Conveyor

A carrier is a horizontal, inclined or vertical device for moving or transporting bulk freight, packages, or objects in a path in advance when designing the device, and points of loading and discharge fixed or selective. Conveyors can be powered either gravity or alive.

History:

Wheel conveyor, courtesy of CICMHE / MHIA Media Bank, but it is suggested that the ancient civilizations as the Egyptians used conveyor belts in large construction projects, the history of the modern conveyor dates back to the late 17th century. These early conveyor systems are typically composed of a belt that went over a flat wooden bed. Selenium is usually made of leather, canvas or rubber and was used for the transport of large bulky items. It was not until the end of the industrial revolution, the carriers would be used for a wider range of applications.

Hymle Goddard of Logan Company patented the first roller in 1908. His original application was not very popular, and it was not before it was introduced in the automotive industry that it was able to flourish. In 1919, the first power and free conveyors introduced in mass production of automobiles. The band quickly became a popular means of transport of heavy materials in manufacturing facilities.

Driven roller conveyor, courtesy of CICMHE / MHIA Media Banking Application of branched conveyors in coal mines in the 1920s, when technology has undergone major changes. Conveyor was designed made of layers of cotton and rubber linings. During World War II preparation increase, manufacturers have created synthetic materials to make belting because of scarcity of natural components. Today conveyor belting is made from an almost endless list of synthetic polymers and compounds, and can be tailored to every need. Possible uses of the carrier has expanded considerably since the early days, and used in almost all industries where materials to be handled, stored and transmitted. The longest conveyor belt in use today operate in the phosphate mines of Western Sahara and has over 60 miles long.

Conveyor Classification:

Conveyors can be classified according to the following criteria:

Load: The type of product being processed (container or bulk)

Location: Location of the conveyor (overhead, on the floor or the floor)

Accumulation: The stress can accumulate on the conveyor

Advantages of Conveyors:

Conveyor offers a wide range of benefits, many of which are immediately obvious. Before the invention and implementation of conveyors, warehouse and factory workers need to physically travel with an object from place to place. Not only was it difficult for the staff, it was inefficient for the company and in essence, a huge waste of time. Band brings a project to the worker instead of a worker who has to travel to a project. Conveyors can be used to transport parts to the employees or locations in a plant or warehouse, and ultimately to the shipping dock for delivery.

Besides the obvious benefits of increased efficiency, the carrier can serve to increase quality control at a manufacturing or storage location. Use of automated production allows individual parts to be moved to and from automated machines so that workers who once were designated to transport the parts to perform tasks not easily be automated, such as quality control and supervision / management processes. It also increases the security of a conveyor system. Specialty conveyors for transport of heavy or hazardous products, keep employees out of harm way.