Similar to a Chute Conveyor, Wheel Conveyor, Roller Conveyor, and Chain Conveyor, a Slat Conveyor is another transport equipment designed to move material efficiently from one location to another. The big difference is that a Chain Conveyor is not based on gravity, but on mechanics and electricity and it’s application is a bit more specific to the type of operation.
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Slat conveyors can be used for transportation, accumulation, assembly, side loading and unloading and frequent stop/start applications.
Ideally,
- Unit + In-/On-Floor + No Accumulate
- Uses discretely spaced slats connected to a chain
- Unit being transported retains its position (like a belt conveyor)
- Orientation and placement of the load is controlled
- Used for heavy loads or loads that might damage a belt
- Bottling and canning plants use flat chain or slat conveyors because of wet conditions, temperature, and cleanliness requirements
- Tilt slat conveyor used for sortation
Below is a video showing an application of a Slat Conveyor:
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Ankur Agarwal says
Dear Sir,
We are required bucket type conveyor for pharma packaging industry, we want only single bucket type conveyor, to convey material from raw material to mill unit , both end are at different height , and at one end we want to tilt the bucket and put material in mill.
if you have support us about this type of conveyor so pls contact .
Regards
Ankur