Conveyors
5 categories in Conveyors
Ball roller conveyors

Purpose: Allow operators to rotate and move objects sideways while on the conveyor line, reducing reaches

Ergonomic guidelines: Should place material between 38" and 49" above the standing surface and not greater than 16" horizontally from the edge of the conveyor

Photo source: Ashland Conveyor

North America
Ashland Conveyor
Motion Savers, Inc.
Omtec Corporation

Europe
Norcan

Asia
Logistics Asia Pacific
Custom-designed belt conveyors

Purpose: Custom designed to meet specific challenges

Ergonomic guidelines: Should place material between 38" and 49" above the standing surface and not greater than 16" horizontally from the edge of the conveyor

Photo source: QC Industries, Inc.

North America
New London Engineering
Newland Conveyors
QC Industries, Inc.

Europe
Norcan
Flexible conveyors

Purpose: Reduce awkward reaching postures and the need to load/unload products onto trucks

Ergonomic guidelines: Should place material between 38" and 49" above the standing surface and not greater than 16" horizontally from the edge of the conveyor

Photo source: Material Flow & Conveyor Systems, Inc.

North America
AmbaFlex
Dorner Mfg. Corp.
Material Flow & Conveyor Systems, Inc.

Europe
Interoll Corporation
Low-profile belt conveyors

Purpose: Enable operators to sit while working at the conveyor without experiencing mechanical stress on the thighs and poor seated postures

Ergonomic guidelines: Should place material between 27" and 36" above the standing surface

Photo source: QC Industries, Inc.

North America
Dorner Mfg. Corp.
QC Industries, Inc.
Shuttleworth

Self-contained conveyor power roller

Purpose: Reduce exposure to high forces and reaching when pushing/pulling products on a conveyor

Ergonomic guidelines: Should place material between 38" and 49" above the standing surface and not greater than 16" horizontally from the edge of the conveyor

Photo source: Itoh Denki USA, Inc.

North America
Itoh Denki USA, Inc.
Material Flow & Conveyor Systems, Inc.
Grainger