Bucket Elevators

Bucket elevators are mechanical conveying systems used for the vertical lifting of bulk, granular, or powdery materials within industrial plants. Their operation is based on a series of buckets attached to a belt or chain that pick up material at the base of the system and transfer it to the upper discharge point.

During the operating cycle, the material loading, unloading, and diversion areas are subject to abrasion and impact phenomena caused by the continuous product flow and high handling speeds.

In these contexts, SARO intervenes with anti-wear solutions designed to protect the most stressed components, increase operational life, and improve the reliability of vertical transport systems.

The applications concern in particular:

• Bucket elevator test rigs
• Foot elevators and material collection areas
• discharge and transfer points
• channels and hoppers connected to the elevators

SARO develops anti-wear measures through the application of:

• High abrasion resistant ceramic coatings – SARMOS
• anti-wear plating for cylinder heads and elevator feet – SAROMAX100

SARO operates in support of industrial plants dedicated to vertical material handling, providing anti-wear technical solutions designed for actual operating conditions and integrated with various mechanical handling solutions.