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Elevator Buckets, Bolts, Belting & Splices

Elevator Buckets, Bolts, Belting & Splices
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Elevator Buckets, Bolts, Belting & Splices

Product catalog summary
Overview: The 4B Material Handling Catalog provides detailed technical data and engineering references for components used in agricultural and industrial applications. It covers plastic and steel elevator buckets, bolts, belting, splices, fasteners, and other bucket elevator components.
Company History: 4B Components Limited, part of Braime Holdings P.L.C., has been a leader in material handling solutions since 1888, with a global presence in the USA, France, Thailand, Germany, Africa, and Australia.
Product Specifications:
  • Plastic and Steel Elevator Buckets: Available in materials like HDPE, nylon, urethane, steel, and stainless steel, tailored for specific applications.
  • Elevator Bolts and Belting: Offers a variety of bolts, nuts, washers, and belting options.
  • Belt Splices and Fasteners: Includes splicing options for rubber, PVC, and steel web belting.
Engineering and Design: 4B provides engineering expertise to optimize bucket elevator performance, offering design and component details to enhance capacity and efficiency, along with free technical support worldwide.
High Efficiency Buckets: Features High Efficiency™ elevator buckets designed for maximum throughput and cost efficiency, with smooth front faces, wing-less side walls, and nesting capabilities.
Material Selection Guide: A guide for selecting bucket materials based on cost, abrasion resistance, impact resistance, and moisture resistance, including HDPE, nylon, urethane, ductile iron, and stainless steel.
Case Study: Highlights a successful upgrade where 4B's expertise helped Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers increase capacity from 8,500 BPH to 15,000 BPH.
Innovative Products: The JUMBO™ CC-S® ultra heavy-duty buckets are noted for their capacity and durability, suitable for severe applications.
Material Specifications: Details temperature ranges for materials like HDPE, nylon, and urethane.
Design Features: Engineered for ultra capacity with improved Starco™ design, suitable for non-abrasive free-flowing materials.
Applications: Suitable for handling materials like grain, feed, pellets, powders, and chemicals in agricultural and industrial settings.
Special Features: The GB Spidex™ system increases capacity with a bottomless bucket design, ideal for sticky or light materials.
Design and Engineering Services: 4B offers a free design service to optimize elevator capacity, comparing GB Spidex™ and CC Style Buckets.
Specifications:
  • Belt Types: Six types of 4B Polysur® Steel Web Core Belts for different temperature ranges.
  • Braime Clamps: BC series clamps for heavy-duty belt splicing.
Procedures:
  • Installation: Instructions for installing belt splices and pulley lagging.
  • Ordering: Guidelines for determining pads and retainers for pulley lagging.
Standards and Recommendations:
  • Material Selection: Table comparing materials for elevator buckets.
  • Design Considerations: Recommendations for maximizing capacity and efficiency.
Data and Analysis:
  • Performance Analysis: Charts and tables for calculating capacity and belt speed.
  • Material Properties: Comparisons of materials like HDPE, Nylon, and Stainless Steel.
Additional Information: Offers engineering and design services for bucket elevator upgrades.
Material Bulk Density Table: Lists materials with bulk density values.
Metric Conversion Table: Includes conversion factors for various units.
4B Components Ltd. Product Overview: Highlights products like the Bolt 'N' Go drag conveyor chain and Watchdog™ Elite monitoring system.
Customer Testimonial: Bill Hoffer from CHS Inc. praises the Bolt 'N' Go chain for reducing downtime and maintenance costs.
Product Features: Descriptions of products like the ADB Bearing Temperature Sensor and P800 Inductive Underspeed Switch.
Global Presence: 4B Components Ltd. operates globally with subsidiaries in multiple continents.
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Bucket Elevator Components Engineered for Agricultural and Industrial Applications Plastic Elevator Buckets Steel Elevator Buckets Elevator Bolts Elevator Belting Belt Splices & Fasteners Since 1888 Ex 4B MATERIAL HANDLING CATALOG - Technical Data & Engineering Reference

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1888 Braime Pressings founded in the U.K. by T.F. Braime 1909 Braime introduces the first pressed seamless steel elevator bucket 1971 Foundation of 4B Braime Elevator Components 1983 Launch of 4B’s electronic components division 1984 First international office opens in the USA - 4B Components Ltd. Since 1984, 4B Components Ltd. has been serving the material handling and electronic component needs of the elevator and conveyor markets in the United States. However, our roots started over 127 years ago in the United Kingdom when our parent company, Braime Holdings P.L.C., began producing small pressings...

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4B HIGH EFFICIENCY Buckets, Details Page 5...

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UPGRADE YOUR BUCKET ELEVATOR! CC-S & JUMBO CC-S High Efficiency™ Buckets • Greater Capacity Per Bucket For More Bushels Per Hour • Thicker Walls And Corners For Longer Service Life

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4B HIGH EFFICIENCY   ™ Elevator Buckets At 4B, our basis has always been engineering and our expertise in providing comprehensive solutions. In keeping with these core values, we designed our family of High Efficiency elevator buckets to deliver the maximum possible elevator leg throughput for the lowest cost per ton or bushel. Every bucket in every line of the High Efficiency family has five distinct features, each of which conveys efficiency. Only 4B High Efficiency elevator buckets have all five features. MODERN HIGH EFFICIENCY DESIGN 1. SMOOTH FRONT FACE A smooth interior face and side walls,...

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CASE STUDY RAY-CARROLL ELEVATOR ADDS 75% RECEIVING CAPACITY WITHOUT PAUSING OPERATIONS Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers, Incs 2.8-million-bushel country elevator in Carrollton, MO needed increased re- ceiving capacity in order to better accom- modate its growing customer base. According to Location Manager the elevator received grain through legs, which were installed when the elevator was built in 1995. However, ceiving system without shutting down "Twenty million bushels of corn come through our elevator every year, says Heddings, "so we definitely could not afford to stop receiving grain."...

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Engineering & Design At 4B we have helped to upgrade hundreds of bucket elevators over the years for many different industries. Our application engineering expertise includes: grain storage, animal feed, flour milling, brewing, biomass, cement, coal, frac sand, as well as other processing industries. Using your key technical data, 4B engineers will provide preliminary design and component details to enable your bucket elevator to operate at its optimum capacity and discharge potential. If your existing elevator cannot be upgraded to meet your current needs, 4B engineers can provide a basic design...

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Agricultural and Industrial Elevator Buckets HDPE • Nylon • Urethane • Steel • Stainless Steel • Iron

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Bucket Material Selection Guide Bucket Material Selection HDPE Nyrim® (Nylon/ Rubber) Ductile Iron Mild Steel Abrasion Resistance Impact Resistance Moisture Resistance FDA Food Approved Anti-Static Cream, Black, Dark Green Standard Colors ** Code: 1 = Low / 5 = High * When Polished ** Special Order Colors Available Material / Applications HDPE - General use with grains, feed, food products, fertilizer and moist materials Mild Steel - General use with grains, feeds, food products and light to medium industrial products Hot, granular abrasives, high impact products including powders Ductile Iron...

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JUMBO™ CC-S® Ultra Heavy Duty Agricultural & Industrial Buckets Material Temp. Range Features The JUMBO™ CC-S® is an ultra heavy duty version of the CC-S heavy duty elevator bucket. It is intended for the most severe applications, including port terminals, ethanol plants and highly abrasive materials. It offers the greatest capacity and thickest front lip, corners and ® walls available. The unique Iceberg  Edge front face delivers impact resistance and long life. It shares the proven geometry and design features of the CC-S, including the benefit of stackability, which saves on freight costs...

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JUMBO™ CC-S® Ultra Heavy Duty Low Profile Agricultural & Industrial Buckets Like the standard JUMBO™ CC-S®, the low profile version has the greatest capacity and thickest front lip, corners and walls available. These buckets are manufactured to mount on nominal projection less “one inch” for increased capacity. 4B conservatively uses water level to calculate usable capacity on our low profile buckets. Unique to the industry, 4B manufactures the JUMBO™ CC-S® low profile style as a one piece molded unit, not a cut-down version of the standard elevator bucket. The molded design ensures consistent...

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CC-S® Heavy Duty Agricultural Buckets A range of heavy-duty CC style elevator buckets designed to outperform other agricultural buckets by offering greater capacities, ® longer life, and cleaner discharges. Unique Iceberg  Edge design with stronger front lip and maximum material thickness. With the CC-S® series stackable design, there is the added benefit of substantial freight and storage space savings. The complete CC-S® range of 35 different sizes are molded from premium virgin white HDPE (nylon and urethane available) for ultimate strength and durability. Material Temp. Range Features Virgin...

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CC-S® Heavy Duty Agricultural Buckets CC-S Unique Design Features Unique Iceberg® Edge heavy duty front lip with maximum material thickness and a tapered leading edge for a longer wear life. The triangular rigid design prevents bowing for a consistent discharge over the life of the bucket. Developed as “the world’s first stackable CC-style elevator bucket.” CC-S® buckets nest inside one another for reduced storage and shipping space. Freight cost savings are realized as the increased shipping density offers a lower freight classification. CC-S® buckets are group bundled in individual plastic...

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