When you work with wider or elongated building products, keeping your manufacturing line humming is heavily dependent on your conveying solution – quite literally. Wider and elongated products need to integrate seamlessly so you can prevent product damage.
At Glide-Line, we understand these challenges and get creative. We assist with economical conveyor solutions for wide products that prevent damage and catastrophic jams.
When evaluating a new conveyor system, the investment required will be a major consideration. Traditional roller style conveyors are still the industry norm but are costly to begin with – and get exponentially more expensive once you start going wider.
To build a roller conveyor that maintains its proper form, the material thickness and diameter of the rollers increase and add to the overall cost. You’ll need a stronger structure to support the heavier rollers, which will also increase your investment amount and that’s just for the material costs.
Glide-Line’s solutions are built using an aluminum platform with the same external dimension extrusion. This modular approach provides greater flexibility at a lower cost compared to traditional roller conveyors. You can mix and match multi-strand roller chains or belt conveyors when necessary to achieve your specific application goals.
When working with Glide-Line, you’ll have a greater ability to configure and improve your capabilities for managing elongated products – including all the benefits that come with a roller chain or timing belt solution.
Some of the key benefits of Glide-Line’s multi-strand conveyors are:
A modular design that enables you to add strands wherever you’d like (to ensure the proper support for the product), while also spacing the strands at different widths to eliminate unnecessary strands or create larger spacing between strands,
A center drive design with non-catenary active take-up and no limits to where you place the drive module along the length of the extrusion,
Instant traction with the roller chain system using dynamic acceleration sections,
Bidirectionally reversible giving you more flexibility, unlike traditional roller conveyors,
With the roller chain, part protection covers and nose-scrapers protect the roller chain from foreign debris.
Glide-Line’s conveyor systems can be configured to support any application and give you the kind of control you need even when working with heavier, flimsier, or elongated products. Eliminating all product-to-product contact common with roller conveyors is made possible with our Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor solution.
When moving to a new system that’s capable of conveying elongated products, lead-time is a major concern for facility operators. The production shutdown time required to assemble your new system should also factor into your decision, which could increase exponentially when customizing a traditional roller conveyor system to your exact needs.
When you start evaluating the most economical and efficient wide product conveying solutions, you should consider Glide-Line’s multi-strand systems. Our engineers will work with you to reduce lead times, find a cost-effective system, and support your products throughout the entire manufacturing process.
To discuss your needs for Multi-Strand and Roller Chain Conveyors for your product, contact Glide-Line today.