Belting Solutions for Distribution Centres

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Feb 26
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Conveyor Belts For Belt on Roller (BOR) Applications

Short Conveyor Units using Motorised Drive Rollers

(MDR). This style uses multiple units in succession,

so there is very little space for tensioning. Elastic

belts are used in order to eliminate the need for

tensioning mechanisms. Belt surfaces do not

damage conveyed goods and are high grip.

Conveyor Belts for Cross Belt Sorter (CBS) Applications

Cross belt sorters are made up of a number of

conveyor units called “cells“ . These cells can carry a

range of different parcel weights and sizes .

Accordingly, belts with a high grip surface are used.

Due to the high width to length ratio, proper

tracking of the belt is very important.

Belts for Live Roller Conveyors

Goods are transported on driven rollers. There are

several types of drives, including tangential flat

belts. Flat belt driven roller conveyors are most

common for long conveyor units. Belts used in this

application require high bending resistance and a

high, constant coefficient of friction. As different

sections of the conveyor can easily misalign, an

abrasion resistant cover material is required.

Belts for Right Angle Transfer (RAT)

A conveyor unit that can either transport the

conveyed goods straight ahead or change the

direction by 90° left or right by narrow belts that

run in parallel or belt-driven roller units that pop up

when required. High grip is required in order to

provide proper acceleration.

Belts for Narrow Belt Sorters (NBS)

Six to eight belts run in parallel with pop up units

ejecting goods at a 30 to 90° angle. Often the

individual belts are automatically tensioned using

air cylinders to reduce the need for maintenance.

Highly dimensional stable belts with aramid core

tension member are used in order to minimise

elongation.

Belts for Accumulation Conveyors

A conveyor unit that forcefully stops the flow of

goods. In order to reduce the friction between belt

and goods and thus prevent scratches, the surface

material needs to have a low coefficient of friction.