The bucket elevator is a continuous conveying machinery that realizes vertical or large-angle transportation of bulk materials by means of a series of buckets uniformly fixed on an endless traction component (such as a chain or belt). Its core principle is to drive the traction component to move cyclically through a driving device, causing the buckets to load materials at the bottom and then lift them to the top. The materials are discharged using centrifugal force, gravity, or a combination of both to complete the vertical transfer. It is mainly composed of a driving device (motor, reducer, coupling, reverse stopper), traction components, buckets, casing, tensioning device, and other components.

Characteristics of the bucket elevator:
Conveying capacity: 5 – 65 tons per hour
Conveying height: less than 30 meters
Bucket volume: 4 – 23 liters
Simple and compact structure, small mechanical size; wide conveying range, large conveying capacity, high conveying height, low energy consumption, fast speed; good sealing performance, simple operation, long service life.
Available in various materials, including stainless steel.
Applications of the bucket elevator:
The bucket elevator is a continuous conveying machinery that lifts materials vertically using a series of buckets uniformly fixed on an endless traction component. Due to its high conveying efficiency, small floor area, and ability to achieve vertical transportation, it is widely used in various industries.
1. In the agricultural field, the bucket elevator plays an important role. It can be used to transport various grain crops, such as wheat, corn, and rice. At grain purchase stations, it can lift the bulk grain from the ground to the grain storage warehouse for storage; in flour processing plants, it can transport cleaned wheat to the grinding equipment; in feed processing plants, it can mix various feed raw materials, such as soybean meal, fish meal, and bran, and then lift them to the granulation machine for making different-sized feed pellets.
Advantages: Wide range of applications
2. The mining industry is also one of the main application areas of the bucket elevator. It performs well in the transportation of materials such as ores and coal. In coal mining, it can transport the raw coal mined underground to the ground-level screening equipment for classification and screening; in metal ore beneficiation plants, it can lift the crushed ore to the ball mill and other beneficiation equipment for grinding and separation. In addition, the transportation of some non-metallic ores, such as limestone and gypsum, also often uses the bucket elevator.
Advantages: Strong adaptability
3. In the construction materials industry, the bucket elevator is widely used. In cement plants, it can transport materials such as cement raw materials, clinker, and coal powder, lifting the raw materials from the raw material warehouse to the preheater for reaction in the preheater, and lifting the clinker from the cooling machine to the clinker warehouse; in concrete mixing stations, it can lift sand, gravel, and other raw materials to the mixing machine for mixing and blending; in brick and tile factories, it can lift clay and shale to the brick-making machine for production of various brick and tile products. Advantages: Almost unaffected by environmental conditions during operation
4. In the manufacturing industry, the bucket elevator also has many application scenarios. In fertilizer production enterprises, it is used to transport fertilizer raw materials and finished products, such as urea and phosphorus fertilizer, lifting the raw materials from the raw material warehouse to the reaction tank for chemical reactions, and lifting the finished fertilizer to the packaging equipment for packaging; in the chemical industry, it can transport some granular or powder chemical raw materials, such as plastic particles and soda ash, but it needs to select appropriate material buckets and traction components according to the characteristics of the materials to prevent material corrosion of the equipment.
Advantages: Adaptability to harsh environments
5. In the fields of grain processing and food processing, it also has applications. For example, in starch processing plants, it can transport materials such as sweet potato starch and corn starch; in wineries, it can lift brewing raw materials such as sorghum and rice to the steaming equipment. Advantages: Strong adaptability
In summary, the bucket elevator, with its unique performance, plays an indispensable role in the material conveying processes of multiple industries. With the continuous advancement of technology, its application scope is constantly expanding.