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Belt-and-Bucket Elevator RGEL - vertical conveying for high throughput requirements.

- Safe operation
- Rugged design, low maintenance
- Wide variety of applications

Belt-and-Bucket Elevator RGEL.

Buhler offers the belt-and-bucket elevator RGEL for vertical materials conveying in bulk storage and transfer facilities (storage elevators, silos) requiring high throughputs. It allows up to 1400 metric tons per hour of material to be elevated as high as 80 meters, regardless of whether the material involved is fine- or coarse-grained, floury or mealy. Materials suitable for conveying include grain, animal feeds, pellets, oilseeds, derivatives, and meals & flours. The high-capacity belt-and-bucket elevator is preferably applied in bulk storage facilities of port terminals, inland elevators (silos), and processing plants.

High operating safety thanks to extensive safety features.

  • The integrated zero-speed detector, off-track detector, and a holdback ensure optimal monitoring of performance – and thus trouble-free operation. 
  • Various special-purpose designs with pressure-shock-resistant casings ensure effective explosion protection– entirely in accordance with the specific applications.

Low maintenance thanks to rugged and optimized design.

  • A rugged design is one of the prime quality features of this belt-and-bucket elevator. It minimizes the maintenance requirement. 
  • For machine elements exposed to high wear and tear, special wear-resistant materials are used – for achieving a long service life and a high level of reliability. 
  • The belt-and-bucket elevator RGEL is equipped with cleanout openings and a split hood at its head. The improved access thus achieved facilitates cleaning and maintenance work.

Material and surface finish options for maximum flexibility.

  • Buhler offers the belt-and-bucket elevator RGEL as standard in steel with a single or multiple powder coating layer or as a galvanized version: The material and surface finish alternatives make it suitable for a wide variety of products in indoor as well as outdoor applications.