General Types of Product Elevators (Technical Terms)
1. Bucket Elevator
Technical Terms:
Bucket elevator
Continuous bucket elevator
Centrifugal discharge
Positive discharge
How it works: Buckets attached to a belt or chain lift the product vertically.
Typical Products:
Grains
Powders
Granulates
Sugar, salt, animal feed, fertilizers
Industries:
Food
Chemical
Veterinary
Agricultural
2. Belt Elevator (Inclined Conveyor)
Technical Terms:
Belt elevator
Inclined belt conveyor
Cleated belt conveyor (with cleats)
How it works: Continuous belt, usually inclined, with or without cleats.
Products:
Packaging
Boxes
Bottles
Bags
Industries:
Food
Pharmaceutical
Cosmetics
3. Screw Elevator (Screw Elevator / Vertical Screw)
Technical Terms:
Helical Conveyor
Vertical Screw Conveyor
Products:
Powders
Flours
Pigments
Chemical Products
Industries:
Chemical
Pharmaceutical
Cosmetics
4. Pneumatic Elevator
Technical Terms:
Pneumatic Conveying System
Dense Phase / Dilute Phase
Products:
Fine Powders
Light Granulates
Industries:
Pharmaceutical
Food
Fine Chemicals
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Here are the most important ones for tanks, reactors, and mixers.
🔸 5. Tilting Elevator (with tipping)
Main technical terms:
Tipping elevator
Tipper
Dumper
Bin dumper
Lift & dump system
Column lifter
How it works:
The product rises in a container (hopper, bin, drum) and automatically tips over at the discharge point.
6. Bin/Container Elevator
Technical terms:
IBC lifter
Bin lifter
Bulk container lifter
Container tilting lifter
Products:
Powders
Granulates
Mixtures
Raw materials
Industries:
Pharmaceutical (very common)
Food
Cosmetics
Veterinary
Extremely common in GMP environments.
7. Drum Lifter (Drum lifter / Drum dumper)
Technical terms:
Drum lifter
Drum dumper
Tipping drum
Tilting drum elevator
Products:
Liquids
Pastes
Powders
Gels
Industries:
Chemical
Cosmetics
Pharmaceutical
Veterinary
8. Big Bag Lifter (Tilting Frame)
Technical terms:
Big bag lifter
FIBC lifter
Big bag discharge station
Big bag tilting frame
Products:
Powders
Granulates
Industries:
Food
Chemical
Veterinary
9. Skip Hoist (Batch elevator)
Technical terms:
Batch elevator
Skip hoist
Batch hoist Skip elevator
How it works: It raises a skip and unloads it by tipping.
Industries:
Food
Chemical
Mining
Concrete (origin of the concept)
Application by industry (quick summary)
Food
Bucket elevator
Tilt elevator
Drum dumper
Big bag lifter
Pneumatic elevator
Common terms:
sanitary design, food grade, AISI 304/316 stainless steel
Pharmaceutical
Column lifter
Bin lifter
IBC lifter
Drum lifter
Key technical terms:
GMP, clean in place (CIP), wash in place (WIP), containment, OEB
Cosmetics
Drum dumper
Bin lifter
Tilt elevator
Chemical
Drum dumper
Screw conveyor
Pneumatic elevator
Skip hoist
Veterinary
Elevator of Mugs
Big bag lifter
Drum dumper
Technical terms that appear in catalogs and projects
Lift & Dump
Tilting system
Hydraulic lifter
Servo-driven lifter
Stainless steel structure
ATEX (explosive environments)
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