The different types of conveyors that are integrated into the system seek to increase the productivity of the operation according to the configuration that is implemented. When we refer to the conveyor system for handling boxes, we talk about equipment that is coupled as modular tools.
A great variety of equipment is used according to the requirements of the production plants or the distribution centers. These are the most used tools according to the required operations:
RB & SB Equipment
When you need to accommodate, elevate and transport product, roller belt or sliding bed conveyors are the answer. Roller belt conveyors also called RB, are equipment that helps to reduce considerably the use of energy since they require low power motors. They are ideal for moving, lifting or lowering heavy boxes; when the load to be moved is light, it is cheaper to use sliding bed conveyors.
Gravity conveyors
They are non-motorized equipment, which can use a small inclination to move and accumulate products with a rigid and flat bottom, or be completely horizontal to facilitate the pushing of products between different points. Within systems, they usually serve as accumulation at the end or beginning of certain processes, they even are an excellent option when we have accumulations of minimum pressure or zero pressure, providing a great ease of work between various batches of equipment.
Accumulation equipment
They are conveyors that fully contain an electrical, electro-pneumatic or mechanical logic for suppressing the transfer pressure, so that the products do not collide with each other or do so with minimal pressure when it is necessary to accumulate them.
Continuous and reciprocating elevators and descending devices
The continuous elevators and descending devices allow handling high flows of products (around 200 boxes per minute). Usually they are band-type or with chains that can make the continuous elevation in spiral form.
On the other hand, the reciprocating equipment goes up and down a few times per minute, although they can carry high weights like pallets of up to three tons, they operate in a similar way to a passenger lift but with lower safety requirements.
Convergences and inductions
This equipment move and gather large flows of boxes or packages to travel on a common and faster conveyor. We can find them of different kinds, according to the type and flow to be combined. They can combine flows of more than 200 products per minute, like boxes or packages.
Sorters
They are equipment designed specifically to separate high flows of products, according to the criteria required by the client. The separations can be given by orders, by type of products, by zones, by size, etc.
Controls and software
It refers to the set of electrical elements, hardware and programs that link the client's servers with the system, to obtain all their benefits. This well-implemented process becomes a powerful tool for competitiveness, productivity, certainty and institutionalization for companies.
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