Conveyors are used as components in automated
distribution and warehousing. In combination
with computer controlled pallet handling
equipment this allows for more efficient retail,
wholesale, and manufacturing
distribution. It is considered a labor
saving system that allows large volumes to move
rapidly through a process, allowing companies to
ship or receive higher volumes with smaller
storage space and with less labor expense.Belt Conveyor Systems
Rubber Conveyor Belts are commonly used to
convey items with irregular bottom surfaces,
small items that would fall in between rollers,
or bags of product that would sag between
rollers. Belt conveyors are generally fairly
similar in construction consisting of a metal
frame with rollers at either end of a flat metal
bed. The belt is looped around each of the
rollers and when one of the rollers is powered
(by an electrical motor) the belting slides
across the solid metal frame bed, moving the
product. In heavy use applications the beds
which the belting is pulled over are replaced
with rollers. The rollers allow weight to be
conveyed as they reduce the amount of friction
generated from the heavier loading on the
belting. Belt conveyors can now be manufactured
with curved sections which use tapered rollers
and curved belting to convey products around a
corner. These conveyor systems and are commonly
used in postal sorting offices and airport
baggage handling systems.
Snake Sandwich
Belt Conveyor
A sandwich belt conveyor uses two conveyor
belts, face-to-face, to gently but firmly
contain the product being carried, hence making
steep incline and even vertical-lift runs easily
achievable. The Snake Sandwich Belt Conveyor was
created in 1979. The study was conceived by
Joseph A. Dos Santos, P.E., President of Dos
Santos International, with the help of a grant
from the U.S. Bureau of Mines. The study was to
develop a means of moving and elevating large
quantities of bulk materials, including coarse
products such as rocks, aggregate, coal, etc. at
the steepest possible inclines. The intent was
to use only existing and generally available
hardware in order to achieve the most
economically feasible and easily maintained
steep-angle conveyor design. Snake Conveyors are
available in widely ranging profiles of C and S
Shape. In any case, a long bottom belt approach
is possible to the sandwich entrance, and
discharge may be on the high incline or may be
after the extension of the carrying belt beyond
the mouth of the sandwich. Snake Sandwich
conveyors offer several advantages. First
unlimited conveying capacity, a system suitable
for the most rugged mine applications and gentle
on sensitive and friable materials, high
availability and low operating and maintenance
costs, smooth surfaced belts allowing continuous
belt cleaning by scrapers and plows. This also
facilitates intermediate material discharge by
belt plows, as appropriate, before and/or beyond
the sandwiched part of the Snake profile. All
conventional conveyor hardware insures economy
and fast delivery of replacement parts.
Vibrating Conveyor
Systems
A Vibrating Conveyor is a machine with a
solid conveying surface which is turned up on
the side to form a trough. They are used
extensively in food grade applications where
sanitation, washdown, and low maintenance are
essential. Vibrating conveyors are also suitable
for harsh, very hot, dirty, or corrosive
environments. They can be used to convey newly
cast metal parts which may reach upwards of
1500°F. Due to the fixed nature of the conveying
pans vibrating conveyors can also perform tasks
such as sorting, screening, classifying and
orienting parts. Vibrating conveyors have been
built to convey material at angles exceeding 45°
from horizontal using special pan shapes. Flat
pans will convey most materials at a 5° Incline
from horizontal line.
Flexible Conveyor
Systems
The flexible conveyor is based on a conveyor
beam in aluminum or stainless steel, with low
friction slide rails guiding a plastic
multi-flexing chain. Products to be conveyed
travel directly on the conveyor, or on
pallets/carriers.
Flexible conveyor
solutions
Flexible conveyor is based on an aluminum
conveyor beam with low friction slide rails
guiding a plastic multi-flexing chain. Products
to be conveyed travel directly on the conveyor,
or on pallets/carriers. Products that are
handled have a weight from a few grams up to 20
kg with a huge variety of shapes.
Pneumatic Conveyor
Systems
Products are moved through various tubes via
air pressure, allowing for extra vertical
versatility. Pneumatic conveyors are either
carrier systems or dillute-phase systems;
carrier systems simply push items from one entry
point to one exit point, such as the money
exchanging tubes used at a bank drive-thru
window. Dillute-phase systems use push/pull
pressure to guide materials through various
entry and/or exit points.
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