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# [Heavy Chemical Conveying and Elevating System](https://www.goughengineering.com/en/case-studies/heavy-chemical-conveying-and-elevating-system)

 Written by [Carl Hodges](https://www.goughengineering.com/en/case-studies/author/carl-hodges) | Nov 5, 2021 9:41:32 AM

## The Task

A chemicals company in Cheshire required a conveyor to move bentonite from a ground floor production area to the second floor.

There was a restricted amount of space available in an already crowded factory floor, therefore a conveyor was required that took up minimal space whilst maintaining high throughputs.

 

## The Solution

Gough supplied a Swinglink Bucket Elevator for the task, with a throughput of 16 tonnes per hour. The 12m in height bucket elevator included stainless steel, heavy duty chain and dust extraction spigots built into the casing. The ‘one-in, one-out’ Z shape design is often used as a simple means of vertically conveying product.

 

## The Result

 

The surface-treated bentonite is used to soften clothes in laundry detergents; the product is slightly corrosive however the Gough bespoke plastic buckets also available as metal detectable are designed to deal with these sorts of product.

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