Bucket conveyor for wet and dry free-flowing products
Seamlessly elevate, lower, or convey free-flowing products without jamming or spilling, ensuring smooth integration into tight production lines.
Conveys and Elevates Snack Foods Efficiently
The Varilift® Bucket Conveyor from Heat and Control is engineered to optimize product transportation for food processing companies. Featuring a complete swivel bucket design, it eliminates jamming and fines typical in other bucket conveyors, ensuring uninterrupted flow of snack foods and confections. Its modular design allows for S, C, or horizontal configurations, with buckets that discharge at any point along the horizontal run, accommodating tight installations and expansion needs. Commonly used for elevating, lowering, and conveying a wide range of products, including potato crisps, cheese puffs, espresso coffee beans, and roasted almonds, the Varilift® integrates seamlessly into both new and existing production lines. With quick-release, one-piece polypropylene buckets, it simplifies cleaning, reducing downtime significantly. The conveyor is adaptable to high-speed, continuous operations, making it ideal for manufacturers aiming to increase throughput and maintain consistent product quality.
Benefits
- Enhances operational efficiency by seamlessly integrating into tight production spaces.
- Minimizes product loss and contamination with non-spill, gap-free bucket design.
- Reduces cleaning time with quick-release buckets, increasing production uptime.
- Adapts to changing production demands with modular, reconfigurable structure.
- Supports high-speed, continuous operations, boosting overall productivity.
- Applications
- Extruded,Candy,Pasta,Fruit snacks,Pellet snacks,Snack foods,Confectionery,Coffee,Plantain,Banana chips,Tortilla chips,Nuts,Potato chips,Kettle chips,Corn chips,Tea,Legume snacks
- End products
- Chocolate truffles,Apple chips,Espresso coffee beans,Potato crisps,Roasted almonds,Pork rinds,Spaghetti pasta,Masa flour tortilla chips,Puff snacks,Green tea leaves,Hard-bite chips,Cheese puffs,Tortilla crisps,Banana crisps
- Steps before
- Drying,Blending,Grinding,Corn Cooking,Soaking,Blanching,Conditioning,Cutting
- Steps after
- Inspection,Seasoning,Packaging,Product Cooling,Weighing,Frying
- Input ingredients
- Snack foods,Raw corn,Fresh or dry pasta,Nut varieties,Coffee beans,Tea leaves,Fruits,Potatoes,Tortilla masa flour,Pellets for snacks,Legume snacks
- Output ingredients
- Elevated snack products,Packaged corn chips,Packaged pasta,Roasted nuts,Packaged coffee and tea,Packaged fruit snacks,Potato chips,Tortilla chips,Extruded snacks
- Market info
- Heat and Control is known for its expertise in manufacturing food processing and packaging equipment, providing innovative solutions and high-quality systems for industries like snacks, prepared foods, and pharmaceuticals, with a strong reputation for reliability and technical support.
- Cleaning method
- Quick release,one-piece polypropylene buckets
- Configurations
- S,C,or horizontal
- Adaptability
- Interchangeable modules for expansion or reconfiguration
- Bucket material
- Polypropylene
- Discharge capability
- Discharge at any point under the horizontal run
- Product loss prevention
- Infeed leveler prevents product loss
- Spillage prevention
- Non-spill buckets remain upright after dumping
- Bucket cleaning
- Simple cleaning,less giveaway
- Bucket size
- Available with metal detectable buckets
- Suitable conditions
- Wet or dry conditions
- Working mechanism
- Swivel bucket design
- Automation level
- PLC
- Configuration flexibility
- S,C,or horizontal
- CIP/SIP
- Simple cleaning
- Flow type
- Inline continuous
- Changeover time
- Quick release buckets
- Discharge flexibility
- Bucket discharge at any point
- Cleaning method
- Simplified
- Spillage control
- Non-spill buckets
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact for tight installations
- Bucket shape
- Swivel design
- Bucket size
- One-piece polypropylene
- Feed method
- Unique infeed system
- Discharge method
- Buckets discharge at any point under horizontal run
- Configuration options
- S,C,or horizontal
- Customization
- Interchangeable modules for reconfiguration
- Cleaning
- Quick release for simplified cleaning
- Discharge method
- Multi-point discharge
- Bucket configuration
- S,C,or horizontal configurations
- Interchangeable modules
- Allows for easy expansion and reconfiguration
- Buckets material
- Polypropylene,metal detectable
- Infeed system
- Unique infeed leveler