The bucket elevator is used for the bottom of the material transported to the top of the conveyor a. The bucket elevator is divided into two forms of the hoist of the belt drive, chain drive, using the principle of the pulley, hopper carrying the material up or down. 

 Centrifugal discharge bucket elevator, gravity discharge hybrid discharge three types. Centrifugal discharge bucket used for conveying pieces, powder, granular materials, faster. On the contrary, the speed of gravity discharge hopper is relatively slow. 
 The bucket elevator than the belt conveyor machine in terms of the way of transportation of materials does not spill out, bucket elevator are generally equipped with a chassis device, transportation of powder materials on the way to prevent the dust flying. 

 Bucket elevator has been widely used in industries such as feed, grain, flour, and also terminal port is used to upgrade, loading and unloading of bulk materials.