Elevators and Conveyors

Podmores have a vast range of conveyors and elevators that can safely move products from one production process to another horizontally, vertically or any position required. Our conveyors & elevators can also be designed to overcome obstacles such as factory layout constraints and differences in height between your various processes or packaging equipment.

Conveyors

All of our conveyors and elevators are available in a wide range of standard sizes and where necessary, can be manufactured in a totally bespoke configuration. Multiple inlet positions and discharge points can be added to allow even the most complicated distribution problems to be overcome. We manufacture regular conveyors, flighted conveyors (suitable for moving loose items) and offer ultra-fast options for removing products from processes in the FMCG market.

Elevators

When elevating “Free-Flowing” materials, especially if there are any heating or cooling operations to be done, a spiral elevator provides the perfect solution. Using the smallest of footprints the spiral elevator will lift products and provide a controlled feed to the next process equipment. Using a unique vibrating action, products of all types (including liquids and fine powders) will revolve up the machine and out of the top.

Bucket Elevators

Simatek Bucket Elevators Podmores are the UK agent for Simatek® bucket elevators, providing flexible and space-saving conveying system designed for combined horizontal and vertical conveying of bulk products within the food processing, pet food, recycling and chemical industry, to mention but a few.

What makes Simatek® bucket elevators unique compared to other conveying systems is the way in which they carefully convey products without bringing about mechanical strain. The products thus remain in the same bucket from inlet to outlet with no damage.

Gentle conveying - The product remains in the same bucket from the inlet to the outlet without any change of product form, volume, or weight. Thus the product is not exposed to any potentially damagin mechanical influence during the conveying.
Space-saving conveying system - The compact construction is suited for both horizontal and combined horizontal/vertical transportation in a very small footprint.
Abrasive products - The bucket elevator is also suitable for conveying very abrasive products such as fly ash, gravel, stone, crushed marble, etc. Due to the absence of mechanical strain on the product, no dust or friction develops causing abrasion on the equipment. An aspiration branch must be established at inlet and outlets.
Flexible system - Inlets and outlets can be placed freely in numbers as required.
Variation - By the modular construction, the bucket elevator meets the greatest possible variety of conveying demands, and the length and height dimensions are freely determined from the given task.
Energy saving - The bucket elevator is energy saving compared to alternative transportation systems such as chain conveyors, screws, traditional bucket elevators, etc.
Trouble-free cleaning - The construction form ensures easy access to all sections. Optional automatic cleaning systems; such as water/soap-, compressed-air-, or mechanical (by brushes) - cleaning systems. Optional compressed-air cleaning of the chains.
Easy maintenance - Little requirement of re-adjustment because of e.g. the automated chain tensioning system, which ensures optimum tension, little maintenance, and long durability.