Lineshaft conveyors are primarily used as a transportation system, designed to transport products that have flat and rigid bases with weights that do not exceed 50 kg per metre (U.D.L – uniformed distributed load), and having an overall length greater then 160mm. Products generally transported by lineshaft conveyors are boxes, cartons , containers and trays.
Lineshaft conveyors are based on the principal of providing drive for individual rollers from a common drive shaft. Employing endless drive belts running in the roller end caps, which are crossed over the shaft spools, providing a torque limiting function, that creates the drive.
Con-tec Linshaft conveying systems can be designed to individual requirements from the following product range:
- Straight beds Drive / Slave at standard lengths of 1200,1800,2400,3000 other lengths are available based on increments of 75mm.
- Curve beds Drive / Slave at 33.75, 45, 56.25, 90, 180 deg Merge beds Slave at 33.75, 45, 56.25, 90 deg Gates at a standard length of 1275mm
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