L stainless steel contains molybdenum (Mo) for enhanced resistance to salt water, acids and industrial chemicals, and its low carbon content (L grade) reduces weld corrosion, making it an ideal choice for long-term industrial applications.

What types of Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator are there?

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator is available in food grade, industrial grade, and customized grades. You can choose the appropriate model based on the usage scenario and the properties of the material being lifted. We also support customization according to drawings.

Food grade Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator (304 stainless steel): suitable for edible products such as grains, sugar, spices and snacks.

Industrial grade Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator (316L stainless steel): suitable for corrosive environments such as chemicals, fertilizers and salt.

Customized Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator: adjustable height (1.5-30 meters), adjustable length (1.2-40 meters), and adjustable capacity (up to 100 cubic meters/hour).

What are the advantages of Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator?

The Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator is made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel plates, ensuring that materials are not contaminated and the conveying environment is clean and hygienic. It can be used to control unloading or feeding at one or more positions according to the usage scenario and can be easily connected to various types of feeding devices. It can also be used in conjunction with an electronic weighing scale to control the position of the material through the control circuit to achieve automatic feeding and stopping functions. The hopper is made of food-grade polypropylene and can withstand temperatures from -10 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator Parameters

Model	Z-160	Z-330	Z-500	Z-650
Capacity(m3/h)	2.9~4.8	6.0~10.0	25.4~42.3	32.9~54.9
Model	Z-250	Z-400	Z-530	Z-800
Capacity(m3/h)	4.6~15.7	15.2~25.2	20~33.4	40.6~67.6

What are the applications of Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator?

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator for food industry to elevate grains and cereals (rice, wheat, corn), snacks (chips, nuts, popcorn), powders (flour, sugar, cocoa), frozen foods (peas, vegetables) and chemical industry to elevate plastic granules (PP, PE, PS), fertilizers and minerals, pharmaceutical powders, detergents and additives, etc.

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator Customer Case

Application Scenario	Material Lifting	Lifting Amount	Lifting Height
A Food Processing Factory in Southeast Asia	Potato Chips	3-10 m²/h	2-12 m
A Grain Storage in India	Wheat	10-20 m²/h	5-15 m²
A Chinese chemical company	Granular chemical raw materials	5-15 m²/h	3-10 m²
A Vietnamese feed processing plant	Feed pellets	8-15 m²/h	4-10 m²

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator Options

1. The feeding speed can be adjusted by the frequency converter

2. Optional automatic or manual carry

3. Including a vibrating feeder to feed the product into the barrel in an orderly manner to avoid clogging

The automatic vibration control system ensures that the bulk product is evenly fed into the stainless steel z-bucket elevator and protects the vibrator from vibrating strongly for smaller products inside the vibrator feeder (optional feature).