Nowadays, most industries cannot be imagined without at least one conveyor belt. After all, it allows you to automate and speed up production processes, reduce production costs.
Belt conveyors designed formovement of artificial or bulk cargoes. They are used in metallurgy, mining, agriculture, food and other enterprises. In warehouses, ports, airports. They will come in handy everywhere.
Belt conveyor: principle of operation
All belt conveyors work according to the same principle. The conveyor belt is vertically closed in a ring. Driven by the drive drum, which is also responsible for the speed. In continuous motion, she moves the materials on top of her canvas. It is a more reliable and faster way of moving materials and products in production than any other.
Often the belt conveyor is one of the parts of the transport device. Also, during the movement of materials on the belt, certain actions can be performed that are part of the technological process. For example, during movement, finished products are removed from the packaging tape or some parts are added. Sothe principle of conveyor operation consists in continuous and fast production.
Escalators in the metro and shopping centers, as well as the conveyor belt at the supermarket checkout, are also made according to the principle of the conveyor.
Conveyor belt: characteristics
When choosingbelt conveyor characteristics - this is what you need to pay attention to first of all, namely:
- load capacity, which is measured in kilograms of cargo per linear meter of tape;
- speed of movementbelt conveyor;
- length of the working surface, width of the tape;
- belt conveyor performance;
- minimum and maximum dimensions of the cargo that will need to be moved.
Of course, there are also disadvantages. If the conveyor fails at one of the production stages. It will be necessary to stop the entire system until the malfunction is eliminated.
SBRobotics sorting system: what you need to know
Sorting system TRAIN SORTER from the SBRobotics company also created byprinciple of conveyor operation.But it has many differences. It will come in handy in warehouses for sorting or packing orders. And also at the final stage of production for sorting finished products.
The function of the conveyor belt here is performed by transporter robots that move on trolleys. The carrying capacity of each is up to two kilograms, and the productivity is up to six thousand units per hour. Their advantage is that when one of the robots breaks down, there is no need to stop the entire line for repairs. The defective unit is removed, and the sorting and shipping process continues at its own pace.
Sorting robots can work in continuous production, because they can be recharged right during work. The company adjusts the number of cargo unloading ports to the needs of the customer. Sorting systemTrain Sorter will eliminate errors and speed up processes in your warehouse or production.
We can also offer you other products for automation of cargo movement:
- loader robots;
- robot stackers (AGV) ROBIN;
- universal robotic platforms (AGV) SBR-500-SM for cargo transportation.
Our products are easily adaptable to your existing systems. We will help with this. We will also teach you how to use our products.
Automating production and logistics will not only speed up processes in your plant or warehouse, but also reduce labor costs and reduce the likelihood of errors. So, it will save your time and money.
