5 Conveyor System Selection Guide Applicable Scenarios and Industry Case Analysis

Have you ever encountered this situation? Spend a lot of money to buy a conveyor line, the results are either lagging or low efficiency, the material is also always damaged ... In fact, ah, theThe problems with the 90% are all due to selection errors. Beginners to engage in conveyor system selection, with the first time to buy a car like - just look at the face value and price is sure to turn the car! Today we will break up the crumbs to say, how to avoid these pits.

First, find out what you're moving.

Choosing a conveyor line is not shopping.Material characteristics directly determine the direction of your choiceYou have to find out the details of your own "goods" first. You need to know your own "cargo" first:

• ​Is it loose material like flour? Or boxes/trays?Belt lines are most economical for bulk materials (like those common in flour mills), and roller lines are more stable for full container loads.
• ​Does it weigh a few pounds or a few tonnes?Light belt line is enough for small electronic parts, but heavy chain line is needed for car parts.
• ​Are you afraid of bumps?Glass bottles, ceramics and other delicate goods, must be equipped with air cushion conveying line or flexible chain plate, ordinary line will be broken once upside down.
• ​Is the environment corrosive?Seafood processing plants, the kind of humidity with salt spray, stainless steel mesh belt line can be carried.

Last year, a local electronics factory has suffered a loss - with ordinary roller line transport circuit boards, static electricity to the chip all screwed up, and then replaced the anti-static belt line to solve. So ah.Don't wait for the equipment to come in only to find out that it's "not the right thing"!​

Second, the 5 big diamond conveyor line, who is your real man?

1. Belt conveyor lines: lightweight all-rounders

​Applicable Scenarios::

• Food factory conveying biscuits and bread (food grade PU material)
• Courier sorting light parcels (speed up to 2m/s whoosh)
• Electronic factory assembly mobile phone case (anti-static model anti-part breakdown)
  ​Overturning casesA logistics warehouse used a belt line to transport metal parts, resulting in sharp edges and corners of the belt into a "tasseled scarf", and spent more than 100,000 yuan per month to replace the belt.

2. Roller conveyor lines: heavy goods handling specialists

​Applicable Scenarios::

• Home appliance warehouse transfer refrigerator/washing machine (single roller load 500kg steady as an old dog)
• Electric storage right-angle turn diversion (retrofitted with power rollers for automatic lane change)
• Automobile factory engine tray transfer (easy to push by human power without power model)
  ​The truth about the industryFoshan ceramics factory with roller line to transport tiles, the results found that the ordinary steel rollers will knock the corner, and then all replaced with rubber-coated rollers to solve the problem of chipping porcelain!

3. Speed Chain Conveyor Line: A Precision Manufacturing Tool

​Applicable Scenarios::

• Mobile phone assembly line (jig board clamping accuracy ±0.5mm)
• New Energy Battery Pack Production Line (Synchronised Load Shifting Without Harming the Cells)
• Air-conditioning assembly plant (accumulation function to solve process congestion)
  ​lesson learnt through blood and tearsThere is a small factory that buys second-hand doubler chain for cheap, but the chain pitch is not right for the new product size, and the whole set of line is directly scrapped.

4. Chain plate conveyor line: the end of rough working conditions

​Applicable Scenarios::

• Scrap transport in steel recycling plant (manganese steel chain plate resistant to smashing)
• High-temperature casting conveyance in foundries (600°C high-temperature resistant models)
• Cannery sterilisation kettle inlet and outlet (no rusting in water vapour environment)
  ​Industry Secrets: Heavy duty chain plate line motor power don't gouge search! An auto parts factory to save electricity to lower power, the result of burning motor production stops for three days to lose more

5. Modular Mesh Belt Conveyor Line: The King of Flexibility

​Applicable Scenarios::

• Nut roasting line (seamless switching from -20°C cold storage to 200°C oven)
• Sponge foam production line (breathable mesh belt accelerated cooling)
• Chemical plant powder filling (module quick release for easy cleaning)
  ​Pitfall Warning: Never use inferior stainless steel for mesh belts! A food factory to save the cost of buying inferior, three months on the corrosion and breakage, recall the product lost a lot of money!

III. Self-questioning time: the 3 most common mistakes made by novices

​Q: It's all about automation, can I go straight to the robot conveyor line?​
A: Last year, an auto parts factory followed the trend to engage in a fully robotic line, the results found that the transmission of a small screws have to robotic arm - electricity costs than the labour is still twice as expensive!Let's look at the process value first: ordinary powered roller lines + photoelectric sensors are sufficient for handling stations, robots are needed for precision assembly.

​Q: The parameters given by the supplier are very impressive, how can I verify whether they are reliable or not?​
A: Remember the three axes:

1. ​Killing the factory to see the real thing(Don't believe the propaganda video)
2. ​Ask for a video of a case study in the same industry(Preferably a sneak preview of the production)
3. ​Tested with 1.2x load stack(A furniture factory did not overload test during acceptance, and the roller was fully bent on the day of commissioning.)

​Q: Which part should I cut on a limited budget?​
A: I would rather reduce the length than save the material! A packaging factory in Zhejiang shortened the chain plate line by 10 metres, but kept the manganese steel material for 8 years; next door to the cheap factory with ordinary steel, half a year on the deformation of the work stops.Core components (motors/bearings/load-bearing structures) must be branded..

IV. Ultimate Pit Avoidance Guide

Any old bird who has been in engineering for over a decade knows this.Spend 1 week more on research when selecting a model, and save 2 years of trouble when it goes into operation.The last thing I want to do is to dump a comparison table for you. Finally, I'll dump a real-world comparison table for you to press:

In the end, the conveyor line selection is like matching glasses - parameter difference of a little bit, use up all over the body. Don't believe in the sales blowing "universal model".The only way is to understand the characteristics of your own materials + working conditions.The next time you see someone complaining about a conveyor line failing all the time, you'll know - it's lazy selection! Next time you see someone complaining about conveyor lines breaking down all the time, you'll know - quasi lazy selection!