Ground Hoppers
Gruber Systems offers a variety of Ground Hoppers for a variety of applications - including Cultured Marble, Solid Surface, Polymer-infused Concrete and other Bulk Powder metering or conveying requirements:
Find your Ground Hopper by application:
- For use with an Autocaster™ continuous casting system.
- For use with a Batchmaster™ batching machine.
- Stand-alone use or used with other equipment besides our Autocaster or Batchmaster machines.
- For metering aggregate fillers for Polymer Concrete Manufacturing
Ground Hoppers for standalone applications (not involving an Autocaster or Batchmaster) include:
Weight Loss Self-Metering Ground Hopper
This all new Weight-Loss Self-Metering Ground Hopper that utilizes load cells and a sophisticated PLC Control System for precise weight-loss powder metering for a wide variety of metering, batching and conveying applications. Machine control is provided by a PLC-equipped Control Panel
Ground Hoppers for use with Gruber Autocaster Continuous Casting Systems include:
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Standard (Powder/Granule) Ground Hopper
Our standard auger-driven transport system Ground Hopper made for use with our Autocaster casting machine provides reliable conveying of powders such as calcium carbonate blends, ATH blends, as well as granules and other fine particle or lightweight fillers. The Autocaster controls its operation. Can be used as standalone Ground Hopper, but base unit lacks controls. When not used with Autocaster, optional controls can be added including On/Off and Speed Controls.
Small Aggregate and Large Aggregate Top Mount Ground Hoppers
The Small Aggregate Ground Hopper conveys smaller aggregates such as sand, granules and small pea gravel up to 1/8" diameter, as well as granular powders.
The Large Aggregate Ground Hopper conveys larger-sized aggregates such quartz, pea gravel or small rock up to as large as 3/8" (7 mm) diameter, although it can also easily accomodate smaller aggregates such as sand, granules and very small pea gravel.
Belt-Drive Ground Hopper for Highly Abrasive Aggregate
Transfer lightweight bulk fillers over extended distances to your Autocaster utilizing a positive pneumatic pressure (air) transport system. This eliminates the requirement for an auger, and allows the Ground Hopper to be placed in a more remote location - out of the way of the Autocaster casting system.
Recommended for transporting Lightweight Fillers to the Autocaster casting machine from Ground Hoppers located at greater distances:
Pneumatic Ground Hopper for Lightweight Powder Fillers
Automatically meter and transfer lightweight filler material over extended distances with a Pneumatic-transport Ground Hopper. This eliminates the requirement for an auger, and allows the Ground Hopper to be placed in a more remote location - out of the way of the Autocaster casting system or the Batchmaster mixing station.
Ground Hoppers for use with Gruber Batchmaster batching machines include:
Powder/Granule Ground Hopper for Batchmaster
Our standard auger-driven transport system Ground Hopper made for use with our Batchmaster batching machine provides reliable conveying of powders such as calcium carbonate blends, ATH blends, as well as granules and other fine particle or lightweight fillers. The Batchmaster machine controls its operation.
Our standard auger-driven transport system Ground Hopper provides reliable conveying of powders such as calcium carbonate blends, ATH blends, as well as granules and other fine particle or lightweight fillers to fill the metering hoppers of Autocaster™ and Batchmaster metering machines. Does not include self-metering. Optional Control systems can be added for additional capability.
This all new Weight-Loss Self-Metering Ground Hopper that utilizes load cells and a sophisticated PLC Control System for highly accurate weight-loss powder metering for a wide variety of metering, batching and conveying applications. Machine control is provided by a PLC-equipped Control Panel.
For applications not involving an Autocaster or Batchmaster system
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Automated metering of lightweight powder bulk filler over extended distances utilizing a positive pneumatic pressure (air) transport system.
Automatically meter and transfer lightweight filler material over extended distances with a Pneumatic-transport Ground Hopper. This eliminates the requirement for an auger, and allows the Ground Hopper to be placed in a more remote location - out of the way of the Autocaster casting system or the Batchmaster mixing station.
Now, you can supply lightweight powder fillers like CalCarb/Lightweight powder blends and ATH blends to TWO different metering hoppers from a single Pneumatic Ground Hopper with the Dual-Feed model!
Bulk filler handling systems can be integrated with your process or batching system to reduce labor, improve efficiencies, aid in material cost control, and potentially lower overhead costs.
For situations where you need your Ground Hopper to be movable or portable.
In some cases, your bulk filler handling system is not required to be a fixed location, and you may benefit by moving your Gruber Ground Hopper to where you need it for a given use. Portability offers added convenience and added value to your Bulk Filler Handling investment.
Special version Gruber Ground Hopper and Bulk Bag Suspender Frame option for use with the Batchmaster III Metering System.
Ground Hopper Accessories
Gruber Ground Hoppers accommodate either bulk bags (super sacks) or individual bags of filler. The Ground Hopper is one element of a complete bulk filler handling system. Gruber offers a number of other bulk filler handling accessories further automate or customize its integration into your workflow:
| Bulk Bag Suspender Frame | Bulk Bag Gantry | Bulk Bag Roller Conveyor | Suspender Cross Frame |
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| Hangs a bulk bag above a Ground Hopper - doubling the capacity of the Ground Hopper. | The Bulk Bag Gantry aids lifting of bulk bags into position (over the bulk bag suspender). Two sizes - 10’ or 15' | Bulk Bag Roller Conveyor easily transports super sacks to the ground hopper. | Accessory to a Bulk Bag Gantry to lift/suspend the Bulk Bag. |
