Flexmove's economy slat conveyor system now has another new belt for the FM series (83mm wide) slat belt. This belt has the same material as the standard FM series plastic chain but there is an additional feature that makes this chain interesting. The top surface has been moulded to include two small 5mm diameter nodules that protrude above the surface...
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Elevating plastic chain conveyor belt for plastic bottles
The photo here shows how when using elevating plastic chain conveyors to elevate products from low level to high (Or vice-versa) the special belt with soft "Fins" distorts to grab the product from both sides to enable elevation. Here, such a belt is seen used to elevate empty plastic milk bottles in an dairy application. These fins compress the product... -
Coated rollers protect fragile products
Where fragile or easily marked products are being conveyed on a roller conveyor, it's possible to have plastic rollers fitted. That's fine if the product is light weight, but sometimes that's not the case.Where the product is heavy or the situation demands that the rollers are wider than normal, plastic roller conveyors may not be strong enough to support the... -
Modular Plastic Belts for batch handling
One of the advantages of modular plastic belt conveyors is that they can be fitted with higher and thinner cleats or flights than normal PVC belts. The added advantage is that these flights are rigid plastic, rather than the more flexible type of cleats that PVC belts usually have. Also, the pitch of these flights is accurate, because they are... -
New support adaptor plated for plastic chain conveyors
The FK plastic chain conveyor system from Flexmove now has a new bracket kit (FAVBS-60K) that can adapt the more rigid 64mm wide support profile to support the conveyor frame. The FK conveyor system is based on a 45mm wide aluminium profile with a 44mm wide plastic modular chain and there has been a demand to increase the rigidity of... -
Remanufactured conveyor belt systems offer cost effective solutions .
The current conveyor market conditions have seen an increase in demand for lower cost conveyor system solutions. Like everything in life however, when it comes to conveyors you generally get what you pay for. There are of course low cost conveyors available that have often inferior components and also build quality, which may be a short term economy but in... -
Flexmove introduce hardened steel topped chain design.
Flexmove's economy slat conveyor system now has a hardened steel topped chain for the FM series (83mm wide) slat belt. The hardened steel surface is bonded to the otherwise standard plastic slat chain. The purpose of the hardened steel surface is to help enable the chain to carry metal parts or other potentially hard or sharp products. The hardened chain... -
Conveyor belt motors from Dorner increase efficiency.
In July 2011 Dorner introduced the new eDrive program for their conveyor belt range which included a new family of energy efficient gear reducers. To help customers transition to the new reducers for their conveyor belts in the aftermarket parts arena, Dorner developed eDrive retrofit kits to enable the easy installation of these new gear reducer to existing drive mount... -
Gravity conveyors with product guide built in.
Quoted this week for a large parcel carrier. Gravity conveyors X 30pcs with zinc plated steel rollers and high sides to the frames. The customer has requested that we offer a special version of our standard gravity conveyor but with extended framework structure. Most gravity roller conveyors have side frames below the rollers. Sometimes the customer requires that the side ... -
Flexmove slat conveyors lane adjuster large.
With Flexmove slat conveyors the individual lanes can be positioned very close to each other. When the conveyors are placed so close, it makes it much easier to transfer products from one lane on a slat conveyor to the other than for alternative types of conveyor where bearing housings and other conveyor parts get in the way. This close lane...