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Bridge rollers can be very useful to carry products from the end of one slat conveyor to the start of another if the product is short or irregularly shaped.These bridge roller sets may be powered or gravity based.When bolted on to the Flexmove slat conveyor drive end plates, where holes are pre tapped, these roller sets assist the product to...

In high speed packaging and production environments, it's often very desirable to rotate a product while it's traveling on the conveyor belt and present it in the correct manner to the next operation on a production line. This can be because a labeler or marking machine needs to have the product presented in a certain direction, or maybe a robot...

We are happy to announce the addition of the following new items to the Dorner DConfig conveyor belt configurator.2200 Series & 2300 Series additions consisting of:Mid drive conveyors and mounting packagesRedesigned gravity roller (2200 only)Brushless DC gear motorsCompact VFD gear motorsType 73 nose bar belt (2200 only) All industrial product lines:Basic VFD controllerType 53 belt is now a non-stocked specialty belt7200...

On it's way, the stainless steel option for Flexmove slat conveyors. The conveyor systems is available in SS (63mm wide chain) SC (83mm wide chain) and SM (103mm wide chain) The SS multi-flexing conveyor systems uses a plastic chain that permits horizontal as well as vertical change of direction. In addition to the standard types, several special purpose chain links...

Conveyor belt wear can be a problem in many different applications and environments. Often this can be simply due to wear and tear, but sometimes the damage can be done by parts not doing what you want them to do while on the belt. One such application can be with small thin products like paper, scrap paper or envelopes, where...

Flexmove have developed high speed diverters for Flexmove slat conveyors. One of the major benefits of plastic chain conveyors like the Flexmove system is that products travelling at high speeds can be brushed across the belt with no loss of belt tracking or belt wear. This is due to the fact that the belt is positively located in the aluminium...

Traditionally when a long narrow product is to be transported, metal chains and wherever relevant, rollers have always been used.Usually the longer the product the more lanes would be necessary to transport the product without it sagging and creating quality problems and well as conveying issues.These conveyors would usually have a common drive shaft and this drive shaft would ensure...

Another week, another new belt design for Flexmove slat conveyors. This slat chain belt is made form the same plastic construction as the standard belt, but the EM83PC-5 belt for the FM system (83mm wide chain) has a new design where the "Teeth" of the standard belt are smoothed out. On the straight there is no visible gap and in...

An option that you can specify when ordering your roller conveyors   or pallet conveyor system is to have removable rollers. The options for removable rollers can vary from having rollers where the pins in the ends of the rollers are spring loaded (Push the pin back to remove the roller) to having special cut outs in the frame so...

It's a sign of how far flat modular belts have come that we are now offering heavy duty versions for use as pallet conveyors. These plastic modular belts have traditionally been used for relatively narrow belt orientated applications, but new belt and structural technologies now enable manufacturers to use these hard wearing belts to transport heavy loads. In the picture...