STORAGE
Flour extractor leveler
Features
Design
Level during filling and extract during emptying
Chain
Drag chain conveyor with flights
The working element is a drag chain with paddles that pushes the product during both leveling and extraction. It circulates between a motorized drive head driven by a gearmotor and a return element with a chain tensioning system.
Features
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Capacity | Up to 200 t/h |
| Operation | Semiautomatic |
| Work item | Drag chain conveyor with flights |
| Dimensions | Custom-made for the ship |
| Products | Flours, soy, corn, rice and by-products |
Frequently Asked Questions
The product enters through the roof and forms a cone beneath the discharge point. When the cone reaches the height of the bridge, the bridge lowers in stages by means of the hoists. In each pass, the paddle chain drags the product from the center to the sides until it occupies the entire surface. During emptying, the equipment reverses its function: the bridge lowers progressively and the chain sweeps the product toward the hopper and the side discharge channel. The result is a continuous output flow and the warehouse floor is left practically clean.
Unlike clean grain, flours and by-products form very steep slopes, pack together, and do not slide on their own toward the discharge points, so gravity emptying is not enough. The leveling extractor actively moves the product to the discharge channel, without depending on its flowability. This reduces emptying time and maintains a stable dispatch flow rate.
Emptying is faster and more continuous, there is no need for machinery or people inside the warehouse, and the risk of slope collapse disappears. In addition, the same equipment levels the product during filling.
Yes. The equipment is custom-designed: the dimensions and structure of the building are studied to adapt the dock leveler to the current installation.
Soybean meal and other protein meals, corn, rice, and agro-industrial by-products. Each facility is studied according to the main product being stored, in order to adjust the equipment configuration.
Up to 200 tons per hour, depending on the configuration and the product.
It is semi-automatic: the operator supervises and the equipment executes the leveling and emptying cycles, supported by sensors.
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