Conveyor Articles and Resources


8 things to remember to keep your conveyor system running smoothly
10 Ways to Improve Conveyor Productivity
Pull - Don't Push - With End Drives
Controlling Package Gaps
Package conveyor safety standards - an explanation
Conveyor energy savings
Conveyor system testing
Emergency stops
A guide to ergonomic conveyor workstation design
How to Convey Totes
Pallet Conveyor Load Application Guide
Handling parallel pallet runners
Optimizing your Conveyor System
Adjustable Speed Drives
OSHA Conveyor safety standards
Using non-accumulating curves in EZLogic™ accumulating conveyor lines
Calculating Conveyor Speed
Conveyor Belt Types
Shock Loading: the issues
Sorting with Belt Conveyor - A guide
Conveyors and the heat: how to deal with conveyor in hot environments
Conveyor safety resources
Printable conveyor safety posters
What are you conveying? Conveyor load factors
6 Steps to a world-class conveyor system 
Illustrated Conveyor Guide
Conveyor Terminology Glossary

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.

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