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Types of Conveying Systems Explained

There are several types of conveying systems classified based on the product being handled, location of the conveyor, and ability for loads to accumulate. The main types include chute conveyors which use gravity, belt conveyors for heavy materials, roller conveyors with fixed rollers, wheel conveyors for smooth-bottomed loads, chain conveyors which suspend loads on chains, slat conveyors for irregular shapes, bucket conveyors which carry materials in buckets, and screw conveyors which use a rotating helical screw. Each system has different applications for transporting products in industrial and warehouse settings.

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Types of Conveying Systems Explained

There are several types of conveying systems classified based on the product being handled, location of the conveyor, and ability for loads to accumulate. The main types include chute conveyors which use gravity, belt conveyors for heavy materials, roller conveyors with fixed rollers, wheel conveyors for smooth-bottomed loads, chain conveyors which suspend loads on chains, slat conveyors for irregular shapes, bucket conveyors which carry materials in buckets, and screw conveyors which use a rotating helical screw. Each system has different applications for transporting products in industrial and warehouse settings.

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Classifications of Conveying System

Type of product being handled: unit load or bulk load

Location of the conveyor: overhead, on-floor, or in-floor

Whether or not loads can accumulate on the conveyor

Types of Conveying Systems

Chute Conveyors

the simplest example of gravity operated conveyor.

Belt Conveyors

-used to transport heavy materials

Roller Conveyors

a conveyor consisting of fixed-location rollers over which materials are moved by gravity or propulsion

Wheel Conveyors

Used for materials with smooth bottom, wood, fiber or plastic container

Cannot be used for cans, open bottom crates, soft and soggy cartons.

Chain Conveyors

is a type of conveyor system for moving material through production lines.The chain arrangement is
driven by a motor, and the material suspended on the pendants are conveyed

Applications:

Transport heavy unit loads, boxes industrial containers

Moving products down an assembly


Used in warehouses

Slat Conveyors

Slat is a thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one of a series that overlap or fit into
each other,

Slat Conveyors are used in horizontal conditions and operating at relatively slow speeds. Generally used
to move items that are not typically conveyable on rollers or belts, due to an irregular shape or bottom
condition

Appications:

Used for heavy loads, conveying hot, oil parts.

Industrial- raw material handling ti finished goods handling

Bucket Conveyors (bucket elevator or grain leg)

It consists of endless chains or belts to which are attached buckets to convey bulk material in horizontal,
inclined, and vertical paths. The buckets remain in carrying position until they are tipped to discharge the
material

Applications:

Commonly used in grains, agricultural.

Screw conveyors

Mechanism that uses a rotating helical screw blade, called a "flighting", usually within a tube, to move
liquid or granular materials. This conveyors originated from Archimedes screw used in irrigation of water.

Applications:

Rotating helical screw blade

Used in food waste

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