historically, anecessity in order totransport products from point A to point B has existed since the formations of the first civilizations with the technologies used to transport drinking water and grains.. Since then, countless ways to transport materials and products have been created and the most known and widely used are throughconveyor equipment. The main and most important elements responsible for the displacement of products are thetreadmills, chains erollers.
Typical modular conveyor
Typology of carriers
But what is the difference between canvas band conveyors, treadmills, chains and rollers? check out:
As canvas bands are produced by an extrusion process, layeredflexible of polymers (thermoplastic materials) and usually interspersed with some fiber mesh to improve themechanical properties. are cut to thedesired widths, have a large number of accessories and is the ideal application forProducts in nature, grains, crumbs epasty products and or, muchwet, easily adapting to product needs.
In theplastic mats, there are two big divisions, asmodular and the typeplatform, both are manufactured using a plastic injection process with a multitude of material and accessory options.. The main difference between the two divisions is the width options.:
The modular onescan be manufactured without a theoretical limit ofwidth.
The typeplatform aswidths are determined by the size of each board., logopredefined. These mats are suitable for almost all types of products and in general.used in order toindustry it's theretail. The fact that they havepositive traction (with sprocket) make these models one of thebetter costs/benefitsin the medium and long term.
Carriers by Chains, are commonly associated with metal and swivel modules assembled one after the other forming the designed path. Widely used for extreme loads and conditions. In some industries they are known as agricultural streams.:
You can find several models, being some lines normalized, some of the modular type very common in freezer gyro, ovens and special equipment. One place where it is very easy to find them is the beverage industry that works with glass bottles, the ceramic industry, woods, automaker, among others.
Carriers by Rollers, are rotating rollers mounted one after another and in line, which may or may not be mounted interconnected with motor drives:
They are widely used for transporting boxes., pallet and automated lines in distribution centers.
For selection and definition of the equipment model to be used in the process, the first, and perhaps the most important of all points is to analyze the"Product", responsible for defining most of the characteristics necessary forchoice of the model ofequipment.
The product defines:
- Okind of equipment;
- The features andrules essential that the equipment must meet;
- Orhythm of the production line (velocity of work);
- Asconditions of work in which the equipment will be subject, characteristics such as temperature, moisture, chemical agents etc.;
- Oscare during handling and between its processes.
The importance of knowing the product to be transported can make all the difference between good and great equipment. If this detail is not observed during the design phase of the project, every investment can become a big headache. We have the recent example of a company that contracted the solution through a bidding process, making a major investment in one of its plants with promises of being a model to be followed by the other six company units. After five months of operation, the amount invested with interventions to correct problems arising from the wrong choice, generated additional cost that exceeded 20% of the amount originally invested.
Heads up: The choice based simply on the economic criteria of the acquisition can compromise the entire process. When choosing a supplier, always keep in mind that the nature of your product needs to be analyzed and serviced correctly. Therefore, if the supplier does not show much concern with the specifics of their product, it could be that you are choosing the inappropriate supplier.
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