Elevators are an integral part of any crush pad. They allow you to load grapes at ground level, and discharge them into the next piece of equipment—tank, press, destemmer, etc.—at a controlled rate. Destemmers and grape sorting units in particular benefit from being fed by elevator for best results. Dumping directly into a destemmer usually leads to poor-quality berry removal as the drum is overloaded with material. Using an elevator helps keep the feed smooth and even for optimum removal.

You can also use an elevator to accept output from a sorting table, and discharge into a press or tank, when sized appropriately. With an oversized bin hopper attached you can dump directly from macro bins. The hopper is designed to hold approximately 1/2-ton at a time.

Mori's Inclined Conveyor Elevators are available in a variety of sizes for conveying whole clusters, must, and pomace. Each model number denotes its overall belt length, so the NE 3000 has a 3000 mm (or 3 meter) belt, for example.

All elevators are outfitted with an electronic inverter to control the speed from 0–100% A hydraulic piston allows you to manually raise and lower the elevator to adjust its discharge height. Minimum and maximum discharge heights can be found in the image above.

• White food grade pvc belting with integral curved blades
• Wheel-mounted for easy moving
• Heavy-duty 304 stainless steel construction
• Manual hydraulic pump for height adjustment
• Internal belt scraper with recovery pan
• Juice collection and cleaning outlets at the bottom

• Quick-disconnect hopper attachments to allow quickly switching between standard and oversized hopper
• Extended stainless steel discharge chute to reach
• Rotating exit chute to discharge in any direction
• Quick-disconnect upper to allow full removal of belt for easy cleaning access