Elevator equipment

Elevator Equipment from Zavod Moroza

The productivity of any grain storage facility, from a farm ZAV to a port terminal, directly depends on the throughput and reliability of its transport lines. Bucket elevators, conveyors, grain pipes, and other elevator equipment are the foundation of the enterprise, ensuring a rhythmic flow of products through all technological stages: reception, cleaning, drying, storage, and final shipment. The stable operation of this equipment guarantees the continuity of the technological process, eliminating the risks of emergency stops capable of paralyzing the operation of the entire complex and leading to a violation of contractual obligations.

This section presents a complex of solutions for building and maintaining grain transportation lines. We have combined elevator equipment for vertical lifting (bucket elevators of various capacities) and horizontal movement (belt, drag conveyors, and screw loaders). In addition to ready-made units, the category includes a full range of components for repairing and upgrading existing systems - from elevator belts and buckets to rollers and grain pipe sections.

Special attention in forming the assortment is paid to the problem of abrasive wear. The grain flow acts on metal and polymer parts as an abrasive, so a key criterion for the quality of elevator equipment is the resistance of materials to friction and mechanical loads. The presented units are designed for intensive operation in conditions of high dustiness and ensure the stability of the grain transshipment technological process.

Vertical Elevator Equipment - Grain Bucket Elevators

The basis of any grain cleaning complex is a reliable vertical transportation system. We produce bucket elevators (norias) of a full range of productivity - from farm NTs-10 (10 t/h) to elevator NTs-100 (100 t/h). The units are designed for continuous operation under peak seasonal loads, ensuring stable grain supply to height without overheating drives and emergency stops.

The casing (pipes) of bucket elevators is made of sheet steel 2 mm thick, which guarantees structural rigidity and resistance to abrasive wear by the grain flow. Special attention is paid to bearing units - remote housings of reliable supports are used, protected from dust and convenient in maintenance. Such a layout significantly extends the life of shafts and drums.

Bucket elevators are equipped with modern protection systems - automatic braking devices that instantly block the reverse movement of the belt with buckets in case of sudden power outage, as well as speed and belt misalignment sensors. The geometry of the elevator head and the belt speed are calculated in such a way as to ensure gentle product discharge, minimizing grain damage, which is critical for seed material.

In addition to classic work with grain, our bucket elevators are a universal tool for transporting processing products and abrasive bulk materials (meal, compound feed, granules), for which we offer equipment with buckets of various types and capacities. The operational reliability of elevator equipment is ensured by the high resource of units, and a thoughtful sectional design guarantees full maintainability: any worn section of the casing or mechanical unit can be easily dismantled and replaced locally without stopping the complex for a long time. This ensures the continuity of the technological process and allows your enterprise to work with maximum efficiency even under peak load conditions.

Horizontal Elevator Equipment - Conveyors, Screw Loaders, and Belt Conveyors

If bucket elevators are responsible for lifting products, then efficient distribution of grain to bunkers, warehouses, and sites is ensured by horizontal transport. The choice of a specific type of conveyor depends on the technological tasks of the farm, the type of crop, and the requirements for equipment mobility.

Chain (drag) conveyors are the most common solution for stationary ZAV lines and elevators - their sealed box design completely eliminates dusting of premises and product losses, making them ideal for loading silos or unloading from intake pits. The working organ - a powerful chain with scrapers - ensures high productivity and self-cleaning ability, allowing work with wet and clogged heaps without the risk of clogging, making it a reliable choice for intensive transshipment of large volumes of grain.

For working with seed material and crops that are easily damaged (soybeans, sunflower, beans), it is advisable to use belt conveyors. In these units, the grain does not rub against the metal walls of the trough but lies passively on a moving rubber-fabric belt. Such a transportation principle reduces grain damage to an absolute minimum - such belt systems are most often installed in covered grain storages and floor storage warehouses for gentle movement of the harvest over considerable distances.

For solving local logistical tasks, such as loading grain from a pile into a truck body, filling seeders in the field, or re-piling in a hangar, mobile screw loaders are indispensable. These are easy-to-operate mobile units from the elevator equipment category that do not require installation. The screw (auger) effectively captures the product and moves it at an angle, ensuring high mobility of the loading process where there are no stationary communications. Depending on the conditions, such loaders can be equipped with both electric motors and a drive from the tractor's power take-off (PTO) shaft for field work.

Considering the diversity of grain storage configurations and all other enterprises, we are not limited to serial models only. The engineering and design department of Zavod Moroza offers the development and manufacture of elevator equipment according to individual customer parameters. Regardless of whether you need to fit a conveyor into an existing line or create a new warehouse mechanization scheme "from scratch," our experience allows implementing a project of any complexity, adapting the equipment to specific room dimensions and technological requirements of your business.

Gravity Flow Elevator Equipment - Grain Pipes and Distributors

The most vulnerable part of any elevator complex is gravity flow communications, which take on the main abrasive load during grain movement under the influence of gravity. Wear of pipes and elbows is an inevitable process, so the key reliability factor here is the thickness and quality of the metal. We design and manufacture elements of gravity flow systems from reinforced sheet steel with a thickness of 1.5 to 5 mm, which guarantees their resistance to through-wear even during intensive transshipment of such abrasive crops as soybeans, rice, or corn. All elements are equipped with reliable flange connections, which ensures ideal tightness of the main line and prevents dust and grain spillage at joints.

The assortment includes a full set of shaped parts for building a route of any complexity - straight pipe sections, inlets, adapters, and rotary sectors. We pay special attention in production specifically to sectors and elbows, where friction force is maximum - their geometry is designed to minimize the impact effect of grain, and thickened walls significantly extend the maintenance interval. To manage flow logistics (distributing grain between bunkers, dryer, or cleaning), divertor valves (distributors) are used. Depending on the level of automation of your complex, they can be equipped with both a simple manual drive and an electric drive for remote control from the operator room.

The main advantage of cooperation with Zavod Moroza is the possibility of manufacturing non-standard units for a specific project. We are not limited to typical sizes and are ready to fulfill an order for round or square section grain pipes of any diameter (up to 800 mm) and length - this allows perfectly integrating new elements into the existing ZAV structure without the need for complex "fitting" at height by installers. Ordering reinforced gravity flow elevator equipment directly from the manufacturer allows forming a holistic and durable transportation system, which becomes a reliable artery of your complex, ensuring uninterrupted product flow without losses and unnecessary operational worries.

Components for Elevator Equipment

Operational access to quality spare parts is a guarantee that planned maintenance will not turn into a long repair at the height of the season. We have formed a warehouse program in such a way as to cover the needs for both small consumables and large-unit replacement of aggregates.

The basis of the assortment for bucket elevators is a wide selection of buckets ranging from 100 to 390 mm in width. Depending on the product type and loads, we offer both classic metal buckets (type NTs, UKZ) and reinforced seamless models without welds. For facilities with increased explosion protection requirements or for working with seed material, options made of spark-proof materials are available, ensuring the most gentle transportation without grain breakage. Traction organs are represented by elevator belts of various tensile strengths (based on BKNL-65 or TK-200 fabrics, from 3 to 8 plies), which allows selecting the optimal belt for an elevator of any height.

For the repair of screw loaders, we offer the manufacture of screw flights (spirals) according to individual sizes - with a diameter from 1.5 mm to 500 mm and metal thickness from 1 to 16 mm, which allows restoring the operability of any screw conveyor, replacing only the worn working part. Also available is a full range of spare parts for grain cleaning machines, in particular sieves for BCS separators and components of sieve mills.

In case of critical wear of elevator equipment, we are ready to supply complete units - you can order separately the upper elevator head, tension boot, drive and tension drums, intermediate casings, as well as any other structural elements. Thanks to a powerful production base and many years of experience of our engineers, we are not limited only to serial models - Zavod Moroza is capable of manufacturing a unit for equipment of any type, generation, or manufacturer, adapting it to your individual dimensions and technological requirements. However, our production capabilities are not limited only to the manufacture of individual components - accumulated engineering experience allows us to solve tasks of any scale - from local replacement of units to full design and construction of grain cleaning complexes.

Design and Reconstruction of ZAV

The production capacities and design potential of Zavod Moroza ensure the implementation of projects of any level of complexity, turning us into a full-fledged technological partner for your agribusiness. We approach the creation of an elevator or a grain cleaning complex (ZAV) as the design of a single integrated system, where the interaction of all nodes - from the grain pipe inclination angle to the elevator belt speed - is mathematically verified. Our engineers perform detailed calculations of grain routes, aspiration flows, and loads on metal structures, which guarantees performance balance at all sections of the technological chain even at the development stage.

A separate, strategically important direction of our work is the deep reconstruction of existing facilities. Many farms have capital structures of the Soviet model, which are already technologically outdated. We possess unique experience in integrating modern high-performance equipment into the limited space of old buildings. This allows transforming a classic ZAV-20 or ZAV-40 into a modern automated complex with a capacity of 50-100 tons per hour, using the existing foundation and frame, which is much more rational than building from scratch. At the same time, we are ready to take on the most complex tasks that others refuse - for example, manufacturing non-standard adapters, complex flow junction nodes, or adapting imported dryers to domestic mechanization.

The flexibility of our production allows choosing the most convenient format of cooperation for you. We are ready to both fully equip the facility with all necessary equipment and become a reliable partner for your own construction crews, manufacturing only specific technological nodes (elevator towers, bunkers, transport galleries) according to provided drawings or technical specifications. By choosing cooperation with Zavod Moroza, the farmer gets access to an industrial production culture, where every technical solution is dictated not by the desire to sell more metal, but by the striving to create a durable and efficient grain logistics system. Ultimately, this transforms into concrete financial indicators - minimization of grain losses, reduction of repair costs, and uninterrupted operation of the entire enterprise. Build the foundation of your energy independence and efficiency together with a reliable Ukrainian manufacturer.