Sortation Conveyor & Equipment
Sortation is the process of inducting and separating products to specific destination lanes with the purpose of arranging product for a better means of distribution to increase in productivity. Sortation systems are employed when a high quantites product needs to flow to different destinations. A sortation system is normally comprised of sortation technology and associated conveyor equipment and often diverts a product from one conveying system to another. Sortation systems are often designed to meet the growing demand for smaller order sizes, increased shipping accuracy, and more frequent shipments while improving efficiency in your distribution operations. Sortation is an ideal solution for separating products from in-feed conveyor lines to; shipping lanes, palletizing operations, packing stations & other sortation applications. These systems are versatile and can sort a wide range of product sizes and weights to multiple divert lanes.
Below are several leading sortation technologies to meet many applications.
Shoe Sortation
Shoe sortation provides a very soft, positive divert at rates of 75 up to 220 cartons per minute. Shoe sorters can be used in applications where there is a wide variety of product sizes, shapes and weights being sorted. It is an excellent sortation choice when the product is fragile or easily damaged and requires a smooth and gentle movement from the sorter to the takeaway lane. Single and dual diverts are available and can be customized based on a particular conveyor system’s design.
| Products Sorted Include: Totes Large Items Cartons Pieces (eaches) |
Industries Served: Distribution Centers Electronics Groceries Pharmaceuticals |
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Angled Roller Top (ART)
Angled roller top sortation equipment (ART) can be configured for very close divert locations, creating a considerable space savings, and they are easily re-configurable for maximum future flexibility. Product can be diverted off either side of the ART sorter at 30 or 22 degree diverts.
| Products Sorted Include: Small items Totes Cartons Aluminum Wheels Tires |
Industries Served: Parcel-Courier Retail Fulfillment Distribution Automotive (Wheel & Tire) |
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Narrow Belt Sortation
The Narrow Belt Sorter is designed with multiple narrow belts to transport product. High-friction divert wheels rise up between the belts to accurately divert product at a 30 or 90 degree angle down the divert lane. The conveyor is designed to transfer small to medium-size items such as boxes, cartons, totes, etc. and product can be transferred off either side of the sorter.
| Products Sorted Include: Totes Parcels Cartons Small items |
Industries Served: Distribution Centers Electronics Groceries Pharmaceuticals |
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Gapping Belt Induction Conveyor
Gapping belt conveyor is used when gaps between incoming product need to be pulled prior to the sortation technology. By accelerating or decelerating gapping belt conveyor you maximize the throughput and performance of your sortation equipment. Typical gaps range from 8 inches to 15 inches.
| Products Sorted Include: All products that employ sortation equipment |
Industries Served: All industries that employ sortation equipment |
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Saw Tooth Merges & Combiners
Combiners & Merges are used to merge the flow of multiple lines of conveyor, typically from upstream pick modules, into a single stream of product on a single conveyor. Combiners and merges include the technologies of saw tooth merges, belt merges, switch tables, herring bone roller combiners, "belt to roller" merges, magna switches, and bi-directional transfers.
| Products Sorted Include:: Totes Parcels Cartons Packages |
Industries Served: All industries that employ sortation equipment |
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Pivot Wheel Sortation
Pivot wheel sorters are typically belt driven, and sort using two sets of wheels that pivot separately and in sequence, at each diverter station. Pivot wheel sorters run up to 75 cartons per minute.
| Products Sorted Include: Totes Cartons Any item with a flat bottom Max load 150 Lbs. |
Industries Served: Retail Entertainment Pharmaceuticals |
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High Speed Pusher Sorters
High speed pusher sorters are used to sort items difficult to convey due to their irregular shapes. Cylinder belt pushers can divert 120 items per minute and at a right angle onto chutes on close center lines.
| Products Sorted Include: Small items Cosmetics Grocery items Retail products Medical products |
Industries Served: Health & Beauty Consumer Products Food & Beverage Pharmaceuticals |
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High Speed Paddle Sorters
High speed paddle sorters are used to sort items difficult to convey due to their irregular shapes & small items..
| Products Sorted Include: Small items Cosmetics DVD's Retail products Medical products |
Industries Served: Health & Beauty Consumer Products Food & Beverage Pharmaceuticals Entertainment |
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Tilt Tray Sortation
Tilt tray sortation will simultaneously sort irregularly shaped products from small lightweight polybags to larger packages weighing up to 75 lbs. Tilt Tray sortation works best when the items are able to slip off or flow off the tray by gravity. Sortation rates with double induction can exceed 375 cartons per minute.
| Products Sorted Include: Apparel DVD's-CD"S Books-Magazines Soft Goods Medical Vials Optical Products |
Industries Served: Parcel-Courier Publishing Retail Apparel Fulfillment Postal |
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Cross Belt Sortation
Cross Belt sorters are used to sort parcels & small items, at high speed, that are difficult to sort, such as fragile or high friction items. Advantages include tight divert centers & sortation rates in excess of 500 pieces per minute.
| Products Sorted Include: DVD's-CD"S Jewelry Pieces (eaches) |
Industries Served: Parcel-Courier Postal Entertainment |
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