What types of product conveyors are available?+
Available equipment includes flat-belt, vacuum, timing-belt, incline, interface, shingle, and collection conveyors, along with accumulation sections used to buffer product between machines. The appropriate type depends on the product, the surface it can be carried on, and the equipment on either side of the conveyor.
When is a vacuum conveyor appropriate?+
A vacuum conveyor holds flatter or lighter products securely against the transport surface, which helps when the product must stay in a fixed position for printing, scanning, labeling, drying, or inspection.
What is conveyor accumulation?+
Accumulation is controlled buffering between machines. It allows an upstream process to keep running for a period when the downstream process pauses, changes over, or operates at a different rate.
What information does ATP need to recommend a conveyor?+
Helpful information includes product dimensions and weight, production rate, required spacing or accumulation, transfer heights, available floor space, the equipment before and after the conveyor, and photographs or video of the current workflow.