Gravity conveyors are low-cost options for industries
With the increase in mechanization and the rise of industrialization, industrial conveyor systems have become indispensable for industries in handling materials. These conveyor systems do away with human labor and can be synchronized with all major operations in an industry that require material handling. They can be used for a number fo activities, viz. unloading raw materials and delivering them to the stores or to the manufacturing section. After production, they can be used to move the finished products around for inspection, packing and dispatching.
Conveyor belts consist of two end pulleys and a continuous loop of rotating material moving through them. Conveyors are used to transport materials such as coal, ores and grains. There are various types of conveyor systems in the market. Some of them include belt conveyor systems, mechanical conveyor systems, chain conveyor systems, screw conveyor systems, bucket conveyor systems, and pneumatic conveyor systems.
Gravity conveyors are also very useful as an adjunct to powered conveyor systems, providing a packing or ‘accumulation’ area. Specially designed gravity conveyors address to the needs of modern industries better and can be of great help in process of material handling. They can be used to handle skids, totes, pallets, boxes, drums, parts and raw materials in varied processes involved in production. Besides being economical, they have an added advantage of being almost maintenance-free.
These conveyors are made up of a series of parallel rollers attached to a metal frame supported at intervals which can be inclined slightly for gravity flow, but objects and packages may also be rolled along manually. Skate wheels replace rollers in gravity-wheel conveyors, which are ideal for handling lighter loads.
Being a low-cost alternative to high speed conveyors they can be used in industries like packaging, agricultural, automotive, canning, computer, electronics, food processing, aerospace, chemical, bottling and print finishing.
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