9 common conveyor system applications and introduction

9 common conveyor system applications and introduction

I. Ring rail conveyor system

Product Description: WeiThe system consists of circular arc guide rail and straight rail, with strong load capacity, high positioning accuracy, easy installation and maintenance, and can be widely used in automated production lines of automotive parts, home appliances, 3C electronics and other industries.

  • Drive: Belt drive/chain drive/link rod
  • Speed: Slider travel time ranges from ≥0.1s to ≥0.8s depending on configuration
  • Function: precise positioning, continuous conveying, adapting to a variety of layouts and production needs
  • Suitable production scenarios: can be applied to automotive parts, 3C electronics, home appliances and other industries, especially the need to be disassembled and assembled in sections for easy maintenance, unlimited length, can withstand large loads, or need to be dust-free, low-noise environment.
  • Degree of automation★★★★★
  • Common variants

Belt Type-Ring Guide

Chain-ring guide

Link-ring guide


1、Timing belt drive ring guide

  • Driving mode: the motor is driven by synchronous belt, relying on the friction between the belt and the pulley to transfer
  • Speed: slider travel time ranges from ≥0.1s to ≥0.8s depending on configuration
  • Function: drive the slider along the guide rail circular movement, to achieve continuous conveying; accurate positioning, repeat positioning accuracy± 0.05mm; maintenance-free, no oil pollution, low noise
  • Suitable production scenarios: light load (≤10kg), dust-free environment, such as the 3C electronics industry mobile phone/computer parts assembly, testing line
  • Degree of automation:★★★★★
  • Common variants: supports horizontal and vertical installation, adapts to three-dimensional space layout

2、Chain drive ring guide

  • Driving mode: motor drive through the chain, through the chain and sprocket engagement transfer
  • Speed: slider travel time ranges from ≥0.1s to ≥0.8s depending on configuration
  • Function: drive the slider along the guide rail circular movement, strong load capacity (≤ 50kg), can be disassembled and maintained in sections, support for long-distance conveying
  • Suitable production scenarios: large-pitch workstations, heavy-duty material conveying scenarios and scenarios requiring long-distance conveying.
  • Degree of automation:★★★★★
  • Common variants: supports horizontal and vertical installation, adapts to three-dimensional space layout

3、Connecting rod drive ring guide

  • Drive mode: motor drive through the connecting rod, connecting rod rigidly connected to the slider to transfer
  • Speed: slider travel time ranges from ≥0.1s to ≥0.8s depending on configuration
  • Function: connecting rod rigidly connects the slider, offsetting centrifugal force, ensuring smooth operation of the curve, small motion impact, supporting small pitch and vertical installation
  • Suitable production scenarios: high-precision positioning, compact space scenarios, production links with high requirements for workstation positioning accuracy and smoothness of movement
  • Degree of automation:★★★★★
  • Common variants: supports horizontal and vertical installation, adapts to three-dimensional space layout

二、Contact belt conveyor

Product introduction: The system is characterized by forward and reverse conveyor, anti-running, high-precision plane lamination, etc. It is suitable for 3C electronics, precision instruments, food processing and other industries. The system is available in a variety of models to meet the needs of light-weight to medium-load conveying, effectively improving production flexibility and efficiency.

  • ‌Drive type‌ : Various drive configurations (internal motor/external motor drive, adapted to the variant model
  • ‌Velocity‌ : Velocity is adjustable, usually in the range of 0.1-2m/s, supporting customized speed regulation.
  • ‌Functions‌ : Forward and reverse conveyor, anti-slip design, light/medium load conveyor.
  • ‌Suitable production scenarios‌ : 3C electronics (small components), food processing, delivery of daily chemical products, automotive parts assembly, clean room (low dust)
  • ‌Level of automation‌★★★★
  • ‌Common variants‌

‌Standard universal‌ : for lightweight transportation in very narrow spaces.

‌Built-in motor type‌ : Integrated drive saves installation space.

‌Customized baffle‌ : Anti-slip / Specialized for sorting scenarios

‌Visual backlighting type‌ : translucent tape+ light source, compatible with inspection equipment

‌Narrow Belt Single Row Model‌ : Light Duty Precision Positioning

‌Narrow Belt Dual Row Type‌ : High Efficiency Dual Lane Conveying


1. Wide belt conveyor (standard general purpose)

  • Driving method: motor-driven belt,  transmission through the pulley
  • Speed: Adjustable speed, usually in the range of 0.1-2m/s, support customized speed regulation
  • Function: Forward and reverse transfer function; prevent belt deflection by adding guide strips and curved rollers; good belt plane fit and high precision, suitable for lightweight and small products  in very narrow space.
  • Suitable production scenarios: lightweight small product transportation in a very narrow space, such as short-distance transportation of small and medium-sized electronic components in 3C electronic manufacturing, and  of tiny parts in precision instrument manufacturing.
  • Degree of automation:★★★★
  • Common variants: single groove profile; pulley diameter 20 mm 

2、Wide belt conveyor (built-in motor type)

  • Driving method: built-in motor drives the belt and transmits the power through the pulleys
  • Speed: Adjustable speed, usually in the range of 0.1-2m/s, support customized speed regulation
  • Function: Forward and reverse transmission; plus guide strip to prevent runaway, curved roller to prevent runaway, good belt plane fit and  plane accuracy.
  • Suitable production scenarios: space-constrained scenarios with high requirements for equipment compactness, such as electronic equipment assembly lines, medical device manufacturing
  • Degree of automation:★★★★
  • Common variants: double groove profile; pulley diameter 30 mm 

3、Wide belt conveyor (baffle customized type )

  • Driving method: motor-driven belt,  transmission through the pulley
  • Speed: Adjustable speed, usually in the range of 0.1-2m/s, support customized speed regulation
  • Function: Forward and reverse conveyor; with guide strip to prevent deflection; the belt is equipped with customized spacer/blocking strips, suitable for medium load
  • Suitable production scenarios: sorting and conveying in the food processing industry, differentiated conveying in the production of daily chemical products
  • Degree of automation:★★★★
  • Common variants: 3-slot profile; pulley diameter 50 mm; customizable  with different spacing and forms

4. Wide belt conveyor (visual backlit type)

  • Driving method: motor-driven belt, power transmission through the pulley
  • Speed: Adjustable speed, usually in the range of 0.1-2m/s, support customized speed regulation
  • Function: One-way transmission; Curved rollers to prevent deflection; Good belt plane fit and high plane accuracy.
  • Suitable production scenarios: appearance, external dimensions, defects and other inspection scenarios, such as electronic components, precision machinery parts
  • Degree of automation:★★★★
  • Common variants: 3-slot profile; pulley diameter 50 mm; special translucent belts with parallel surface light sources

5、Narrow belt conveyor (single row type)

  • Driving method: motor-driven belt, power transmission through the pulley
  • Speed: Adjustable speed, usually in the range of 0.1-2m/s, support customized speed regulation
  • Function: Forward and reverse conveyor; light load edge guide type, noise reduction by tooth surface cloth; support precision positioning conveyor.
  • Suitable production scenarios: light load scenarios that are sensitive to conveyor accuracy and noise, such as watchmaking, jewelry processing
  • Degree of automation:★★★★
  • Common variants: double-groove profile; pulley diameter 19 mm; noise-reducing design with fabric on the tooth face, edge-guiding structure

6. Narrow belt conveyor (double column type)

  • Driving method: motor-driven belt, power transmission through the pulley
  • Speed: Adjustable speed, usually in the range of 0.1-2m/s, support customized speed regulation
  • Function: Forward and reverse conveyor; light load edge guide type, noise reduction by tooth surface patch; double rows of narrow width toothed belt design, support precision positioning
  • Suitable production scenarios: light-load precision conveying scenarios that require improved conveying efficiency, such as plug-in processes in electronics manufacturing, palletized transfer of small parts in automotive assembly.
  • Degree of automation:★★★★
  • Common variants: double groove profile; pulley diameter 30 mm; double row narrow toothed belt design

三、‌Modular Pallet Conveyor System

Product introduction: Including a variety of standardized conveying line body and workpiece tray, can be equipped with modular supporting mechanism, according to different sites, production conditions and production needs, to meet different production line layout. Widely used in new energy, automotive parts, electronic appliances, electrical machinery and other industries.

  • ‌Drive type‌ : Independent three-phase geared motor drive, cylinder drive or stepping motor drive
  • ‌Speed‌ : 0-18m/min (adjustable, adapted to different scenes
  • ‌Functions‌ : Forward and reverse conveying, pallet stacking, modular expansion, anti-static design.
  • ‌Suitable production scenarios‌ :‌ Precision assembly line‌ : Electronic component assembly, automotive parts precision assembly;‌ Flexible production line‌ : Multi-species small batch production; anti-static workshop, high cleanliness workshop
  • ‌Level of automation‌ :  ★★★★★
  • ‌Common variants‌

Timing belt conveyor line, flat belt conveyor line, doubled speed chain conveyor line, overhead chain conveyor line, high speed roller line, light duty roller line, heavy duty accumulating roller line, pallet, turn, overhead positioning, overhead traverse, overhead rotation, elevator, conveyor control device

1、Timing belt conveyor line

  • Driving mode: independent three-phase geared motor drive, can be equipped with other types of geared
  • Speed: Operating speed is from 5 – 20m/min.
  • Function: Realize flexible automation cycle conveying, can be used in conjunction with other automation modules such as jacking and traversing, round belt turning, lifting, etc.; Suitable for conveying  with lighter loads and requiring high precision
  • Suitable production scenarios: 3C electronics, automotive parts, motors and other industries in the  assembly and assembly automation
  • ‌Level of automation‌ :  ★★★★★
  • Common variants: BC2 conveyor line, BC2/M conveyor

2、Flat belt conveyor

  • Driving mode: independent three-phase geared motor drive, optional other types of geared
  • Speed: Maximum speed 18m/min
  • Function: Realization of material conveying, stackable
  • Suitable production scenarios: long distances greater than 2 meters, scenarios where only one-way conveying is allowed,  with high cleanliness requirements.
  • ‌Level of automation‌ :  ★★★★★
  • Common variants: FC2 Conveyor

3、Speed Chain Conveyor

  • Drive mode: independent three-phase geared motor drive, the motor has 4 mounting positions and 3 mounting angles, can be equipped with other types of geared
  • Speed:
  • Function: Stackable operation for material conveying, pallet positioning accuracy up to +-0.5mm
  • Suitable production scenarios: for heavy-duty (300kg – 2200kg) .
  • ‌Level of automation‌ :  ★★★★★
  • Common variants: AC2 Conveyor Line, AC2/H Conveyor

4、Overhead chain conveyor

  • Driving mode: independent three-phase geared motor drive, optional other types of geared
  • Speed: Self-configurable inverter for  regulation
  • Function: stackable operation, meet anti-static requirements, convey in a high clean environment, reduce the  pollutants on the product
  • Suitable Production Scenarios: Production environments with high environmental requirements, complex material characteristics, and the need for flexible layout and high automation, such as the pharmaceutical, chemical, semiconductor, and electronics .
  • ‌Level of automation‌ :  ★★★★★
  • Common variants: PC2 Conveyor Line

5、High speed roller line

  • Drive mode: direct motor drive
  • Speed: Rated speed 60, 80 (M/Min)
  • Function: High-precision conveying and positioning, combined with continuous conveying mode to enhance the efficiency of production beat.
  • Suitable production scenarios: Suitable for production scenarios that require high speed and smooth transmission, as well as production environments that require anti-static designs
  • Degree of automation:  ★★★★★
  • Common variants: off-standard customization for special widths, lengths and speeds


6、Light load roller line

  • Drive mode: drum motor
  • Speed: Infinitely adjustable from 0.5 – 15m/min.
  • Function: Transmission of light materials, support for non-standard customized line form, roller materials, surface treatment of corrosion-resistant wear-resistant, can be docked robotic arm, AGV and other equipment.
  • Suitable production scenarios: electronics manufacturing, new energy battery workshop and other light cargo transfer scenarios
  • Degree of automation:  ★★★★
  • Common variants: straight, curved, sloped, etc. according to the shape of the lines

7、Heavy duty accumulating drum line

  • Drive: Motor+ Gearbox drive
  • Speed: Stepless adjustment of conveying speed 0.5 – 15m/min.
  • Function: Pneumatic/mechanical blocker to realize material accumulation and temporary storage, support non-standard customization, with anti-corrosion and wear-resistant characteristics, docking intelligent system to realize the whole process automation.
  • Suitable production scenarios: inter-process buffer scenarios, such as electronics assembly lines, battery production lines, adapted to the temporary storage and transfer of large quantities of goods or heavy pallets.
  • Degree of automation:  ★★★★
  • Common variants: straight-line cumulative, curved cumulative

IV. Chain conveyor system

Product introduction: The line body layout is flexible, can complete horizontal, inclined, turning and other multi-level and multi-angle conveying in one conveying line. Adopting modularized design, independent parts, strong adaptability. Specification varieties, can be selected according to the material and process requirements, applicable to food and beverage industry, logistics industry, etc.

  • Driving method: motor-driven chain drives the metal/plastic panels for cyclic reciprocation.
  • Speed: adjustable, the fastest speed within 15M/min
  • Function: flat and smooth conveying surface, low friction, smooth material transition, accurate and stable conveying speed, ensure precise synchronous conveying, high strength of hauling chain, flexible layout, can complete horizontal, inclined and turning conveying in a conveying line.
  • Suitable production scenarios: conveying and assembly of heavy items, can convey glass bottles, PET bottles, cans, bags and other types of materials.
  • Degree of automation:  ★★★★
  • Common variants: according to the chain plate material can be divided into stainless steel chain plate type, engineering plastic chain plate type

1、Flexible chain conveyor system (engineering plastic chain plate type)

  • Driving mode: motor drive is often used, equipped with reducer and transmission chain or synchronous belt, to achieve smooth power transmission.
  • Speed: up to 50M/min
  • Function: fast and easy installation, quiet, stable performance, adapt to a variety of 3D space within the conveyor needs, in line with GMP norms, suitable for high hygiene requirements of the production environment
  • Suitable production scenarios: pharmaceutical factories, cosmetic factories, food factories, bearing factories, any production line that requires automation, high cleanliness, and a small site area.
  • Degree of automation:★★★★★
  • Common variants:

KF-S 43 Series Chain Plate

KF-L 63 series chain plate

KF-M 83 Series Chain Plate

KF-H 103 Series Chain Plate

KF-B series chain plate

2、Stainless steel chain conveyor system (stainless steel chain type)

  • Drive mode: usually use motor (such as SEW or national brand) with reducer drive, support explosion-proof motor options (special scenes)
  • Speed: Maximum speed 50M/min
  • Function: Corrosion and abrasion resistant, supports high temperature environment
  • Suitable production scenarios: high humidity, corrosive environments, such as clean rooms in pharmaceutical factories, seafood processing, chemical production lines; scenarios with high requirements for hygiene and weather resistance
  • Degree of automation:★★★★★
  • Common variants: Straight, Turning‌ ,‌ Climbing‌ ,‌ Mesh,‌ Fender


V. Intelligent Magnetic Drive Conveyor System

Product Description: The industrial production line conveyor system is constructed by magnetically driving the actuators in a moving manner on the path formed by the integrated motor module. Magnetic drive module has the characteristics of high speed, high precision and high response, while the independent operation of multiple actuators further optimizes the production process, maximizes the optimization of the production beat, and greatly improves the overall output, which is widely used in the field of intelligent manufacturing and flexible production.

  • Drive method‌‌ : Magnetic drive (non-contact transmission technology)
  • ‌Speed‌‌ : up to 5m/s
  • ‌Functions‌ : High precision repetitive positioning (±0.01mm), modular and flexible layout, long service life, low maintenance cost, no dust, low noise and environmental protection features
  • ‌Suitable production scenarios‌‌ : semiconductor grade clean room, high temperature, high vacuum and other harsh environments, scenarios that require flexible production, precision manufacturing with high precision positioning requirements.
  • ‌Level of automation‌‌ :★★★★★
  • ‌Common variants‌‌ : different motor power configurations (e.g. 400W standard/customized power type)

1、FVT1-Small thrust magnetic drive conveyor system

Drive: Magnetic drive (closed loop system)

Speed: Maximum speed 2.5m/s, suitable for high-tempo production.

Function: Light load and high precision, flexible path, supports closed-loop layout such as round, square, runway type, etc., and can add turnouts to realize multi-process parallel machining.

Suitable production scenarios: electronic component assembly, precision instrument manufacturing, high beat production lines, automated production lines requiring multi-station parallel processing and dynamic path switching.

  • Degree of automation:★★★★★

Common variants: circular, square, runway type closed loop systems


2、FVT2-Large Thrust Magnetic Drive Conveyor System

  • Driving method: magnetic drive
  • Speed: Maximum speed 1.8m/s, suitable for high-speed conveying scenarios.
  • Function: High load capacity, high precision positioning, flexible paths, open structure supports linear splicing, horizontal/vertical layout and fork design, adapting to complex production line planning.
  • Suitable production scenarios: precision manufacturing, heavy-duty conveying, intelligent logistics, warehousing and sorting, multi-station cooperative assembly line
  • Degree of automation:★★★★★
  • Common variants: V-shaped (high precision), ball guide (low friction)

VI. Aerial (vertical) conveyor systems

Product introduction: The materials run efficiently along the preset track, accurately docking with the production nodes, realizing the seamless connection of materials from warehousing to the production line. Establishing an intelligent, efficient, flexible and safe conveying channel over the production workshop allows material transportation to leap from the traditional ground mode to the air, realizing a three-dimensional upgrade of the logistics path and completely releasing the ground space.

  • Driving mode: driven by conveyor belt, pallet, conveyor elevator and other mechanical structures, and equipped with the corresponding control system
  • Speed: 500mm/s, adjustable, efficient operation, saving transportation time
  • Function: Transportation of goods or materials in an airborne environment, especially for high altitudes or in areas difficult to reach by ground transportation.
  • Suitable production scenarios: large machine shops, warehousing and logistics, building construction, airports and stations

l  Degree of automation:★★★★

l  Common variants: palletized aerial conveyor systems, conveyor lifts, horizontal circulation conveyor systems

七、Horizontal Circulation Conveyor System

Product Description:The core of horizontal circulation conveying system is designed as a ring track structure, which realizes continuous circulation transmission of materials through modules along the ring path, widely used in high-precision and high-efficiency industrial scenarios.

  • ‌Driving mode‌ : The conveyor belt is driven by the driving device to run along the circular track to realize the continuous conveying of goods.
  • ‌Speed‌ : Adjustable, adjustable and controllable according to actual demand
  • Function: Modular design supports multi-scenario expansion, rapid deployment and space optimization, multiple tandem assembly line operations
  • ‌Suitable production scenarios‌ : grain storage, logistics distribution centers, building materials, chemical industry
  • ‌Level of automation‌ : ★★★★
  • ‌Common variants‌ : mobile telescopic horizontal belt conveyor, horizontal scraper conveyor

八、Multi-Layer Conveyor Systems

Product introduction: Multi-layer conveyor system utilizes open or closed track layout to build multi-layer transmission path, realizing three-dimensional material transmission. The vertical and horizontal layered layout optimizes space utilization and is suitable for high-density production and warehousing scenarios.

  • ‌Drive method‌ : Motor drive
  • ‌Speed‌ : Adjustable, speed range can be adjusted according to specific models
  • Function: The system is mechanized and electrically driven, reducing manual involvement and increasing automation.
  • ‌Suitable for production scenarios‌ : Conveying between different workstations, suitable for automated production lines, industrial production scenarios requiring large amounts of material handling and processing.
  • ‌Level of automation‌ : ★★★★
  • ‌Common variants‌ :

In-line conveyor systems: for product transport on a fixed path

Turning Conveyor System: Allows the conveyor path to be turned at 90 degrees or other angles.

Lifting and conveying system: includes lifting and lowering mechanism, which can realize product conveying between different heights.

九、Side-by-side conveying systems

Product introduction: Realize multi-path synchronous transmission through parallel arrangement of tracks to enhance the flexibility of production beat matching. It supports independent or cooperative operation of multiple channels and high-density, highly flexible material flow, suitable for automobile manufacturing, electronic assembly and other scenarios that require parallel operation of multiple workstations.

  • ‌Drive mode‌ : Multi-motor cooperative drive/distributed drive/centrally controlled drive
  • ‌Speed‌ : Adjustable speed, in short distance scene, using parallel transmission mechanism to achieve multi-channel synchronous delivery, speed up to 20-30m/s
  • Function: Continuous transmission of materials, avoiding accumulation of materials or broken flow, improving space utilization, and realizing dynamic path switching between materials in different conveying lines.
  • ‌Suitable production scenarios‌ : Rapid parallel sorting and transfer of boxes in heavy industry and mining, automated production lines, pharmaceuticals and food industry.
  • ‌Level of automation‌ : ★★★★★
  • ‌Common variants‌ :

Belt Type Side-by-Side Conveying System (General Purpose)

Chain side-by-side conveyor systems (box/pallet handling)

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