Stainless steel bucket elevator is a kind of equipment made of stainless steel material specially used for vertical transport of bulk materials. It runs through a series of hoppers in a closed housing on a vertical or inclined track, transporting material from the bottom to the top or vice versa along the device’s delivery line. Stainless steel bucket elevators, with their excellent corrosion resistance, easy cleaning and efficient conveying capacity, have become an integral part of the food production line.

Operating Principle

The working principle of stainless steel bucket elevator is mainly based on the design of continuous conveying machinery. After starting the device, the drive device starts to operate, driving the traction component such as the chain or tape for circular movement. These traction members are attached to a series of hoppers, which carry out a continuous lifting movement along the path of the traction members. In the lifting process, the material is put into the hopper from the feed port of the equipment, and is lifted to the height as the hopper rises. When the hopper moves to the top, it will turn down after bypassing the jacking wheel, and dump the material into the receiving tank to complete the unloading process. After that, the hopper continues down the track and returns to the feed port for the next round of loading and transfer.

Structure Of Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator

The bucket elevator conveyor is mainly composed of the following parts:

Running parts: consisting of hopper and chain (or conveyor belt).
Driving device: including driving platform, reducer, motor, etc.
Upper device: upper casing, upper cover, discharge port, etc.
Middle casing: standard section and non-standard section, can be selected according to need.
Lower device: lower casing, feed port, tensioning device, etc.

Food Industry Application Field

Raw material transportation

Stainless steel bucket elevator can be used to transport flour, sugar, grains, condiments, cocoa powder, tea powder and other food raw materials. Its good sealing characteristics effectively prevent the leakage of materials and the entry of external pollutants, and ensure the health and safety of food.

Intermediate product transportation

In the food processing process, some intermediate products or semi-finished products need to be transported between different processes. Stainless steel bucket elevator can achieve vertical or inclined direction of transportation, to help intermediate products smoothly into the next processing link.

Finished product transportation

Stainless steel bucket elevator is widely used to vertically transport finished food from below the production line to the top of the packaging machinery, so that finished food products can smoothly enter the packaging process and improve packaging efficiency.

Warehousing and Logistics

In the field of food warehousing and logistics, stainless steel bucket elevators can be used to vertically transport food raw materials or finished products from the warehouse floor to elevated shelves, convenient storage and pickup, and improve storage efficiency.

Advantages and characteristics

The food industry has strict requirements for material handling equipment, including: equipment must be easy to clean, no sanitary dead spots. Corrosion resistance, can withstand the acid and alkali substances that may be encountered in the food production process. At the same time, ensure the continuity and stability of material transportation to avoid material loss. And to adapt to a variety of food materials, such as powder, granular, block and so on.

Hygienic: Stainless steel material has excellent corrosion resistance and easy cleaning, in line with food hygiene standards, to avoid food contamination in the delivery process.
Durability: Stainless steel material has good mechanical properties and wear resistance, so that the equipment can still maintain good operating condition during long-term use.
Flexibility: Stainless steel bucket elevator can be customized according to actual needs to meet different material characteristics and conveying requirements.
High efficiency: The equipment has simple structure, stable operation and high conveying efficiency, which can greatly improve the efficiency of food production.

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator Manufacturer

Xinxiang Santang Machinery Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive enterprise integrating scientific research, production and sales. The stainless steel bucket elevator provided by Xinxiang is made of high-quality stainless steel material, which has the characteristics of corrosion resistance, wear resistance, easy cleaning, etc., and meets the hygiene standards of the food industry. The equipment is compact in structure and reasonable in design, which can efficiently and stably lift materials from low to high, and is suitable for continuous vertical lifting of powder, granular and small pieces of materials. Welcome to inquire and make a purchase.