Hopper Transition Chute

This sample project illustrates AGX Engineering's approach to documenting a wear-plate lined transition chute for bulk materials handling. Transition chutes of this type are common in mining, quarrying, grain handling, and aggregate processing — where abrasive bulk material needs to be transferred efficiently between a hopper outlet and a conveyor belt.

The chute is designed with a 6 mm mild steel structural shell and a 12 mm BISALLOY 400 wear liner on all impact and sliding surfaces. The liner is detailed as a set of individual plates attached via counter-sunk bolts for field replacement without structural modification.

AGX Engineering modelled the chute geometry in SolidWorks to confirm the required transition profile, material flow path, and clearances to adjacent structure. The structural shell was detailed in mild steel with gusset stiffeners at the hopper connection flange and conveyor skirt mount. The wear liner was detailed as a set of flat and formed plates, with a liner replacement schedule identifying each plate by position and size.

DXF flat patterns were produced for all structural shell components and liner plates, with bend lines identified for any formed sections. The fabrication drawing package included a chute assembly drawing, individual component fabrication drawings, a liner plate schedule, and BOM.