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General
Bucket Elevators represent one of the most popular systems in use today for elevating bulk materials. Their inherent simplicity makes them a popular choice for bulk material handling and processing applications all over the world. Continuous developments in bucket shape, head and boot profiles, manufacturing and operating specifications have resulted in the highly efficient Guttridge Hiload Bucket Elevator range available today.
Specification
In general most free flowing materials and many materials with poor flow characteristics can be successfully handled with a bucket elevator. The rate at which material can be elevated depends on many factors in addition to the obvious effects of bucket design, capacity and speed. In particular attention has to be paid to material charge and discharge characteristics.
Standard Features and Options
Some standard features and common options are listed below, but we can customise Bucket Elevators in many different ways to suit customer requirements. Please click on a heading to display a photo and information.
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Access Platform and Ladder*
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A robust heavy duty design constructed from heavy gauge sections
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Clamp fixings for easy on-site fitting
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Intermediate rest platforms available
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Alternative layouts and ladder access configurations available
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ATEX*
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ATEX Certified machinery is available for applications which handle potentially explosive products
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Fully certified ATEX Zones 20 internally, and Zones 21 and 22 both external and internal
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Belting Choices
Features:
Options:
- Oil and fat resistant belts
- Heat resistant belts available
- Belts suitable for food and drink industries
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Buckets
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Chain and Bucket Elevators*
Features:
Options:
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Drop forged chain
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Round link chain
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Steel roller chain
- Other chain types available
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Construction and Finish
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Stainless steel
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Galvanised
- Special paint finishing
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Drive Options
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Elevator Boot
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Boot pulley secured to shaft with taper-lock fitting, prevents sideways movement
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Generous Cleaning Access
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Heavy duty curved, close tolerance boot radius plate
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Elevator Head
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Large access panel above outlet (pictured)
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Easy cleaning thanks to generously sized maintenance access doors
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Heavy duty curved sweep plate for high efficiency & durability
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Full sized, high efficiency outlet
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Adjustable flexible outlet throat plate
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Size 230HL & above come as standard with split head
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Elevator Legging
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Heavy duty pressed steel riveted construction, jig assembled
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Rolled steel angle end flanges
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Supplied in 3m lengths as standard with shorter made up sections to customer requirements
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Generously sized inspection doors provide easy access to the belt and buckets for maintenance purposes
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Explosion Relief Panels
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ATEX certified explosion relief panel (pictured top)
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Standard rupture membrane (pictured centre)
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Hinged flap explosion relief with microswitch (pictured bottom)
Options:
- Weather protection hood (pictured centre)
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Head and Boot Pulleys
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Optional Sensors*
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Rotation sensor (pictured) - monitors belt slippage
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Belt alignment sensor - monitors belt tracking
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Bearing sensors - provides early warning of bearing failure
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Electronic controller to monitor sensor signals
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Self Clean Elevator Boot*
Features:
- Complete control over cross-contamination
- Constant bucket-to-base clearance for minimal material residue
- Can be retrofitted to most propriety elevators in current use
- Air purge and flexible 'wiper' blade removes remaining material residues
Options:
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* - Optional Equipment
Product Suitability
Guttridge Bucket Elevators are in operation in many different industry sectors and countries handling a huge variety of bulk solids materials.
- Acetate
- Chocolate Flakes
- Coal
- Corn
- Fertilisers
- Flour
- Fly Ash
- Glass
- Granules
- Herbs
- Limestone
- Meals
- Milk Powder
- Miscellaneous Feed Ingredients & Products
- Ores
- Plastic Pellets
- Rice
- Salt
- Sand
- Spices
- Sugar
- Sunflower Seeds
- Tea
- Wheat
Additional Notes
When specifying a bucket elevator there are many factors which need to be taken into account, therefore technical advice must be sought before ordering. We have experience with many different types of materials and can specify machines to handle up to 1000 tph, so if you have any queries please do not hesitate to ask.
Please contact us for details of the many options available and for special purpose requirements.
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