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Belt / Power Roller
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Belt Conveyors
Probably the most well known form of conveyor, the belt conveyor has been around for centuries. A belt conveyor consists of two or more rollers with which a belt tensioned between. At least one of the rollers is powered by a geared motor which in turn moves the belt around all the rollers. Varying drastically in shapes and sizes belt conveyors can be used from the smallest to largest of applications. Belt conveyors can incorporate inclines and declines for between floors or mezzanines and even bends to suit the more complex of logistics needs. Extendable belt conveyors (also known as telescopic) are ideal for loading and unloading lorries or warehouses.
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Powered and Gravity Roller
Roller conveyors are exactly what the name suggests, a long line of free running or powered rollers to support your product. The free running rollers are usually known as gravity roller as they are usually made with varying degrees of downward slope to allow gravity to aid the product in transit. However it can just be a matter of manually pushing down a line. Powered roller conveyors are fundamentally the same but one roller (at the start of the line) will be powered and will transfer its power to all other rollers on the line via intertwined bands. Powered roller, gravity roller and belt conveyors can all be interchanged within a line along with additional components such as bends, switches, turntables etc. For a good example of how all three can be used together please see our case study on Shoe Zone Group Ltd.
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