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Conveyors: Application, Selection, and Integration (Industrial Innovation)

July 23rd, 2010 at 04:42pm Under Incline Conveyor Product

Conveyors: Application, Selection, and Integration (Industrial Innovation) by Patrick M McGuire.

Product Description

Put simply, this is probably the first book in 40 years to comprehensively discuss conveyors, a topic that seems mundane until the need arises to move material from point A to point B without manual intervention. Conveyors: Application, Selection, and Integration gives industrial designers, engineers, and operations managers key information they must consider to determine which type of conveyor to purchase such as incline conveyor and how to optimally integrate it into their system to meet their transport needs.

Tapping into his more than 20 years of experience in the materials handling industry, the author discusses requirements for specific products or materials and environmental factors, covering operation in extreme temperatures. Each chapter details a specific type of conveyor—including chain, belt, and gravity varieties—and highlights its primary features, such as load capacity and rate, and operation. The text also addresses costs and objectives of material handling, exploring rate calculations, controls systems, and other relevant aspects. It includes photographs of actual installations and a glossary of key terms.

Learn from the Experience of a Conveyor Expert

Unless you have conveyor experience, you’ll need help deciding on the best mode of transportation for your product. This volume stands apart as an aid in this decision process because it does not take a myopic view of one specific type of conveyor. Rather than solely covering bulk material handling or screw conveyors, it analyzes all of the major varieties of conveyors. This book is not meant to be an engineering manual for designing conveyors, but rather a broader guide to integrating conveyors in a transportation system.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (August 5, 2009)
• Language: English

About the Author

Patrick McGuire has been in the material handling industry for more than 20 years. He has a BS degree in computer integrated manufacturing systems and his professional engineering license for industrial engineering. He started with a very small conveyor manufacturer in upstate New York, J & S Conveyors, where he was the Engineering Manager. They designed and built a wide variety of conveyors. They manufactured tabletop chain conveyors, flat belt conveyors, heavy unit load conveyors, and troughed belt conveyors.

Customer Reviews

I have been in the conveyor business for only a couple years, I find this book is very helpful to me. I refer to it all the time and I think it is a good refence to have on hand.

Pete Shaffer
Northeast Industrial Technologies, Inc.

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Conveyor belts, types and selection for the right application.

July 18th, 2010 at 06:24pm Under Incline Conveyors Article

Since the wrong type of conveyor belt will affect your productivity sooner or later, it is important to select the right conveyor belt for your application. The type of material the belt is made of is crucial to consider when buying a conveyor belt. There are different types of belts available and they are used in a broad range of applications. Some of them are easier to maintain than others. Conveyor belt systems are one of the most efficient methods for transporting products in your warehouse. It is a proven method of reducing labor and at the same time reduces the cost of your warehouse operation. They can be used to move objects small or large, heavy or light. They are also very convenient considering the different types of packaging of your products; they can convey products in cardboard boxes, plastic, wood or metal containers, even in plastic bags. There are light duty conveyor belts as well as heavy duty. Also, there are belts with a support system built in to assist conveying heavy objects with out

damaging the belt, as well as preventing wear and damage by the impact of heavy objects being dropped on the conveyor belt. Flat belting is very common and used in many different industries, they work very well when you need to have a conveyor belt that grabs the items specially if they are traveling in an incline. Materials used for belting vary according to the application and offer different advantages that you should think about when selecting the right conveyor belt. These are some of the options that you have for belt selection: Abrasion resistant surface, oil resistant, grease resistant, flame resistant, high temperature resistant, gripping in an incline and decline application. These are some of the different types of belt coverings available: PVC, Nitrile, Thermoplastic, Polyurethane, Nylon and polyester. Considering what we have already mentioned, it is important to keep it in mind when selecting a conveyor belt in order to extend its life as much as possible; the size and type of packaging

or your products, are they light or heavy, how are they going to be loaded on the conveyor? Will there be an impact on the belt when they are loaded? When it comes to selecting the right conveyor belt, if in doubt, it is best to consult an expert on the field. Make sure to ask a lot of questions and to be very specific about the way you intend to use the conveyor belt. Look carefully at how the belting system works and ask yourself; what will I do when the belt fails? What is the cost of having replacement parts available? When contacting a supplier they should understand your process and its challenges so they can offer you the best possible solution.

To find sources with a wide range of Conveyor Belts Selection and information, visit www.industrysuppliersdirectory.com an Industrial Supply Directory. As well as Material Handling Equipment suppliers for different applications.

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