Bucket Elevator
Behpoo bucket elevators lift bulk solids vertically at up to 500 t/h and heights beyond 50 metres. Belt and chain versions, with centrifugal or continuous discharge matched to your material.
A bucket elevator lifts material vertically in buckets attached to a belt or chain running between a head and a boot pulley. It is the standard answer wherever material must gain height and floor space is limited.
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Two decisions define the machine. Belt or chain: belts run quietly and gently and suit free-flowing, non-abrasive materials at higher speed; chains handle abrasive, hot and heavy materials but cost more to maintain.
Centrifugal or continuous discharge: centrifugal elevators run fast and throw material out of the bucket by centrifugal force, which suits free-flowing products but breaks fragile ones. Continuous elevators run slowly with buckets close together, and each bucket discharges over the back of the one in front — gentle, and the only option for sticky or fragile material.
Boot design is where most elevators fail in service: material that accumulates in the boot causes belt slip, misalignment and eventually a fire risk in combustible dust.
Benefits & Features
- Capacity to 500 t/h
- Lift heights beyond 50 m
- Belt and chain versions
- Centrifugal and continuous discharge
- Fully enclosed casing — dust-tight and airtight options
- Backstop preventing reverse running on power loss
- Belt slip, misalignment and bearing temperature monitoring
Product Range
| Type | What it is | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Belt / Centrifugal | Belt with spaced buckets, fast running, thrown discharge | Free-flowing non-abrasive materials — grain, granules, fertilizer |
| Belt / Continuous | Belt with closely spaced buckets, slow, gentle discharge | Fragile products where breakage matters |
| Chain / Centrifugal | Chain with buckets, fast running | Abrasive and hot materials at high capacity |
| Chain / Continuous | Chain with closely spaced buckets, slow | Sticky, hot and abrasive materials needing gentle discharge |
| Z-Type Elevator | Bucket path forms a Z — horizontal in, vertical up, horizontal out | Packaging lines feeding weighers and fillers |
| Inclined Elevator | Bucket or cleated belt at an angle | Where a shallower route suits the layout better |
Available Options
| Option | Choices |
|---|---|
| Traction | Rubber belt · Steel chain · Antistatic belt |
| Discharge | Centrifugal · Continuous |
| Bucket material | Steel · Stainless · Polymer · Hard-faced |
| Casing | Painted carbon steel · Galvanised · SS304 |
| Sealing | Dust-tight · Airtight for combustible dust |
| Boot | Standard · Self-cleaning · With inspection door |
| Monitoring | Belt slip · Misalignment · Bearing temperature · Blocked chute |
| Safety | Backstop · Explosion relief panel · ATEX |
Technical Specification
| Parameter | Unit | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | t/h | 5 – 500 |
| Lift height | m | 5 – 60 |
| Bucket width | mm | 100 – 630 |
| Bucket spacing | mm | 150 – 600 |
| Belt / chain speed | m/s | 1 – 3.5 |
| Casing material | — | Painted carbon steel · galvanised · SS304 |
| Bucket material | — | Steel · stainless · polymer · hard-faced |
| Installed power | kW | 1.5 – 75 |
| Sealing | — | Dust-tight · airtight |
| Hazardous area | Zone | 20 / 21 / 22 on request |
Areas & Application
Grain & Agriculture
Intake and transfer elevation in silo complexes, with continuous discharge limiting grain breakage.
Cement & Minerals
Chain elevators lifting clinker, raw meal and abrasive minerals in high-temperature, high-wear duty.
Animal Feed
Elevation between grinding, mixing and pelletising, in airtight execution with explosion relief.
Polymers & Plastics
Granule elevation into silos and blending systems, in antistatic execution.
Packaging Lines
Z-type elevators lifting product from floor level into multihead weighers and fillers.
Fertilizer & Chemicals
Elevation of granular product with corrosion-resistant casings and buckets.
Options & Compliance
- MaterialsPainted carbon steel · galvanised · SS304; hard-faced buckets for abrasive duty
- Hazardous areaATEX execution with explosion relief panels and antistatic belt for combustible dust
- SafetyBackstop, belt slip and misalignment detection, bearing temperature monitoring
- Control interfaceProfinet · Modbus TCP · EtherNet/IP with condition monitoring signals
- StandardsATEX 2014/34/EU · EN 14491 dust explosion venting · EN 620 continuous handling safety · ISO 12100
Tell us your material, capacity and lift height — we will select belt or chain, discharge type and bucket design.