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These are powered equipment for conveying bulk materials in a vertical or steep inclined path, consisting of an endless belt, or chain/s to which metallic buckets are fixed. With the flexible belt/chain, the buckets move unidirectionally within a casing and collect bulk materials at bottom end of the equipment and deliver it at the top end. A range of different research methods have been used to determine the productivity improvement of elevator. The present study shows the productivity improvement of elevator for granular materials by changing in parameter and structure affecting the efficiency of elevator. Current work deals with the design and analysis of elevator for conveying granular materials at 2 tonnes/hr output and lifting height 12m. Modeling of different components of bucket elevator has been done using 3d Solid Modeling software based upon the dimensions obtained from analytical design. The new modified design of the bucket elevator is proposed and validated using CAE tools which are well within the safe limit.