Today, accurate and quick order-picking and distribution are key to successful business performance. Maintaining your operations at optimal standards means creating the most reliable and highest-quality system possible, and for that, you need the best partner you can find.
Growing demand of B2C has resulted in the emergence of multiple delivery models and distribution hub types:
- Receiving Centres
- Fulfillment Centres
- Sortation Centres
- Traditional Distribution Centres
Most of these involve a basic model of receiving (infeed), sorting and dispatching (outfeed) which we concentrate on in this section.
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Overview
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This infographic is used as a general indicative example only.
Actual factory and process configurations could vary, but our industry experts know them all.
Main challenges
- Large facilities
- Faster speeds
- Large variety of parcel size and materials (e.g. poly bags)
- Energy efficiency
- Greater need for belt reliability
Solutions
- Energy-saving concepts to significantly reduce power consumption
- Low-noise properties for quieter, better workplace conditions
- Flame-retardant and anti-static material to minimise risk of fire
- Impact-resistant, high-friction options for damage reduction
- Abrasion-resistant, temperature-resistant and weatherproof material for reliable performance under all conditions
Loading and unloading parcels directly from trailers / vehicles with telescopic conveyors. Telescopic conveyors extend into the vehicle and collapse away after use.
Main challenges
- Need for good tracking due to side loading
- Edge fray & curl
- Ease of maintenance
- Durability
Solutions
- Plied belt instead of interwoven type (we offer direct equivalents)
- Our Flexam EX construction is proven & used worldwide
- Our impact resistant range of belts give extra longevity due to their unique construction
- The above belt types (listed individually below) offer improved tracking & fray resistance
Same as telescopic but used when unloading / loading smaller trailers / vehicles. Tail section lowers to allow conveying from different heights.
Main challenges
- Need for good tracking due to side loading
- Good grip needed to convey parcels up/down the incline / decline
Solutions
- Our Flexam EX construction is proven and used worldwide
- Our A47 cover is proven for the grip of the parcels
At the heart of the logistics operation, line conveyors often do the bulk of the work. They also consume much of the energy used.
Main challenges
- Heavy loads
- Energy efficient
- Difficult to track due to length & load resulting in edge fray
- Safety issues (fire) due to long lengths
- Low noise
- Edge fray can lead to residue on the conveyor and floor
Solutions
- Our energy saving belt range significantly reduces the power required to drive the belt
- Our IR range handles the heavy loads, reduce fray, improve tracking and are energy efficient
- Low noise fabrics used in the belt construction
- Belts can be flame retardant to ISO 340 to reduce the risk of fire spreading
- Reduced elongation of the belt
- Improved reliability
Parcels often need to change levels within the operation such as inclines from the infeed (trailers / booms) to sorter system levels.
Main challenges
- High grip
- Consistent cover wear to improve belt durability
- Belt edge fray
- Damage at transfer points due to split parcels
Solutions
- Our special profiles for increased grip
- Our Flexam proven high grip A32 longitudinal rib profile
- Our impact resistant range of belts give extra longevity due to their unique construction
Power turns, curved conveyors / belts, change the direction of the line flow in the system.
Main challenges
- High speeds
- Accurate dimensions
- Flexibility of fabric
- Noise
Solutions
- Our low noise yet strong curve belts can handle the high-speeds
- Special fabrics designed for the accuracy & fabrication requirements of curve belts
In material handling, live roller conveyors are essential. It is not only for A to B transport, order picking or sorting processes are also done on live roller drives conveyors.
Main challenges
- High efficiency at lowest cost
- Noise
- Quick replacement or easy repair
Solutions
- Sophisticated belt design for lowest energy consumption
- Extended service life thanks to our abrasion and wear-resistant covers
- No elongation, dimensional stable – no re-tensioning necessary
- Simple and quick splicing with our QuickSplice tools
A flat belt drives the conical carrying rollers at the inner radius. Since a flat belt cannot be bent into a curve across its lateral cross section.
Main challenges
- High efficiency at lowest cost
- Noise
- Quick replacement or easy repair
- Short take-up system
Solutions
- Sophisticated belt design for lowest energy consumption
- Extended service life thanks to our abrasion and wear-resistant covers
- No elongation, dimensional stable – no re-tensioning necessary
- Simple and quick splicing with our QuickSplice tools
An Automatic Parcel Singulator (APS) transforms a simple bulk-flow system into an ergonomically and operationally efficient system, giving you downstream and upstream control of parcel flow.
Main challenges
- Efficiency, belts working in sync together
- Need of different belts (e.g. flat belts, roller drive belts, and PU or PVC-coated belts), all capable of delivering high-performance and durability
Solutions
- Fortunately, Ammeraal Beltech is your One-Stop Belt Shop and we can provide, install and service all the different belts that your APS requires
The stage of the operation where parcels are accumulated (collected) to ensure a constant flow into the induction stage.
Main challenges
- Wear and tear
- Belt longevity
- Good tracking needed due to uneven loads
Solutions
- Good hard polymer top covers providing the low COF (coefficient of friction) and durability necessary for this stage
- Our EX fabric construction to resist wear & tear but provide good tracking characteristics
Feed the parcels into the sorter system at even gaps. 4 to 6 section conveyors for spacing to allow accurate measured infeed into the sorter.
Main challenges
- Need for good even grip of parcel to control speed & location in center of belt
- Good tracking needed to ensure position of parcel
- Flexible conveyor design needed due to smaller parcels
Solutions
- Our Flexam proven A32 longitudinal groove profile for consistent grip
- New self-tracking range of elastic belts to give more design flexibility & tracking improvements
Merge conveyors are designed to link conveyors within the system, precisely adding parcels from one conveyor line to another at high rates of speed.
Main challenges
- Belts have to perform with 45 degree angle
- Belts need to track well
- Narrow tolerances / accuracy
- Small drum diameters
- High temperatures
Solutions
- Longitudinal and laterally flexible belts
- Lateral stability for perfect tracking
- High temperature resistant and flame-retardant
- Our belts offer low COF (coefficient of friction) bottom covers
- Anti-static properties
Merge conveyors are designed to link conveyors within the system, precisely adding parcels from one conveyor line to another at high rates of speed.
Main challenges
- Belts have to perform with 45 degree angle
- Belts need to track well
- Narrow tolerances / accuracy
- Small drum diameters
- High temperatures
Main challenges
- Belts have to perform with 45 degree angle
- Belts need to track well
- Narrow tolerances / accuracy
- Small drum diameters
- High temperatures
A number of conveyors are used in the system to check weight, dimensions & labels (bar codes) of the parcels.
Main challenges
- Good belt cover finish needed
- Splice consistency on aesthetics and thickness (weight)
Solutions
- Our range of belts offer the cover quality & ease of splicing to meet the application requirements
Cross Belt Sorters are completely at home in the high-speed environment helping to minimise transfer times while maximising conveying performance.
Main challenges
- Need for speed, precision
- Avoiding jams and mis-sorting
- Need for consistent COF (coefficient of friction) on covers
- Flexible, low elongation fabrics needed
- Need for durability & safety
Solutions
- Special fabric construction to maintain accuracy and shape
- Long wearing top covers
- Excellent grip properties
- Flame-retardant according to ISO340
Ammeraal Beltech quality ensures maximum service life.
Pullers, pushers, merging facilities – all of these processes require belts that have special coatings to guarantee the firmest possible grip and smooth transport of parcels.
Main challenges
- Friction and heavy loads
- Grip / resistance
- Uptime
Solutions
- Our impact resistant Flexam Belts are an industry favorite
- Flame-retardant according to ISO340
- No elongation of the belt
- No re-tensioning needed on most applications
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