Basics

Applications

Pocket belt conveyors are used to elevate material over a short horizontal distance. As such, a number of applications for pocket-type belt conveyors are listed below:-

i

Vertical 'Z' configuration elevating product from ground level to top of silo.
ii

Bucket-wheel ship unloader (Polymax Roulunds - Maxoflex)

  
iii

Vertical conveying with 180 twist.

  
iv

Combination pocket belt with sealing belt.

  
v

Inclined conveyor application.
vi

Vertical mine shaft product conveyor (Swedala)
vii

Typical arrangements by Flexowell