Pallet conveyor systems
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Pallet conveyor systems Equipment designed to streamline the flow of goods and enhance productivity

Improve your supply chain’s competitive edge by controlling pallet flows Pallet conveyors are designed to transport, accumulate a/o distribute goods to specific locations during the logistics operations of a warehouse, a production centre or between the two. They achieve maximum process efficiency for inputs, outputs and in-house handling of unit loads. From the moment raw materials enter a production centre to when a final product is ready for the customer, goods need to be moved various times. In most cases, these are repetitive movements, with similar routes and are carried out manually...

INDEX Highlighted advantages Types of conveyor circuits • Plug & play circuits • Simple circuits with a control module • Average complexity circuits • High complexity circuits • Safety first Basic conveyors • Roller conveyors • Chain conveyors • Mixed transfer with rollers and chains • Turntable conveyor with rollers or chains Other conveying equipment • Turntable conveyor with mixed transfer • Conveyors with mechanical accumulation • Conveyors with sequential accumulation • Roller conveyors with entry/exit guide rails • Hydraulic scissor tables with rollers • Hydraulic lift tables • Pallet...

Highlighted advantages Pallet conveyor systems multiply warehouse productivity and cut costs 1 Increased productivity By implementing pallet conveyor systems, operational activity increases in all types of warehouses. • Streamlining movements and their efficiency. • Reducing loading, unloading and transport runtimes between distant points of an installation. • Producing a constant flow of product thanks to the accumulative system and the 24-hour operational capacity. • Preventing bottlenecks. Powerful simulation tools test virtual workflows. By doing so, an optimal system can be planned. 2...

4 Versatility Create an unlimited number of circuits with our broad range of conveyor components. • In addition to different configurable circuits, pallets can accumulate, be lifted and turned, and the system connect work areas and floors with varying operations, etc. • In the simplest installations, users can put together their own circuit using the plug & play system, where up to 40 units can be connected easily. • Units are compatible with standard handling equipment, like forklifts and pallet trucks, and with pre-existing conveyors. • Transporting non-standard or lowquality pallets is...

Types of conveyor circuits From the simplest to the most complex conveying solutions An unlimited number of circuits can be put together to suit the most diverse pallet flows, no matter the length, or if they must even out levels, join various floors or connect passageways, either through raised or underground tunnels. Most pallet logistics processes can be fulfilled with simple or non-complex circuits. For example: • Connecting production sites. • Moving pallets between production areas and the warehouses. • Linking in-warehouse zones. • Joining several production or warehouse floors....

Depending on the conveyor modules used, circuits are classified as: 1. Plug & play circuits 2. Simple circuits with a control module 3. Average complexity circuits 4. High complexity circuits

Plug & play circuits A straight circuit is the simplest to set up. It comprises a single conveyor type of suitable length that covers the entire required distance a/o the number of pallets wanted in circulation at once. Choosing longer or shorter conveyor modules will essentially depend on their use and the required accumulation capacity. Besides the conveyor modules, which come with either rollers or chains depending on the direction pallets will move, a power box and a motion cuing device must also be installed. This type of circuit does not require any programming, since it just ‘plugs...

Any non-complex circuit can be enabled with these five conveyor types: Roller conveyors Chain conveyors Mixed transfer with rollers and chains Turntable conveyor with rollers Turntable conveyor with chains

Any irregular shaped circuit can be arranged using these basic conveyor models, by combining sections of roller modules and others with chains, or by setting up a single module type. Combined roller and chain conveyor circuits Made of alternately placed roller and chain conveyor modules. A mixed transfer conveyor with rollers and chains needs to be installed (or a turntable with mixed transfer) where the two sections meet to change the direction of the pallets. Directional changes happen along the entire conveyor route, whenever there is a perpendicular union point. Pallet conveyor systems...

Plug & play circuits must fulfil one of the following criteria: • Contain a single origin and a single destination. • Contain a single origin and destination, which is also reversible. • Contain various points of origin and a single destination. Enabling a circuit like the one shown in the image requires roller and chain conveyors, with the first and last unit being a single pallet long. In addition, it needs three mixed conveyors, a power box and a photocell kit at the beginning of the circuit. This example shows various points of origin and a single destination.

Plug & play circuits with add-on equipment This circuit type has broader applications by including equipment with its own independent control module. Basic conveyors only send or receive occupancy or stop signals. Include one or more of the following pieces of equipment: Roller conveyors with entry/exit guide rails to load with pallet trucks. These units are indispensable when handling goods at ground level with pallet trucks. They are available with and without lift devices. Single-depth transfer cars. These can act as the main conveyor in a circuit with several origin points and a single...