What is a Grain Bucket Elevator?
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Grain Bucket Elevator is a bucket elevator used for vertical transportation of granular or powdered grain and similar materials. It continuously scoops grain from the hopper to vertically lift it from a low position to a specified height. It can solve the problem of connecting and conveying grain between equipment at different heights (such as granaries, grinders, and conveyor belts), reduce manual handling costs, and prevent grain from scattering, moisture, and contamination during transportation. The lifting height is 3-50 meters, and the lifting capacity is 5-100 cubic meters per hour. It can be used in grain processing or storage production lines.
The Grain Bucket Elevator vertically transports bulk grains such as wheat, corn, rice, and flour from a feed point (e.g., harvesting site) to storage silos, processing units, or packaging lines. The housing is available in carbon steel (affordable, durable, and suitable for dry environments) or stainless steel (acid and alkali resistant, ideal for wet or corrosive environments). The hopper is available in polypropylene (PP) plastic (lightweight and wear-resistant, suitable for small and medium-sized grains) or steel plate (high strength, suitable for large grains or grains with high hardness).
What are the applications of the Grain Bucket Elevator?
The Grain Bucket Elevator can vertically lift various grains, including powders (flour, rice flour, soy flour, etc.) and granules (wheat, rice, millet, oats, corn, soybeans, and sorghum), from one location to another. It is commonly used for grain processing and storage in flour mills, fertilizer plants, ethanol plants, malt mills, and feed processing plants.
In grain storage, the Grain Bucket Elevator can transport bulk grain from the ground to 50-meter-high silos for storage. It can also transport grain from silos to transport vehicles or subsequent processing equipment upon shipment.
In grain processing, the Grain Bucket Elevator can connect to processing equipment at different heights, such as cleaning, husking, milling, and flour milling, enabling the transfer of raw grain, semi-finished products, and finished grain.
In ports and logistics hubs, the Grain Bucket Elevator can be used in conjunction with grain unloaders to transport arriving bulk grain from cargo ships and train cars to transit warehouses or directly load onto trucks for transshipment.
What are the advantages of a grain bucket elevator?
The vertical structure of the grain bucket elevator is ideal for space-constrained environments such as tall grain silos and multi-story processing workshops. It can lift grain from the ground to the silo, with heights ranging from 3 to 50 meters, and customizable heights. It boasts a large lifting capacity of up to 100 cubic meters. It is available in both open and sealed configurations. The sealed configuration prevents moisture and dust contamination during grain transportation. For particularly dusty materials, we also offer a dust removal system, which directly draws dust generated during transportation into a dust collector for purification. The hopper type (deep, shallow, or angled) can be selected based on the properties of the material being lifted, and the adjustable bucket size and speed can accommodate different grain types and moisture levels.
How does a grain bucket elevator work?
Grain Bucket Elevator Specifications
| Model | Max Feed Size (mm) | Capacity (Ton/Hour) | Lifting Speed (m/s) | Belt Width (mm) | Lifting Height (m) |
| TD160 | 25 | 5.4-16 | 1.4 | 200 | <40 |
| TD250 | 35 | 12-35 | 1.6 | 300 | <40 |
| TD315 | 45 | 17-40 | 1.6 | 400 | <40 |
| TD400 | 55 | 24-66 | 1.8 | 500 | <40 |
| TD500 | 60 | 38-92 | 1.8 | 600 | <40 |
| TD630 | 70 | 85-142 | 2 | 700 | <40 |
What are the structural components of a grain bucket elevator?
The main components of a grain bucket elevator are the hopper (a metal or plastic container, such as ABS, used to transport grain), the chain/belt (which drives the bucket; chains are preferred for heavy-duty applications), the drive system (which includes the motor, sprockets, and gearbox to control speed), the casing (an enclosed structure to prevent dust and spillage), and the tensioner (which adjusts the chain/belt tension for optimal operation).
Grain Bucket Elevator Customer Case
| Application Scenario | Material Lifting | Lifting Height | Lifting Capacity |
| A Large Grain Storage Base in Pakistan (Lifting Freshly Procured Grain from Transport Vehicles into Large Silos) | Raw Grains, Such as Wheat and Corn | 25 Meters | 150 Tons/Hour |
| A flour mill in China (transporting wheat to cleaning and grinding equipment, and then transporting the processed flour to the packaging workshop) | Wheat, flour | 18 meters |
80 tons/hour (wheat) 30 tons/hour (flour) |
| A grain processing company in India (lifting grains from the raw material warehouse to the processing equipment) | Small grains such as millet and sorghum | 12 meters | 25 tons/hour |
| A grain transfer station at a Vietnamese port (transferring grain from ships to the terminal storage area) | Soybeans, rice, etc. | 30 meters | 200 tons/hour |
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