Single, Low Back Pressure Conveyors
Your operations aren’t always one fluid, smooth-flowing process. Sometimes, there’s overflow to be dealt with. Other times, product needs to be buffered or lines merged.
In those cases, Dorner Conveyors has you covered. Using low-friction belting, their accumulation conveyors are designed specifically for these instances and much more.
Here’s a quick round-up of Dorner’s accumulation conveyor lines:
Helix and Alpine Conveyors
Single, Low Back Pressure Conveyors – this option allows product to accumulate on a single low-friction belt to keep items from falling or tipping.
Helix and Alpine Conveyors – these compact systems make efficient use of vertical space and are ideally suited for facilities facing space constraints.
Recirculating Conveyors – this solution incorporates belts running in opposite directions to continually recirculate items.
Recirculating Conveyors
Rotary Accumulation Tables – these systems, often used with round bottles or containers, allow product to accumulate for manual or automated discharge in a small footprint, making them a great choice for facilities with limited space.
Rotary Accumulation Tables
Applications for accumulation conveyors can include:
- Buffering product between order selection and order assembly
- Merging multiple conveyors into a single stream
- Loading conveyors for route delivery or building orders from multiple areas
- Smoothing irregularities between processes in an operation
Every Dorner accumulation conveyor solution is customized to meet each customer’s unique needs, decreasing product damage and increasing efficiency. Production Resources has years of expertise helping customers develop the best configuration for their specific requirements.
Each solution takes into consideration factors like:
- Product size, shape and weight
- The available area for equipment
- The amount of required accumulation time
Contact us today to identify the right Dorner accumulation conveyor for your application.
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