A Style Fabricated
Industrial Service Elevator Buckets
A Style elevator buckets are designed to be used in slow speed centrifugal discharge bucket elevators, running belt or chain. This style bucket does not have a wear lip, making it a more economical option, compared to the more abrasive resistant AA design. Typically, A buckets elevate dense and packed materials yet sometimes are used for fluffy and free flowing materials where slow speed discharge is required.
Typical Products Elevated:
Aggregates, Asphalt, Cement, Clay, Coal, Cullet, Fertilizer, Glass, Gravel, Gypsum, Lime, Salt, Sawdust, Sand, Steel Shot, Sugar, Wood Chips as well as many others...
Bucket Specifications
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Design:
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Slow Speed Centrifugal Discharge
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Material:
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Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel or Aluminum
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Options:
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Special Punching, Special Welds, AR Plating
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Vertical Spacing:
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Bucket “nominal projection” 4” for belt or chain elevators
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Construction:
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Manufactured in a 3-Piece design which consists of the body and
two end plates, continuously welded on the outside.
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Installation:
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Belt – Use Fanged or #1 Norway elevator bolts with hardware
Chain - Use Grade 5 Hex Head bolts with hardware
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Why Use "Net" Capacity for Engineering Purposes?
T.O.P.S. Inc. recommends using “Net” capacity on all industrial style elevator buckets for “real world” engineering. Industrial products have high angles of repose due to their sluggish and dense nature, causing product to form a mound in the elevator bucket when loaded; which is also known as Net Capacity. This calculation allows for a more accurate, yet still conservative elevator bucket rating and has been in use for many years among engineers and bucket elevator manufacturers worldwide. Please don’t hesitate to contact T.O.P.S. Inc. for engineering recommendations.
Don’t see what you need!!
Should you not see the exact size A bucket you are looking for from our chart of sizes and materials, please don’t hesitate to contact our sales staff. We can manufacture any elevator bucket in any style, size or thickness to your specifications!