• Home
  • Site Map

VICTORIA - - Braeside (03) 9587 2212 - - Preston (03) 9480 1566 NEW SOUTH WALES - - Glendenning (02) 9099 1149
facebook
linkedin
rss
twitter
google_plus

  • Home
  • All Torque?
  • Our Range
  • Our Capability
  • Resources
  • The Talk
  • Videos
  • Contact



Bucket Elevator Gearbox

September 22, 2018
by Peter
bucket elevator gearbox, bucket gearbox
Comments are off

Bucket elevator gearbox design takes into consideration the special requirements of bucket elevators in the grain and bulk handling industry. 

Bucket Elevator

Bulk bucket elevators are vertical bulk materials handling equipment used in the transfer of grain and fertiliser between storage systems. There are differing styles, but the primary elevator is known as the Centrifugal Discharge Elevator. The very nature of bucket elevator design requires a relatively high speed, which creates specialist demands for the mechanical power transmission required to drive them.

Bucket Elevator Gearbox

Gearboxes for bucket elevator applications have certain design requirements:

  • Relatively high speed for standard operation
  • Auxiliary drive for inching (positioning)
  • Backstop
  • Shrink disc on hollow output 

 

Bevel-helical designs have become the preferred choice over the years, with either a wormbox or secondary bevel-helical as the gearbox used for low-speed positioning duties.

 

Social Share
  • google-share

Recent Posts

  • Gearboxes for the Food Industry
  • Gearbox Repairs Still Important
  • 60 Years for Bonfiglioli
  • A Send-Off For Rob
  • Biggest Posts from 2018

All Torque on Facebook

All Torque on Facebook

Subscribe to The Talk via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to receive notifications of updates by email.