A modular belt conveyor from SmartMove (Fall River, MA) now has mini-roller accumulation zones integrated with the drive, reportedly providing safer loading and unloading points at the ends of the ...

The XLR slip-roller accumulation conveyor features multiple adjacent rollers across the full conveyor bed, making it suitable for multi-lane accumulation. The XLR conveyor handles products of various ...

FKI Logistex is providing the Accutronic, a new flat-belt-driven, powered live-roller accumulation conveyor with 24-volt electric actuation. Accutronic FKI Logistex is providing the Accutronic, a new ...

The Glide-Line ZP is a non-contact system that eliminates 100% of backpressure caused by accumulation. With traditional conveyors there is often backpressure from upstream pallets bumping into each ...

FKI Logistex® ( www.fkilogistex.com ), a global leader in integrated material handling solutions, announces the incorporation of several design updates to its industry-leading Accuzone® 24-volt ...

New Series VFD direct-operated poppet valves are for zero-pressure accumulation conveyor systems. Working with a conveyor's control logic and sensors, the units control air pressure for roller ...

While about 80% of manufacturers either use automation or plan to apply it to their operations, there are still a significant number of holdouts. McKinsey & Company notes that one of the major reasons ...

Until recently, conveyor system design philosophies have been comfortably lodged in the style of the 1950s. Armed with information on the required capacity, space available and budget constraints, the ...

Diamond Phoenix, a Lewiston, Maine-based full-service systems design and integrator, offers a multitude of conveyor options that allow for the creation of solutions to fit unique organizational needs.

Reader plans for conveyor spending was only one of the questions we asked in our annual survey. We also looked at how Modern readers plan to deploy conveyor technologies in the future and whether they ...