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A guide to conveyor belt sorting methods
Boxes may be sorted from a slider bed or a
roller bed conveyor. For details on individual conveyors, click
the link below for each type. All of these conveyors can serve in a sorting
operation.
Slider Bed Conveyors
Roller Bed Conveyor
Diverting a Package
Belt conveyors are usually best where we must divert a package to a specific location in an exact time frame. Since there is less package slippage on a belted unit, timing can be more exact.
In the example below, the Hytrol ProSort 50/50 pusher is being used with the Hytrol Model SB. This pusher has been specifically designed for use with this conveyor.
Pushing a box off a conveyor belt may affect the belt tracking. When pushing boxes over 15 to 20 lbs., a roller bed conveyor should be used with a special smooth surface (low coefficient of friction) belt which allows a box to slide off easily. The bottom side of this belt must have a high coefficient of friction to prevent it from sliding laterally across the rollers.
