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In automated warehousing, conveyor equipment is one of the absolute protagonists. But for many friends who do not understand this industry, to figure out the characteristics and uses of a variety of conveyors, is not an easy thing. The following will take you to know the common conveyor in the automated warehouse!
One,belt conveyor
Belt conveyor is called a brick in the conveying world, where to move where needed. It has a strong conveying capacity, simple equipment, and an extremely wide range of applications. The common materials of conveyor belt are belt, tape and so on.
It can be arranged in various forms, such as horizontal conveying, slope climbing conveying, and turning conveying. If special goods are transported, transverse baffles are added to the belt, so that the climbing angle can be greater, such as food, fruit and vegetable industries can often see this kind of baffle with thebelt conveyorIf the belt is used to transport bulk materials such as sand, gravel, coal, etc., the middle of the belt will be designed as a recess to prevent the materials from falling. If you are conveying bulk materials such as sand, gravel, coal, etc., the middle of the belt will be designed as a sunken groove to prevent the material from scattering.
Belt conveyors can transport a variety of small and bulk materials, such as gravel, coal, fertiliser, etc. It is commonly used in the production and assembly lines of light industrial products, such as electronics, as well as in the sorting centres of the courier industry.
Two,Roller Conveyor
Roller conveyor is mainly used to convey the goods whose bottom is hard plane, which is composed of roller, outrigger, driving motor or electric drum, body track, detecting element and so on. It is rich in structural forms, according to the presence or absence of drive, it is divided into power roller machine and no power roller machine; according to the arrangement form, it is divided into horizontal, slope (smaller angle) and turning conveyor roller machine.
Roller conveyor is suitable for conveying boxes, bags, pallets, etc. with hard and flat bottoms, not so suitable for bulk materials, small or irregular items. It can easily convey materials with large single piece weight and withstand large impact loads. Moreover, it is easy to connect the transition between the roller lines, and can form a complex logistics conveying system with other conveying equipment. In addition, the accumulation roller can also be used to achieve material stacking conveying, but the accumulation roller is more suitable for fixed size and weight of the goods.
In electronics, beverage, food, light industry and many other industries, you can see the busy figure of roller conveyor.
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Three,Chain Conveyor
Chain conveyor uses circulating chain as traction power and plate as conveying carrier. Its conveying surface is flat and smooth, low friction, smooth material transition, can convey glass bottles, PET bottles, cans, and all kinds of bags.
The chain plate is made of various materials, such as stainless steel and engineering plastics. It has a large conveying capacity and can carry large loads, which is commonly used in industries like electric cars and motorbikes. The conveying speed of chain plate conveyor is accurate and stable, which can ensure precise synchronous conveying. Moreover, it can be directly washed with water or immersed in water, which is easy to clean and meets the hygienic requirements of the food and beverage industry. Its equipment layout is flexible, and it can complete horizontal, inclined and turning conveying on a conveying line, with simple structure and easy maintenance.
Chain conveyors are very common in food, packaging, electronics, airport, automotive production and other industries, especially in the food industry, and are particularly suitable for heavy-duty conveying of irregularly shaped items.
Four,screw conveyor
Screw conveyor is divided into two major types: horizontal and vertical from the direction of material displacement. According to the material characteristics and different structures, there are also horizontal, vertical, bendable, spiral tube (roller conveyor) and other forms.
Compared with other conveying equipment, screw conveyor has simple structure, small cross-section size, good sealing performance, can load and unload materials at multiple points in the middle, safe and convenient operation, and low manufacturing cost. However, it also has disadvantages, the wear and tear of machine parts is more serious, the conveying capacity is low, the power consumption is large, the material is easy to be broken in the process of transport, the use of attention to maintain the sealing of the trough, as well as the appropriate gap between the screw and the trough.
Screw conveyor is widely used in building materials, chemical industry, electric power, metallurgy, coal mine, grain, logistics and other industries.
Five,Vertical Conveyor
Vertical conveyor, which is commonly known as elevator, is available in continuous, reciprocating, and walk-behind forms. It can continuously convey materials vertically, connecting conveyor systems of different heights and even different floors into a larger continuous system. It is like a lift, but with a higher degree of efficiency and automation, facilitating automation and centralised control.
Vertical conveyor covers an area of small, easy to process arrangement, saving electricity, trough wear and tear is small, low noise, simple structure, installation, maintenance are very convenient, the material can be transported both upwards and downwards.
Vertical conveyors play an important role in the machinery, pharmaceutical, food and logistics industries.
Six,Overhead Conveyor
Suspension conveyor can freely choose conveying line, effectively use space, save manpower and improve working efficiency. It mainly consists of chain, track, spreader, bracket, transmission seat and adjustment seat, etc. It adopts frequency conversion speed control system. It is divided into lifting type, pushing type and dragging type, and according to the driving mode, there are single driving, double driving and multi-driving modes.
Suspension conveyor has a large single conveyor capacity, and the line can be very long, realising cross-floor, cross-plant and even cross-park conveying. It has a simple structure, high reliability, can work in harsh environments, low cost, low energy consumption, low maintenance costs, greatly reducing the cost of use.
It is widely used for long-distance conveying of workpieces, floor lifting, aerial storage, feeding and other processes, and is used in production assembly lines, garments, spraying and other industries. However, with the development of industrial automation technology, the suspension chain conveyor, which was commonly used in the early automotive assembly line, is used less and less in the automated production line.
