Belt Conveyor Sortation

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 Extenda Pusher is being used with a slider belt 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.