What are Bucket Conveyors?
You might have heard of various machines and tools used in factories and industries where grains are processed, for instance, a rice mill. The devices you have heard of are bucket elevators, which are made up of elevator buckets. You might have heard of screw conveyors , flexible screw conveyors , auger conveyors , etc. For now, let’s understand what Bucket Conveyors are. Whenever you visit an airport, you come across a conveyor belt while you are collecting your luggage. What is the function of that belt? That belt is transporting luggage bags from one place to another so that the passengers can be stationed at one place and rather bags reach to them and this avoids chaos. Bucket conveyors do something similar. They are used to transport anything, from coal to rice and milk. From dense material to perishable goods and powdery stuff. These conveyors are made up of stainless steel and hence are easily washable, so as to transport anything without damaging anything else. Bucket convey