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[[Category:Conveying]]{{Knoppen}} | [[Category:Conveying]]{{Knoppen}} | ||
[[Image:Car-conveyor.jpg|right|thumb|An overhead chain conveyor conveys cars at Mercedes in Germany]] | [[Image:Car-conveyor.jpg|right|thumb|An overhead chain conveyor conveys cars at Mercedes in Germany]] | ||
A '''Conveyor | A '''Conveyor''' is a common piece of mechanical handling equipment that moves materials from one location to another. Conveyors are especially useful in applications involving the transportation of heavy or bulky materials. Conveyor systems allow quick and efficient transportation for a wide variety of materials, which make them very popular in the material handling and Packaging industries. Many kinds of conveying systems are available, and are used according to the various needs of different industries. There are [[Chain Conveyors]] (floor and overhead)as well. Chain conveyors consist of enclosed tracks, I-Beam, towline, power & free, and hand pushed trolleys. | ||
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[[Image:Roller-conveyor.jpg|right|thumb|A [[Roller Conveyors|lineshaft roller conveyor]] conveys boxed produce at a distribution center]] | [[Image:Roller-conveyor.jpg|right|thumb|A [[Roller Conveyors|lineshaft roller conveyor]] conveys boxed produce at a distribution center]] | ||
[[Image:Paper-conveyor.jpg |right|thumb|A [[Conveyor Belts|Conveyor belt]] conveys papers at a newspaper print plant]] | [[Image:Paper-conveyor.jpg |right|thumb|A [[Conveyor Belts|Conveyor belt]] conveys papers at a newspaper print plant]] | ||
[[Image:Carton Conveyor.jpg|right|thumb|[[Roller | [[Image:Carton Conveyor.jpg|right|thumb|[[Roller Conveyors]] for carton transport in the apparel industry]] | ||
Conveyor systems are used widespread across a range of industries due to the numerous benefits they provide. | Conveyor systems are used widespread across a range of industries due to the numerous benefits they provide. | ||
* Conveyors are able to safely transport materials from one level to another, which when done by human labor would be strenuous and expensive.* They can be installed almost anywhere, and are much safer than using a forklift or other machine to move materials. | * Conveyors are able to safely transport materials from one level to another, which when done by human labor would be strenuous and expensive.* They can be installed almost anywhere, and are much safer than using a forklift or other machine to move materials. | ||