Until recently, conveyor system design philosophies have been comfortably lodged in the style of the 1950s. Armed with information on the required capacity, space available and budget constraints, the ...

The movement of bulk materials through conveyors can present a number of design challenges. Bulk materials are usually hard, ...

There's no doubt that technology and automation have made great strides in conveyor design. Historically, conveyors were typically viewed as an afterthought in the design process. Used simply to move ...

Unable to get the conveyors it needed to address customer demands, a system integrator sets out to address the problem on its own and ends up creating not only a new conveyor product, but a different ...

How do today’s manufacturers efficiently move bulky materials into, out of, and around their facilities? Engineers at Ultimation Industries, a leader in conveyor technology and automation for nearly ...

Dorner’s SmartFlex® Pallet System conveyors are now available in D-Tools, Dorner’s online conveyor configurator that includes 2D and 3D CAD libraries and other functions. Dorner’s SmartFlex® Pallet ...

Victoria Kickham, Senior Editor, started her career as a newspaper reporter in the Boston area before moving into B2B journalism. She has covered manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain issues ...

Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, Kan., says it has developed a new design for its magnetic cross-belt conveyor product line that features structural enhancements, an improved magnetic deep-reach circuit ...

A comprehensive two-day course in chute design and modelling was recently held at the Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems (CMMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, endorsed by the ...

Superior Industries, a U.S. manufacturer of bulk material processing and handling equipment, has been granted a patent for the recirculating conveyor system used on its Portable Sentry Horizontal ...