In manufacturing, the purpose of a conveyor system often is to maintain a highly synchronous flow of materials through a manufacturing process. In warehousing and distribution, the purpose may be to ensure proper flow and sortation of totes and cases using high speed sortation, servo-induction devices, merges, accumulation conveyors, transportation conveyors and other equipment. In either case, experience-based engineering is behind the solution. Whether considering load handling characteristics, ergonomics, performance, costs or throughput, our engineering experience ensures your conveyor system will exceed your needs.
Basic transportation conveyors can be belt conveyors, belt-driven roller conveyors, line-shaft driven roller conveyors, or motorized roller conveyors. Selecting the right conveyor is based on the materials handled, rates required, and the desired performance and important factors such as noise, ergonomics, and cost are also evaluated. Belt conveyors may be used in low speed applications, belt-driven roller conveyor may be used in higher speed applications, and line-shaft conveyors may be used for quiet handling and complex runs.
Accumulation conveyors are used to control the flow of unit-loads. They can be controlled mechanically or electrically, can be contacting or non-contacting, and can provide low-pressure or zero-pressure accumulation. Typical applications are to create/manage material buffers before downstream handling or prepare loads on multiple conveyors prior to metering or inducting into a sortation system. The application of the conveyor equipment best suited to the task ensures it is used to its peak capabilities.
Sortation systems are used when a fairly high flow of cases, totes or pieces need to flow to different destinations, such as conveyors assigned to individual truck docks, truck routes, customer orders or other order consolidation assignments. There are several sortation technologies used to accomplish these tasks. Learn more about our sortation systems.
We engineer and manufacture a complete line of heavy unit load conveyors for loads up to 4,000 pounds.
- Belt Driven Live Roller Conveyors
- Chain Driven Live Roller Conveyors
- Transfer Cars
- Shuttle Cars
- Chain Transfers
