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Optimising handling of abrasive materials

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Effectively managing abrasive or raw materials demands a smart approach, and a great solution lies in carefully designing, customising and operating a bucket elevator.

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Significance of proper handling safeguards When designing solutions for material transfer, many important things need thinking about. Dropping materials into elevator buckets from very high places or in large amounts can make material handling equipment wear more. Pushing out abrasive materials forcefully during the transfer process might cause wear and spillage on later equipment.

To fix these problems, it's really important to use proper handling equipment safeguards and feeding controls. These things stop early fixing, reduce the risk of unplanned stops and lessen the need for lots of new parts, making production lines better.

Understanding abrasive materials

Knowing what makes a material abrasive is important for using good handling solutions. Any granulated material, like sand, sugar or glass, can cause repeated rubbing in this group.

The Mohs scale of mineral hardness, where most modern abrasives rank at 7.0 or higher, helps to understand this. Abrasives used in industry, like diamond dust, might rank at the highest of ten, showing how important it is to keep them safe.

Accurate data to safely transport materials — Moving abrasive materials safely needs exact data on the materials for a useful design. A pendulum bucket elevator, working slower than belt conveyor systems and bucket types, is a good choice.

Customisation for enhanced safety — Changing bucket elevators for abrasive materials might mean adding things like dust control. Stopping dust during high efficiency loading and transfer is really important to avoid damage to machines and keep the person using them safe.

Feeding controls play a big part in safe handling, stopping buckets from getting too full and spilling when giving out products. Depending on what's needed, tips might be slow and careful, one at a time, or lots at once.

Minimising spillages and ensuring durability — Making sure to spill as little material as possible is really important when moving abrasives. Some materials can make an abrasive 'paste' when they touch moisture. This paste can damage elevator buckets, the parts that move the buckets, and the controls that tip them.

Bucket elevators, because they move smoothly and are built in one piece, can help. Careful thinking about bucket size, how much they can carry, and giving out products slowly makes sure material gets moved safely and according to high quality standards.

Gough Engineering's expertise beyond bucket elevators — Gough Engineering doesn't just know about bucket elevators; they also know the best way to pick the right feeder for moving materials well. Electromagnetic drives, without parts that spin, are better than roller conveying systems that don't last as long with abrasive materials. Adding continuous feed equipment or automatic feeds makes sure materials move without needing too much help from people.

Chain design and the Swinglink patented design Choosing the right design for chains is really important, and steel or mixed chains are good for certain jobs. Gough Engineering's Swinglink® design, where buckets swing freely, means chains last a really long time by moving together.

Gough Engineering's advisory role — Gough Engineering is ready to help with picking the right way to handle abrasive materials in your factory. Picking the right bucket design and elevator construction makes sure things are used safely and well.

Inspection, spares & maintenance — Checking equipment for wear is really important. This helps stop machines from breaking when they're not supposed to and keeps production going. Parts in machines like chains and ropes, and parts that touch products, need changing often. Choosing a company that gives good service and has spare parts is really important when picking where to get equipment.

Learn more about abrasive products

At Gough Engineering, we like knowing the latest news, events, and new things in the industry. Read our stories to see how abrasive products are used. Call our team of very smart engineers to talk about what you need on 01782 567770 or fill in our online form.

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