Skatewheel Conveyors

Small skate wheels are installed on a series of axles attached to stiff or flexible frames in skate wheel conveyors. The wheels allow boxes, totes, and other loads with firm, flat bottoms to roll down the conveyor, minimizing the amount of effort required to transport the loads from one location to another. To move items down the line, these unpowered (gravity-flow) conveyors use a downward slope or a manual push. Skate wheel conveyors require less effort or slope to transport loads than roller conveyors and are better at keeping load orientation as they go around curves. The wheel density of the conveyors has an impact on the size of the loads that can be transported on them. At all times, at least five wheels on three axles should be supporting the smallest item on the conveyors. Conveyors can be customized with gate kits and transition sections. Skate wheel conveyors are commonly used in warehouse, manufacturing, package handling, and distribution jobs because they may be modified for temporary uses.