Sorting with Belt Conveyors - A Guide

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

Model TA

Model TL

Model SB

Roller Bed Conveyor

Model RB

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.

For more information on sorting with belt conveyors, contact Cisco-Eagle Customer Service.