Gravity

• Non-powered.
• Many types and sizes.
• Often seen in warehouses distribution centres.

Lineshaft

• Powered rollers.
• Semi-positive drive.
• Variety of speeds available.
• Use a transversely mounted shaft to drive the rollers with o-rings.
• Can run continuously.
• Quiet and smooth, due to precision bearings.
• Can handle a wide array of products.
• Often seen in various manufacturing plants and distribution centres.

Motorized Driven Roller (MDR)

• The future of accumulation conveyors.
• Whisper-quiet.
• Powered roller has internal electric motor that slave-drives a series of other rollers forming a zone.
• Energy saving as they only run selectively in different zones.
• Each zone is controlled using photo cells to detect product and drive cards to tell the drive roller when and how to move.
• Easily configured. All cards can talk to each other so the first, last and all in between know their role and sequence.
• Used for accumulation, often in distribution centres and where it is desirable to have a series of packages be back to front in a neat line.
• Variable speed.
• A variety of powered rollers are available running on AC and DC power depending on the application.

Chain Driven Live Roller (CDLR)

• Heavy duty.
• Positive drive.
• Double sprockets welded to roller faces and rollers slave-driven off each other.
• Common in moving heavy loads like pallets, International Bulk Containers (IBCs) and Super Sacks.

Belt Driven Live Roller (BDLR)

• Different types of belts (round, v, flat) used to drive rollers from underneath.
• Positive drive.
• Can be used to accumulate products in “zones”.
• Smooth running and quiet

Fabric Belt Conveyors

• Many widths/sizes available.
• Belts available for most any application.
• Various profiles available which can be adhered to the belt’s top or bottom surface.
• Common profiles are cleats, side flights and v-guides which interface with grooves on the pulleys to help the belt track straight.
• Can move products with uneven bottom surfaces like an engine block for instance.
• Standard and heavy duty options available.

Plastic Modular Belt Conveyors

• Variety of belt types available.
• Cleats and side flights can be used to lift product up an incline, control its descent on a decline or prevent it from falling off the side.
• Common in food handling applications as it is easy to clean.
• Also used in logistics and fulfillment.
• Positively driven by sprockets like a bicycle chain.
• Can be made to go around curves with specific belts.

Hockey Stick and Z-shaped Conveyors

• Can be made with both fabric and modular belts.
• Used to get product along a flat and then up an incline.
• Common applications are take away conveyors from injection molding machines and in food co-packing plants transporting finished products from a packing or molding machine to other operations.