Powerful drive solution for bucket elevators

Bucket elevators are conveyor systems that move large quantities of bulk material vertically upwards. Depending on the capacity of the bucket containers and the conveying height to be overcome, high drive power is required.

All system components must be able to withstand the harsh and heavy operating conditions. A high level of reliability and availability of the components is also very important in order to keep downtimes to a minimum.

Tailor-made for bucket elevators: Industrial gear unit solution from SEW-EURODRIVE

Our robust and high-torque drive solutions meet the demanding requirements for bucket elevators in a convincing manner:

• Thanks to the Helical-bevel gear units from the X series series bevel helical gearboxes are robust power packs with a wide ratio range and high torques.
• With the standardized application solutions, you benefit from components from the SEW-EURODRIVE modular system that are available at short notice.
• Take advantage of our global assembly and service network for industrial gear units and increase your process reliability.
• Combine an application-specific drive solution with the advantage of high availability, regardless of whether your tasks come from the building materials industry, raw materials industry or chemical industry.

Auxiliary drive for slow movements

Especially during maintenance, the bucket elevator may only run at a reduced speed. Our bucket elevator drive therefore has a directly attached auxiliary drive from our modular system. It ensures the required slow movement when the main motor is switched off.

We offer this auxiliary drive in the "empty bucket" or "full bucket" versions. This means that all components of our application solution are optimally matched to the respective application.