Double the Productivity of Your Industry with a Self-Dumping Hopper

Posted by Rouramh on February 18th, 2016

Most industries deal with materials handling, which is the protection, movement, control, and storage of products and materials throughout warehousing, manufacturing, consumption, disposal, and distribution. Productivity is crucial in those stages, and if you are looking for a way to increase it, investing in high-quality self-dumping hoppers make sense. These are semi-automated equipment that can support your logistics and enhance the productivity in your supply chain.

There are many ways that a self-dumping hopper can increase productivity in your industry. Its application can help in resource allocation, delivery, inventory control and management, and forecasting. The self-dumping mechanism eliminates the constant need for manpower so your staff can focus their efforts and energies in other important aspects of their job. Moreover, it minimizes their contact with certain types of materials—especially those that may be toxic for humans. This way, you can minimize the chances of sick days that may greatly affect productivity, and you can help keep your employees safe and healthy.

Self-dumping hoppers can be made to fit different types and scopes of projects. There are custom hopper manufacturers that can design and modify their existing hopper models to meet certain needs of your industry. High-quality self-dumping hoppers are continuously welded and made with the most durable form of steel in 12 or 10 gauge to fully guarantee their safety, reliability, and quality.

A durable self-dumping hopper can hold anywhere from 2,000 lbs to 4,000 lbs, with capacities of up to five cubic yards. It is perfect for lightweight recyclables, small metal scraps, and debris. A hopper that is made from 3/16” plate steel with a capacity of up to 8,000 lbs is ideal for more rugged applications, such as for handling construction materials, ash, sawdust, coal, rubber, stampings, and sand.

Larger self-dumping hoppers with capacities of 8,000 to 10,000 lbs are designed for more extreme applications like for handling hot ash and coal, heavy construction materials, concrete, forgings, minerals, castings, and glass. They are made of 1/4” carbon steel and come with exclusive pierced and extruded trunnion tracks and taper pins for superior wear resistance. Reputable manufacturers provide a continuous stop bar and base to body chains for additional reinforcement to the stops.

About the Author:

This article is written by Mike Genter, who is associated with Roura Material Handling. Roura Material Handling produces a large variety of self dumping hoppers including durable hoppers, rugged hoppers, ultimate hoppers, behemoth hoppers as well as custom and specialty dumping hoppers for both commercial and industrial use.