Hopper Body

Assembly

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Sheet-steel bins formed by side and end slope sheets that funnel bulk lading down to the bottom outlets by gravity.

Direct parts	8
Total parts	46
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Sheet-steel bins formed by side and end slope sheets that funnel bulk lading down to the bottom outlets by gravity. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Hopper Body parts and their functions

8 top-level parts · 46 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Hopper Body parts diagram: 1 side slope sheet, 2 end slope sheet, 3 ridge sheet, 4 side stake, 5 top chord, 6 hopper outlet, 7 roof sheet, 8 sheet metal panel. 46 parts in 8 top-level items. — Hopper Body parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Side Slope Sheet	2×	Inward-sloping side sheets
2	End Slope Sheet	2×	End slope sheets
3	Ridge Sheet	1×	Center ridge dividing the bays
4	Side Stake	12×	Vertical side stiffeners
5	Top Chord	2×	Top longitudinal chord angles
6	Hopper Outlet 3 parts	3×	Funnel outlet throats
7	Roof Sheet	1×	Covered-hopper roof panels
8	Sheet Metal Panel	8×	Body and slope sheet plate

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Bill of materials for Hopper Body

8 top-level lines · 11 rows shown · 46 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Side Slope Sheet	hopper-car-side-slope-sheet	2×	2	·	part
2	End Slope Sheet	hopper-car-end-slope-sheet	2×	2	·	part
3	Ridge Sheet	hopper-car-ridge-sheet	1×	1	·	part
4	Side Stake	hopper-car-side-stake	12×	12	·	part
5	Top Chord	hopper-car-top-chord	2×	2	·	part
6	Hopper Outlet 3 parts	hopper-car-hopper-outlet	3×	3	6	assembly
6.1	Outlet Frame	hopper-car-outlet-frame	1×	3	·	part
6.2	Throat Sheet	hopper-car-throat-sheet	4×	12	·	part
6.3	Gate Seal	hopper-car-gate-seal	1×	3	·	part
7	Roof Sheet	hopper-car-roof-sheet	1×	1	·	part
8	Sheet Metal Panel	sheet-panel	8×	8	·	part

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Where the hopper body is used

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Sourcing: possible vendors

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇮🇳Bharat Forge bharatforge.com ↗	Pune, IN	Forgings & metal parts	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳CITIC Dicastal dicastal.com ↗	Qinhuangdao, CN	Aluminium castings & wheels	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Tata AutoComp tataautocomp.com ↗	Pune, IN	Auto components	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Beyonics beyonics.com ↗	Singapore	Precision metal & mfg	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Sundaram Clayton sundaram-clayton.com ↗	Chennai, IN	Die castings	500 pcs	6–10 wks