Conveyor Systems
Conveyor systems are one of the most popular and commonly used forms of automation today. They allow for fast and safe transportation of items from one location to the other without employee handling. Conveyor systems, also referred to as conveyor belts come in a variety of formats for a variety of packaging solutions.
Conveyor Systems Formats
- Roller
- Ball
- Belt
- Indexing
- Flighted
PackFlight Conveyors
PackFlight conveyors are designed and engineered by Crawford Packaging to work with a variety of Shrink Wrap machines. PackFlight features a flighted conveyor available in 126” and 86” lengths and easy access underside panels for easy maintenance.
Flexible Conveyors
Flexible Conveyors are high-performance conveyor designed to flex, extend and expand as needed. These portable conveyor systems are ideal for packaging environments that can change from day to day.
Gravity Roller Conveyors
Gravity Roller Conveyors rely on Earth’s gravity to move products along the non-powered rolls. These conveyors are the most commonly used method for moving loads today. They are especially useful for loads needing to travel longer distances and provide options for straight and curved conveyors
Wecon Light Duty 1.4 Gravity Roller
Powered Roller Conveyors
Powered Roller Conveyors use electric motors that rotate the rollers to move products. Live roller conveyor systems are capable of accumulating products with minimum conveyor back pressure.
How Conveyors Increase Efficiecny
Improve Packaging Solution Efficiency with Conveyor Systems
Flow wrapped products provide excellent opportunities for increased branding. Clear flow wrap films provide customers with an unobstructed view of your products. Optimal for produce packaging, these clear films can increase product visibility and improve retail sales.
Conveyors Reduce the Use of Heavy Moving Equipment
Conveyor systems limit interaction between employees and heavy moving equipment like forklifts and pallet jacks. By shuttling products to and from your packaging equipment via conveyor you reduce close interaction with these dangerous machines. This can improve packaging speeds and reduce the risk of collisions and decreased fuel use.
Conveyors Reduce the Use of Heavy Moving Equipment
The automation process offers methods for product and package accumulation. Accumulation is the process of grouping related products and packages together in preparation for packing, handling or shipping. This is a practice commonly used in packaging produce, where Packers need quantities of products to pack instead of a solitary product.
Limit the Risk of Injury with Packaging Conveyor Systems
A conveyor belt or roller conveyor system limits employee handling of materials and packages. By limiting this interaction, you can reduce the risk of strain or repetitive motion injury. Fewer employee injuries helps keep your staff at full strength and reduce costly insurance filings.
Conveyors Limit Packaging Line Starvation
Conveyors regulate product movement through a packaging solution. This ensures that packaging stations further down a production line are not starved for the resources they need to run.