Push Chain Bucket Elevator

The next generation of bulk material conveying

The Push Chain Bucket Elevator is a patented vertical conveyor for controlled transportation of bulk materials. Its low space requirement and high equipment flexibility are important criteria for its implementation in many branches of industry, such as cement, fertilizer, ports and terminals (for loading and unloading ships), offshore loading stations, mining, minerals and metallurgy.

Supported by the DBU (German Federal Environmental Association) this vertical conveyor is also a sustainable alternative compared with other Bucket Elevators. The design of the Push Chain Bucket Elevator presents many advantages for plant operators:

Feature

Drive unit at floor level
Bucket strand is pushed, not pulled
No drive shaft at the Bucket Elevator head
No tensioning device
Safe bucket emptying without centrifugal force for material discharge
Discharge performance can be adjusted by a control disc
Lateral material intake and discharge

Benefit

Low centre of gravity
Simple assembly and maintenance
Safe and smooth conveyor operation
No mechanical parts difficult to access at a great height
Central discharge without interfering edges
Fewer mechanical parts
Speed adjustment depending on required capacity
Meets the requirements of different material characteristics
Flexible material intake and discharge directions
Mobile applications possible
Low height of inlet flange

new – patented – unique

To summarise, the Push Chain Bucket Elevator is a convincing new development for protective conveying of bulk materials, with features such as:

Stable, reliable design
Low risk of damage to material – suitable for materials which are abrasive and difficult to transport
Energy savings of approx. 15 % because it uses the kinetic energy of the material conveyed
Low maintenance and resource requirements – easily accessible drive components
Suitability and flexibility for different bulk densities and particle sizes of materials
Independence of emptying speed – suitable for conveying capacity peaks
Can be used for fluctuating conveying quantities
Flexible arrangement of the discharge chute – seamless integration into any plant process

The deliberate concept of flexibility of the machine in terms of conveyed materials and their characteristics, material feed and discharge positions, and operating modes, are the guarantees of maximum flexibility in equipment design and/or plant conversion.

The Push Chain Bucket Elevator has successfully completed its rigorous functionality testing, and has the following technical parameters: