A spiral conveyor is a large conveyor belt wrapped around a drum that can move items up or down with little effort. It requires only one motor, takes up less floor space, and reduces the chances of items tipping over. The drum provides stability and pulls the belt, requiring less energy to start and keep moving. It can change directions and is suitable for large inclines or drop-offs, but not for small movements.
A spiral conveyor is a type of conveyor belt that is wrapped around a large drum, creating an upward or downward spiral. The drum is the largest part of the spiral conveyor and the section that drives the belt itself. While this type of conveyor is typically quite large, most only require a motor to drive the belt, resulting in lower operating costs than other options. Depending on the needs of the industry, this conveyor can be built to move items up or down, most with little effort on the user’s part. This type of conveyor has many benefits including taking up less floor space, transporting items without inclines or steep drop-offs, and dramatically reducing the chances of items tipping over.
With a spiral conveyor, a large drum sits in the center of the conveyor belt and the belt wraps around the drum. This drum provides stability to the conveyor, but also does a bigger job: pulling the belt. The motor is typically held in the drum and the drum moves or generates power, making the belt move without much effort.
Most spiral conveyor units are quite large, but usually only require one motor to operate. This is due to the number of times the conveyor belt is wrapped around the drum. This winding means that it requires much less energy to start the conveyor and very little energy to keep moving. After the initial start up, the belt practically moves on its own.
Some manufacturing plants need to move items up, while others need to move items down. Moving in both directions is easy for most spiral conveyor units, as the belt construction can be used for both types of motion. Most spiral conveyors allow the user to change direction with a button, although some conveyors may not have this feature.
A spiral conveyor has many advantages over ordinary belt conveyors. If items need to be moved up or down a considerable distance, this conveyor can move the item without a steep incline. This makes tipping over an item on your belt much more difficult. This conveyor is large, but most of the construction is vertical, so it ends up saving space compared to straight conveyor belts. While suitable for large inclines or drop-offs, this conveyor doesn’t perform very well on jobs that require small inclines or drop-offs and ends up wasting space when used for small movements.
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