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Bucket elevators for grain

BUCKET ELEVATORS by KMZ INDUSTRIES

A grain bucket elevator is essential equipment for a grain storage complex, designed to vertically transport bulk materials. You can purchase a bucket elevator in Ukraine from KMZ Industries, whether for a newly constructed grain storage complex or an existing one. But why choose KMZ Industries? Let’s take a closer look at our products.

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What Types of Grain Bucket Elevators Does KMZ Industries Manufacture?

KMZ Industries produces two types of bucket elevators: standard and self-supporting (with maintenance platforms installed next to structures). Their main difference lies in their design:

  • Standard bucket elevators are installed in a bucket elevator support tower. This requires the construction of an additional metal frame, where the bucket elevator, service ladders, and other components are mounted.
  • Self-supporting bucket elevators have a casing that can bear operational loads. They come equipped with ladders and platforms for inspection, maintenance, and rest. They can be installed independently without bucket elevator support towers but are secured to surrounding structures (such as silos or grain dryers) for stability.

This solution is more cost-effective compared to an elevator in a tower. However, operating a self-supporting bucket elevator is more complex. Additionally, this design is only cost-efficient when installing one or two bucket elevators. If more than two are needed, the standard tower-mounted option is more advantageous.

KMZ Industries’ bucket elevators consist of boot and head sections, drive unit, discharge spout, sealed ducts, belt and buckets. The belt speed ranges from 2.5 to 2.7 m/s.

Additionally, our bucket elevators are equipped with:

  • Rotation speed sensors, belt misalignment sensors, and blockage sensors to ensure full control over the equipment’s operation.
  • Aspiration system connections to separate dust from the grain, keeping the grain storage complex cleaner and reducing the risk of dust ignition or explosion.
  • Explosion relief valve to control sudden pressure spikes, enhancing operational safety.

A key feature of our bucket elevators is their grain-friendly operation. This is achieved through the optimized geometry of the head section, which minimizes the impact of grain mass movement. The upper wall of the head smoothly redirects the grain flow, reducing kinetic energy. In the standard configuration, the head is lined with reinforced polyurethane, a highly wear-resistant material.

Our latest high-tech elevator head design also results in significantly smaller dimensions and reduced weight, making installation and operation easier.

The new-generation bucket elevator belt is stitched using locks, which provides the following advantages:

  • Reduced distance between buckets and the flipper
  • Elimination of product backflow
  • No need to trim buckets at belt joints

Bucket Elevator Heads and Boot Sections

  • The lower part of the bucket elevator head features inspection hatches, allowing easy access to adjust the gap between the flipper and the buckets to minimize product backflow.
  • The head includes a frame for mounting onto the support structure, speeding up installation and eliminating additional costs for custom metal structures.
  • The shaft is attached to the drum using split tapered bushings, following the Taper Bush principle, simplifying drum assembly and disassembly.
  • The boot section includes a slide gate on bearings (bolt-free design) for quick and easy cleaning.

For bucket elevator components, we collaborate with the French company STIF. Their JET buckets feature a patented shape, ensuring improved product discharge and increasing elevator productivity compared to competitors’ models.

Metal buckets have curved edges, reducing grain damage and lowering the breakage percentage. Their optimized geometry promotes uniform wear (eliminating stress concentration points) and minimizes product adhesion inside the bucket.

Technical Specifications of KMZ Industries’ Grain Bucket Elevators

  • Made from European galvanized steel (S350GD) with a zinc coating of 275 g/m²
  • Working height: up to 60 meters
  • Grain is discharged at a natural angle of repose, minimizing damage
  • The boot drum is designed as a squirrel cage, preventing grain buildup and ensuring long-term efficiency
  • European bearing units for reliable, long-lasting operation
  • The head section is lined with reinforced polyurethane as standard
  • Fine-tuning of the drive drum shaft bearing in two axes reduces the risk of belt misalignment
  • Compact and highly reliable conical-cylindrical drives from top European manufacturers
  • Inductive belt misalignment sensors from STIF — no moving parts that can break, eliminating false triggers

Please contact us for any questions you may have concerning our company, products or services.
Fill out the feedback form or call +38 (050) 435 76 97.

Advantages of KMZ INDUSTRIES transportation equipment

Prolonged service life

Design compatible with any kind of automation system

Monitoring systems minimize interference by staff

Selection of energy-saving drivers (up yo 30% of resource saving)

System of electro/explosion/vibro/environmental security

Convenience of maintenance and repair

Minimum percentage of damaged grain

Polymer rollers for noise minimization (optional)

Maximum sealing of joints

Various options for casing lining

Bearing assemblies from leading European manufacturers

Projects

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We are constructing a new high-capacity grain storage facility for a processing agribusiness in the Cherkasy region

The site is equipped with two SMVU silos and two hoppers with a total storage capacity of 21,000 tons, as well as a Brice-Baker dryer More

KMZ Industries' Construction and Installation Division Completes 100 Projects

These projects spanned various scales and complexities across all regions of Ukraine, from small farmer grain storage facilities to large port transshipment terminals. More

Results of the KMZ Industries assembly department for 2023

The results of the KMZ Industries assembly department in 2023 are almost the same as in 2022. More

KMZ Industries Becomes Infrastructure Partner of the 4 Borders Agricultural Tour

In real time, journalists explore the border infrastructure and transshipment capacities on the borders with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. More

The share of grain drying plants using alternative fuels is growing in Ukraine

Every second request that KMZ Industries receives is for a grain dryer with a heat generator, or for simultaneous connection to both gas and alternative fuels. More

KMZ Industries presented elevator equipment at the International Exhibition Ką pasėsi 2024 in Lithuania

The Baltic market is already familiar to our company, as we have been working with customers from this region, including Lithuania, since the early 2000s More

Your grain will have a home

Your grain will have a home.
Inspire with our new video about the greatness of grain storage complex birth! More

We returned to the customer in Mykolaiv region: we are installing the second stage of the elevator complex

Farm's grain storage capacity will be expanded with two silos with a total capacity of almost 10 thousand tons More
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