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SOLIDS: CONVEYORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEM ME 30 LECTURE 03 PREPARED BY: MATTHEW JEFFREY ROQUE CONVEYOR  A type of material-handling equipment used to automatically transport materials, products, and loads to different locations efficiently, usually in the same building o...

SOLIDS: CONVEYORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEM ME 30 LECTURE 03 PREPARED BY: MATTHEW JEFFREY ROQUE CONVEYOR  A type of material-handling equipment used to automatically transport materials, products, and loads to different locations efficiently, usually in the same building or area.  Handles wide-range of materials and products down the production line. https://www.lacconveyors.co.uk/what-is-a-conveyor-system/ CONVEYOR  Heavily used in different industries:  Packaging  Manufacturing  Mining  Automotive  Food and beverage https://www.lacconveyors.co.uk/what-is-a-conveyor-system/ CONVEYOR Benefits of Conveyors  Able to move different kinds of objects and materials from one place to another  Relatively less strain for humans or less manual labor needed.  Saves time during material https://www.lacconveyors.co.uk/what-is-a-conveyor-system/ transportation. CONVEYOR SYSTEM Major Parts of a Conveyor System  Belt Support - Smooth belt movement. - Supported when placing materials.  Pulleys - Control of the belt movement.  Drive unit https://www.iqsdirectory.com/articles/conveyor-belts.html - Allows the system to move. CONVEYOR SYSTEM Choice of Conveyor System  Product Requirements – Type of material/product needed.  Process Requirements – Operating factors and how the conveyor should move.  Transfer Requirements – Transfer of materials to and from the conveyor.  Flow Rate Requirements - Able to satisfy demand and the number of products needed per unit of time. CONVEYOR SYSTEM  Operation and System Qualities:  Cost-effective  Energy-Efficient  Reliable  Safe https://www.lacconveyors.co.uk/what-is-a-conveyor-system/  TYPES OF CONVEYORS FLAT BELT CONVEYOR  Also called as a “conveyor belt”.  The most common and simplest type of conveyor.  Continuous flat belt (natural or synthetic material)  Applications:  Industrial uses  Slow assembly lines  Small, soft or irregular shaped materials https://www.elixirphil.com/types-conveyor-belts-applicat FLAT BELT CONVEYOR Curved Conveyor Belt  Carrying materials around corners and turns.  Makes efficient use of floor spacing.  Able to turn  Applicable to other types of conveyors. https://www.lianeng.com/product/curved-bel ROLLER CONVEYOR  Series of rollers supported within a frame  Objects can be moved manually, by gravity or by power.  Applications:  Transportation of boxes, crates, and pallets  Packaging  Steelmaking https://www.lacconveyors.co.uk/what-are-roller-conveyors-and-how- ROLLER CONVEYOR Gravity Roller Conveyors  Uses the force of gravity to move the materials along the rollers.  No power source needed.  Harder to control in terms of conveyor speed, which could result in damage of goods. https://www.nccas.com/equipment/gravity-roller-conveyor-non-san ROLLER CONVEYOR Powered Roller Conveyors  Installed with motors to help run the conveyor.  Good for longer distance travelling of materials and able to handle heavier loads  Speed control is present.  Possible to have different zones of conveyors. https://www.citconveyors.com/Chain-Drive-Powered-Roller-Conveyor-48-en CLEATED BELT CONVEYOR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj75_D_sYFk CLEATED BELT CONVEYOR  Have sections or dividers that keep the product secured during travel of the belt in an inclining or declining fashion.  Types of Cleats:  Inverted Capital T – for fragile materials  Forward Leaning Capital L – can be curved at the base for granular materials  Inverted V – for large, heavy, and abrasive materials https://www.technomindmachine.com/cleated-belt-conveyor.h SCREW CONVEYOR  a.k.a. Auger Conveyors  Handles various bulk materials (semi-fluid to free flowing)  Closed off to prevent leaking or spilling of the material or product, as well as protection from outside factors. https://andersondahlen.com/components/conveyors/screw- SCREW CONVEYOR  Multiple inlet and outlet points for more effective distribution.  Applications:  Agricultural Production  Chemicals and Food processing  Mining and Minerals  Oil Refining https://andersondahlen.com/components/conveyors/screw- PNEUMATIC CONVEYOR  Mainly uses air to convey the materials.  Use of fans or blowers to produce the air flow.  Closed system to prevent contamination, effects from the surroundings, and dispersion of the material. https://www.powder-solutions.com/2016/09/26/the-pros-and-cons-of- PNEUMATIC CONVEYOR  May have difficulties in transporting some materials like those with larger particle sizes, as well as not ideal for combustible bulk solids.  Applications:  Transfer of powders, flakes, granules, and pellets https://www.powder-solutions.com/2016/09/26/the-pros-and-cons-of- OVERHEAD CONVEYOR  Continuous tracks are suspended from overhead supports or mounted from the ceiling.  Pendants, used to hold the product, are placed on the track with various designs possible to hold different products. https://www.bastiansolutions.com/solutions/technology/conveyor-systems/ OVERHEAD CONVEYOR  Saves floor space and does not block the aisles in the plant or building.  Lessens travel time of goods.  Applications:  Assembly Automation  Paint Finishing  Garments  Warehousing https://www.bastiansolutions.com/solutions/technology/conveyor-systems/ QUIZ REFERENCES https://www.lacconveyors.co.uk/what-is-a-conveyor-system/ https://6river.com/what-is-a-conveyor-system/ https://www.iqsdirectory.com/articles/conveyor-belts.html https://ocssystem.co.uk/conveyor-expertise/different-types-of- conveyor-systems/ https://www.kwsmfg.com/engineering-guides/screw-conveyor/types- of-screw-conveyors/ https://www.screwconveyorbega.com/screw-conveyor-selection