Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator

What is the Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator?

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator is an advanced material handling system designed for vertical and horizontal transportation of powders, granules, and small bulk materials. Made from high-grade stainless steel (304 or 316L), it ensures corrosion resistance, hygiene compliance, and long-term durability, making it ideal for food processing, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and agriculture industries.

Unlike traditional bucket elevators, the Z-shaped design can achieve horizontal conveying and lifting at the same time. One elevator can replace the traditional horizontal conveying + lifting + horizontal conveying equipment, reducing space requirements and improving efficiency. Its fully enclosed structure prevents dust leakage and ensures a clean and safe working environment.

 

What is the difference between 304 and 316L stainless steel?

Feature	304 Stainless Steel	316L Stainless Steel
Composition	18% Cr, 8% Ni	16% Cr, 10% Ni, 2% Mo
Corrosion Resistance	Good (food-grade)	Excellent (resists acids, chlorides, seawater)
Hardness	Higher (better wear resistance)	Slightly softer (better for welding)
Cost	More economical	More expensive
Best For	Food, grains, non-corrosive materials	Chemicals, salt, fertilizers, high-moisture environments

In addition, 316L stainless steel contains molybdenum (Mo) for enhanced resistance to salt water, acids and industrial chemicals, and its low carbon content (L grade) reduces weld corrosion, making it an ideal choice for long-term industrial applications.

What types of Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator are there?

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator is available in food grade, industrial grade and customized types, which can be selected according to the usage scenario and the material being lifted.

Food grade Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator (304 stainless steel): suitable for edible products such as grains, sugar, spices and snacks.

Industrial grade Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator (316L stainless steel): suitable for corrosive environments such as chemicals, fertilizers and salt.

Customized Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator: adjustable height (1.5-30 meters), adjustable length (1.2-40 meters), and adjustable capacity (up to 100 cubic meters/hour).

What are the advantages of Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator?

1. Made of stainless steel plate, with corrosion resistance, it can ensure that the material is not polluted, and the conveying environment is clean and hygienic.

2. Allows to control discharge in one or more positions, and can be easily connected with various types of feeding devices.

3. The electronic weighing scale is used together, and the control circuit is used to control the position of the material to realize automatic feeding and stop functions.

4. The bucket is backed by food-grade polypropylene and can withstand 10 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

5. The operation is stable, and the barrier-free time can reach 50,000 hours.

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator Parameters

Model	Z-160	Z-330	Z-500	Z-650
Capacity(m3/h)	2.9~4.8	6.0~10.0	25.4~42.3	32.9~54.9
Model	Z-250	Z-400	Z-530	Z-800
Capacity(m3/h)	4.6~15.7	15.2~25.2	20~33.4	40.6~67.6

What are the applications of Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator?

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator for food industry to elevate grains and cereals (rice, wheat, corn), snacks (chips, nuts, popcorn), powders (flour, sugar, cocoa), frozen foods (peas, vegetables) and chemical industry to elevate plastic granules (PP, PE, PS), fertilizers and minerals, pharmaceutical powders, detergents and additives, etc.

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator Customer Case

A snack food manufacturer increased production efficiency by 30% after switching to our 304 Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator.

A chemical plant reduced maintenance costs by 50% using our 316L stainless steel model for corrosive material handling.

Stainless Steel Bucket Elevator Options

1. The feeding speed can be adjusted by the frequency converter

2. Optional automatic or manual carry

3. Including a vibrating feeder to feed the product into the barrel in an orderly manner to avoid clogging

The automatic vibration control system ensures that the bulk product is evenly fed into the stainless steel z-bucket elevator and protects the vibrator from vibrating strongly for smaller products inside the vibrator feeder (optional feature).