Elevation Systems

Elevation & Lift Systems

Efficient Solutions for Your Food-Handling Needs

PPM combines innovative technology with years of experience and expertise, providing customers simple, reliable solutions to a full spectrum of food handling challenges. Our diverse line of industry-leading equipment lets you safely move, store and process product, with minimal operator involvement and simple operation requirements. Each machine is engineered to be durable and long-lasting, with sanitary, low-maintenance designs. PPM’s range of material handling equipment includes bucket elevators, belt conveyors, tote dumpers, spiral down chutes, chip sizers, disc graders, cluster busters and many more.

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Tote Dumpers

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PPM Technologies Crate and Tote Handling systems make filling and unloading efficient and easy.

Bucket Elevators

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PPM Technologies Bucket Elevators are designed to elevate a wide range of dry, free-flowing products at flow rates up to 2,000 cubic feet per hour and to heights of 30 feet.

Incline Conveyors

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Our Incline belts feature robust and sanitary stainless steel design, open or closed frame types, modular belting sections with both scoop and straight flights, and lane dividers for separate products.

Elevation and Lift Technology That Protects Your Product

Our systems maintain product quality while solving everyday production challenges. From fragile products to high-throughput lines, each component supports controlled movement, consistent flow, and a clean, sanitary production environment.

  • Continuous systems support steady product flow without manual intervention
  • Product-specific designs reduce breakage, fines, and out-of-spec product
  • All-stainless, sanitary construction with self-draining surfaces supports food-safe operation
  • CIP and COP-ready designs with open frames allow faster cleaning and changeovers
  • Heavy-duty construction supports 24/7 production and frequent washdowns

Optimize Your Product Flow and Line Performance

Our in-house testing program helps you evaluate throughput, product movement, and system performance under real production conditions. PPM technicians work with your product to identify the right configuration, allowing you to refine your process, improve efficiency, and maintain consistent results at scale.

PPM Technologies: Providing Food Processing Expertise

Turnkey Solutions

You get conveyors, elevation and lift systems, seasoning and coating, and frying systems designed to run as one integrated line, not pieced together from multiple suppliers.

60+ Years Building Elevation and Lift Systems that Power Efficiency

Your system runs with reliable product flow, durable construction, and consistent performance to support efficient, high-volume production. From tote dumping to vertical elevation and controlled conveying, our equipment is built to perform day after day.

Supporting Modern Food Safety and Sanitation

Run equipment designed for washdown, inspection, and daily sanitation demands with hygienic construction that supports food safety across the line.

Built with Food Processors

Work directly with a team that designs around your product, process, space, and production goals.

Proven to Run Day After Day

Our systems are built for continuous production and backed by decades of food processing experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you provide a complete turnkey production line?

Yes. From food processing to finished product, we engineer and deliver fully integrated line solutions, combining conveying, seasoning and coating, frying, and elevation and lift systems into a single cohesive setup. Rather than piecing together equipment from multiple vendors, you get one dedicated partner who sees the big picture and designs around your entire operation from the start.

What types of food products and industries do you support?

At PPM, we can support many different food products and industries across conveying, elevating seasoning, coating, and frying applications. This includes cereal, dairy, confectionery, extruded products, frozen foods, fruits and vegetables, meats, nuts, pet food, plant-based proteins, and snack foods.

How do your elevation and lift systems help improve production efficiency?

PPM elevation and lift systems keep product moving steadily through your line, reducing manual handling and preventing bottlenecks between processing steps. With continuous operation and controlled product flow, you can increase throughput, reduce downtime, and maintain more consistent production from start to finish.

How do you protect product quality during elevation and conveying?

We engineer each system to match how your products move, whether it is fragile, free-flowing, or irregular in shape. Product-specific designs help reduce breakage, limit fines, and maintain consistency as the product moves through the system, so you can protect yield and deliver uniform results run after run.

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