Dan Baxter 
The drive assembly is a critical consideration in the design of a bucket elevator, with the potential to impact both productivity and equipment service life. The following covers the different configurations, their advantages in different settings, and optional modifications. Drive Assembly Options for Bucket Elevators …
Bucket elevators are the standard for vertical conveying in nearly every industry handling bulk solids. No matter what the industry, ensuring the elevator is both safe and accessible is critical to complying with regulatory requirements, promoting efficient operation and equipment longevity, and not least of …
Bucket elevators employ a take-up assembly to “take up” any slack in the belt or chain, ensuring proper tension of the belt or chain around the head and tail pulleys or sprockets. While producers have a few options available to them when selecting take-ups for …
Bucket elevators are the equipment of choice when it comes to vertical handling at facilities ranging from mine sites to production plants. Highly customizable and capable of handling a wide range of materials, bucket elevators can quickly and reliably carry any free-flowing material. The customizability …
Troughed belt conveyors are essential to industrial facilities in every industry, transporting material around plants, loading railcars and ships, conveying materials to storage, and so much more. Despite their ubiquity, however, a number of questions often arise during initial planning and design stages. What follows …
Industrial conveyors are the backbone of production plants in every industry, allowing for seamless operation throughout the plant, as well as the transportation of material to and from storage and shipping. As a leading provider of bulk material handling equipment, we’ve put together the information …
The needs of a bulk solids handling operation can vary significantly and are often incredibly specific from one application to the next. As a result, customization has become a cornerstone of bulk material handling systems, allowing troughed belt conveyors to be expertly applied to any …
A well-designed troughed belt conveyor generally exhibits minimal material spillage. Unfortunately, spillage is an all-too-common problem for many plant managers dealing with troughed belt conveyors that weren’t adequately designed for their application. Fortunately, there are several ways to address troughed belt conveyor spillage. The following …
When selecting the proper belt conveyor for your process needs, it is critical to consider the different types of conveyor belts (and belt cleaners) available. In order for a conveyor to operate at its full potential, the correct belting and cleaning options must be selected. …
A belt conveyor can come in many shapes and sizes and have an almost unlimited amount of interchangeable components, not to mention the number of add-ons available. Selecting the belt conveyor that best fits the processing system at hand can be overwhelming. The reason for …