When a Roller Conveyor Is the Most Efficient Choice
Roller conveyors transfer products, boxes and packages with a sufficiently rigid, flat base. They can connect successive machines, feed automatic stations, create accumulation areas or manage packages entering and leaving the end-of-line section.
The configuration can use unpowered or powered rollers, depending on weight, route length and the required level of control. Powered systems can be divided into independent zones to regulate product movement, maintain spacing and limit pressure between packages during accumulation.
Product roller conveyors are integrated with sensors, stops, side guides, centering devices and transfer systems to coordinate flow with upstream and downstream machines.
Roller Pitch and Product Support
Roller conveyor selection depends largely on the package base. Its dimensions, rigidity and geometry determine how many rollers must support the product at the same time during movement.
Roller pitch is therefore selected to support the shortest package while maintaining stability, avoiding insufficient support, rocking or snagging at transfer points.
Accumulation and Connections to Other Stations
Roller conveyors can be connected to:
Coordination between modules helps maintain a consistent flow and reduce stoppages caused by a lack of synchronization between stations.
Custom Roller Conveyors Matched to Your Product
SAIEM designs and manufactures custom roller conveyors, starting with product geometry and the supporting surface, required throughput and the route through the line.
Usable width, roller pitch, drives, guides, stops, sensors and accumulation zones are specified to suit the process and provide the support and flow control the product requires.
For an initial assessment, useful information includes product dimensions and weight, base characteristics, throughput and line layout.
