Types of conveyor systems

           Coming to types of conveyors, there are many alternative varieties of conveyors we are able to notice. First of all companies those who want to use conveyors should be able to notice their wants. Some of the foremost common things ought to be considered before installation are mentioned below.

Product type being handled: Unit load or Bulk load
Product dimension: Length, breadth and height
Product Variability
Surrounding environment i.e., It's location : Overhead, on-floor, or in-floor
Whether or not lots will accumulate on the conveyor
Type of path: Horizontal, Declined or Inclined manner

Different types of conveyors:

          The verity of conveyors is infinite, but the two major classifications used in typical plants are Pneumatic and Mechanical.

Note: The power requirement of a Pneumatic conveyor system are much greater than for a mechanical conveyor of equal capacity. 

Mechanical Conveyors:

1. Chute conveyor

2. Wheel conveyor

3. Rollor conveyor

                 a. Gravity Roller conveyor

                 b. Live powered roller conveyor

4. Chain conveyor

5. Slat conveyor

6. Belt conveyor

                 a. Magnetic belt conveyor

                 b. Troughed belt conveyor

                 c. Slider bed

                 d. Roller bed

                 e. Horizontal belt conveyor

                 f. Inclined and declined conveyor

                 g. Brake and meter conveyor

                 h. Wire mesh belt conveyor

                 i. Portable conveyor

                 j. Metal piano hinge conveyor

7. Bucket conveyor

8. Vibrating conveyor

9. Screw conveyor

10. Tow conveyor

11. Trolley conveyor

12. Monorail conveyor

Pneumatic Conveyors:

SCREW CONVEYOR

          A Screw conveyor or Auger conveyor is a mechanism that uses a rotating helical screw, usually within a tube (Trough), to move liquid or grannular materials. The rotating part of this type of conveyor is called Auger.

SCREW CONVEYOR -- PARTS

          Screw conveyor in modern industry are often used horizontally or at a slight inclined as an efficient way to move semi-solid materials, including food waste, boiler ash, powder materials, agricultural material and many other. The first type of screw conveyor was the Archimede's screw, used since ancient times to pump irrigation water.

          They usually consist a trough or tube containing either a spiral blade coiled around a shaft, driven at one end and held at the other end, or a "Shaftless spiral", driven at one end and free at other end. The rotational rate of shaft is directly proportional to the rate of material transfer.

          Screw conveyors can be operated with the flow of material inclined upward. As the angle of inclination increases, the capacity of a given unit rapidly decreases.

Types of screw conveyors:

1) Horizontal screw conveyor

2) Inclined screw conveyor

3) Shaft less screw conveyor

4) Vertical screw conveyor

Horizontal screw conveyor

Inclined Screw Conveyor

Shaftless Screw Conveyor

Screw Conveyor

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Conveyor Systems

          A Conveyor system is a standard piece of mechanical material handling equipment or assemblie, that moves materials or packages from one location to a different location with minimal effort over a fixed path. 

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          They typically contains frames that support rollers, wheels or belts and that they could also be motor powered or manual devices. Conveyors are particularly helpful in applications involving the transportation of heavy or bulky materials like gravel or aggrregate. They are extremely popular in the material handling and packaging industries due to efficient and fast transportation of materials. 

         They also include moving belts that used in belt conveyors, bucket and vertical conveyors that raise material, vibrating conveyors that use vibrating motion to maneuver material, and overhead conveyors from which things suspend throughout transport. Different sorts include screw conveyors for moving liquid or material consisting of small grains, chute conveyors are located on sleek surfaces and gravity, and drag or tow conveyors that use cables to pull objects on. Walking beam conveyors move objects by forward sweep mechanism to planned positions for manufacturing operations.

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Types of conveyor systems

          Coming to types of conveyors, there are many alternative varieties of conveyors we are able to notice. First of all companies those who want to use conveyors should be able to notice their wants. Some of the foremost common things ought to be considered before installation are mentioned below.

Product type being handled: Unit load or Bulk load
Product dimention: Length, breadth and height
Product Variability
Surrounding environment i.e., It's location : Overhead, on-floor, or in-floor
Whether or not lots will accumulate on the conveyor
Type of path: Horizantal, Declined or Inclined manner

          The verity of conveyors is infinite, but the two major classifications used in typical plants are Pneumatic and Mechanical.

Note: The power requirement of a Pneumatic conveyor system are much greater than for a mechanical conveyor of equal capacity. 

What is meant by conveyor?

Different types of conveyors:

Mechanical Conveyors:

1. Chute conveyor

2. Wheel conveyor

3. Rollor conveyor

                 a. Gravity Roller conveyor

                 b. Live powered roller conveyor

4. Chain conveyor

5. Slat conveyor

6. Belt conveyor

                 a. Magnetic belt conveyor

                 b. Troughed belt conveyor

                 c. Slider bed

                 d. Roller bed

                 e. Horizontal belt conveyor

                 f. Inclined and declined conveyor

                 g. Brake and meter conveyor

                 h. Wire mesh belt conveyor

                 i. Portable conveyor

                 j. Metal piano hinge conveyor

7. Bucket conveyor

8. Vibrating conveyor

9. Screw conveyor

10. Tow conveyor

11. Trolley conveyor

12. Monorail conveyor

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Pneumatic Conveyors: