The conveyor was first established as a way of making a production line more efficient in the 19th century and in one form or another they now make up part of many industrial processes in numerous different areas of expertise or specialism.
Why Use a Conveyor System?
Throughout any process it can be difficult to get items from one location to another without either having a dedicated individual whose sole responsibility is this movement or alternatively for the person at the first location to take the goods to the second location and then return to their original position. Both of these methods can be time wasting and costly, with either time spent on transporting or the wage of an entirely separate person to perform a menial task. A Conveyor can put an end to all this without the person at the first location having to leave his station at all.
Although conveyors can come as is often seen in supermarkets and more public areas in the form of a belt which goods are rested atop of this is not always the best way of getting good from one area to another in a process setting.
Why Choose a Roller over a Belt
A Belt will typically depend upon an electronic system to keep the conveyor rotating whereas a roller system depends on gravity and momentum to keep the flow. Having an electronic component can lead to problems; whether it’s the maintenance required to keep the electronic parts in working order, the initial and ongoing costs of the system itself or the environmental factor of having one more working machine.
In addition a belt can only go in one direction as it loops from end to end. A Roller system however can not only go in a straight line but can turn corners using different shaped and sized rollers to make a right-angle and a “barrier” system to ensure goods follow the flow of the rollers. This can be of particular benefit in smaller areas or those which are not typically square or rectangular shaped in order to save space.
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