Material handling conveyors are used to transport unit loads in manufacturing and warehouse facilities. They are lightweight and easy to reconfigure, with roller, slat, and drag chain types being popular. They are designed for comfort and safety, with specific functions in terms of height, speed, and conveying mechanisms. Conveyor belts are widely used to load finished products, inventory, and raw materials into or out of vehicles. They often have telescoping construction and speed control mechanisms.
A material handling conveyor is a mechanism for transporting raw materials, inventory, and finished products within manufacturing facilities and warehouses. These conveyors are distinguished from other conveyor systems by their construction and the fact that they are generally used for unit transport rather than bulk material transport. Material handling conveyors are typically lightweight modular units that are easy to move and reconfigure as production or material handling routes change. There is a wide variety of conveyor types in use, with roller, slat and drag chain types being some of the more popular options. Most material handling conveyors also have fine speed control mechanisms that allow you to make changes in conveying speeds to accommodate different processes and loads.
Conveyor belts are one of the most efficient and widely used transportation mechanisms in manufacturing, industrial and warehouse environments. From huge iron ore and coal conveyor belts that run many miles, to small chain conveyors that move appliance parts along an assembly line, conveyors move millions of tons of goods around the world every day. The material handling conveyor is a specialized group of conveyors used to move unit loads within specific areas of a manufacturing plant or warehouse. They differ from their bulk handling colleagues in design, size and the fact that they do not move continuous bulk loads.
Most warehouses and manufacturing facilities require a constant flow of unit loads to move from one area to another during day-to-day operations. These can be parts or cartons being moved to or from a vehicle loading bay or sub-assemblies moving along an assembly line. This motion is typically performed in conjunction with physical input or intervention from an operator or line worker, so conveyors are typically engineered to be sized and designed to provide comfort and safety in operation. To this end, material handling conveyor installations tend to focus on a specific range of functions in terms of height, speed and conveying mechanisms.
There are several types of popular material handling conveyors, including roller, flapper, and moving chain conveyors. Most have a cargo bed designed to support and carry a specific item or type of cargo. Conveyors designed to move cartons and cartons, for example, are typically of the roller type with no protrusions to damage loads. Those designed to carry delicate electronic parts are usually of the plastic chain type and will have individual slots along the length of the conveyor to securely support the parts. Many of these conveyors are designed to move their loads in sharp curves, spirals, and even vertically or inverted depending on the route and process specifications.
Material handling conveyor belts are also widely used to load finished products, inventory and raw materials into or out of vehicles. These conveyors are often of telescoping construction, allowing their ends to be moved progressively into the vehicle as the load progresses. Most material handling conveyor installations will also feature a degree of speed control which allows for adjustment of the conveying speed to meet a variety of process requirements.
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