Single Bucket Elevator | Master the Lift of Sticky & Bulk Materials
In many production lines, traditional conveyors fail when they meet sticky, marinated, or oversized products. Specifically, multi-bucket systems often suffer from material buildup and cleaning nightmares. Our Single Bucket Elevator is the tactical upgrade your facility needs. It combines raw lifting power with an ultra-clean design to ensure your “difficult” materials reach the weigher in perfect condition.
Why the Single Bucket Design Outperforms Standard Conveyors
Many engineers make the mistake of using a Z-type for everything. However, for specific applications, the Single Bucket system offers a much higher ROI. Moreover, it focuses on three core advantages:
- Zero-Clog Performance: Because there is only one large-capacity bucket, there are no gaps for sticky meat or sauces to hide. Therefore, you eliminate the “product loss” common in chain-fed systems.
- Massive Batch Support: This elevator handles high-volume loads that would strain smaller buckets. Specifically, it is the “heavy lifter” for bulk frozen foods, large vegetables, and industrial parts.
- Fragile Material Protection: We treat your product with care. The single-bucket lift eliminates the constant tumbling and friction of multi-bucket loops. As a result, your product integrity remains 100% intact from floor to scale.
"Sanitation in Seconds" – The Engineering Edge
In the food industry, cleaning time is stolen production time. For this reason, we engineered the Single Bucket Elevator with a “Sanitation-First” mindset.
1-Second Manual Guards: You can strip away the protective covers in just one second without using a single tool.
Washdown Ready (IP65): We use high-gloss SUS304 stainless steel and waterproof motors. Consequently, your team can perform a full chemical washdown without risking electrical damage.
Self-Lubricating Tech: Our high-molecular wear strips eliminate the need for grease near your food. Therefore, you pass every hygiene audit with confidence.
Industry-Specific Applications
The Single Bucket Elevator is the “go-to” choice for specialized production environments:
Marinated Meat & Poultry: Perfect for sticky chicken, beef in sauce, or oily seafood.
Frozen Bulk Foods: Ideal for bulk dumplings, frozen fruits, and pre-cut vegetables.
Fragile Specialty Items: Excellent for delicate snacks or expensive botanical products (like Cannabis) that require gentle handling.
Heavy Industrial Parts: Capable of lifting metal hardware and plastic resins with high durability.
Single Bucket Elevator
- Machine frame:Stainless steel #304
- Hopper size:30L-10OL(customize)
- Production capacity : 2.5-6m3/H
- Machine Height : 1000-6000mm (customize )
- Conveying Height: 1000-5000mm (customize)
- Voltage：Three-phase 220V-380V
- Power supply:1.8kw
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Conclusion The foundation of a reliable packaging line starts with the right feeding strategy. If you are looking for a continuous, space-saving solution for your loose solid products, our Z-type elevator is the ideal choice.
Next Step: Request a Custom Layout Need to fit this into a tight space? Contact our engineering team for a 3D layout of your Z-type conveying system today.
Sticky materials, such as marinated meats or foods with sauces, easily adhere to the numerous gaps and chains of a Z-Type elevator. This leads to incomplete discharge and agonizing cleaning cycles. In contrast, the Single Bucket Elevator features a large-capacity, seamless bucket design with minimal contact surfaces. Combined with Centrifugal Discharge Technology, it ensures that sticky materials are completely thrown off the bucket walls. This significantly boosts conveying efficiency and reduces cleaning time by more than 50%.
Unlike screw conveyors or traditional belt lifts that apply friction, the Single Bucket Elevator utilizes an independent carrying structure. The product remains relatively stationary inside the bucket during the vertical lift, experiencing zero crushing, friction, or collision. Therefore, it is the ideal choice for high-integrity products such as frozen dumplings, high-value pharmaceutical pills, or fragile snacks.
We follow a “Sanitation-First” principle. The equipment is built from SUS304/316L stainless steel and features our signature manual quick-release guards. These allow for a total teardown in just one second without any tools. Furthermore, we use high-molecular, self-lubricating wear strips that require no grease. This eliminates the risk of lubricant contaminating your food, helping you easily pass FDA or EU hygiene audits.
Yes. Our Single Bucket Elevators feature intelligent control logic that enables seamless signal linkage with Multihead Weighers. By utilizing level sensors, the elevator automatically starts and stops based on real-time demand. This ensures that the feeding speed perfectly matches your packaging speed, allowing for a fully synchronized, “lights-out” automated production line.
Absolutely. We offer various material options, including mirror-polished stainless steel or Teflon-coated buckets, to minimize adhesion for specific sticky goods. Additionally, through the PLC control system, you can precisely adjust both the lifting and tilting speeds based on the viscosity and weight of your material to achieve the cleanest possible discharge.