Packaging finished product conveyor line / Belt conveyor line /Automated Production Lines

Packaging finished product conveyor line/ Belt conveyor line /Automated Production Lines

Definition:

 Finished Product Conveyor Line is an automated conveyor system designed for finished products after packaging, which is used to smoothly and efficiently convey the packaged products from the packaging station to the next process (e.g. quality inspection, palletizing, storage or loading). Its core function is to connect the production and the subsequent links, to improve the logistics efficiency and reduce the loss of manual handling.

Product application field

Food industry:

 Finished products such as instant noodles, beverages and other packages are conveyed to automatic palletizer through belt line, and then stored in warehouse.

Pharmaceutical industry:

 medicine boxes are conveyed to cartoning machine through stainless steel chain plate line, which meets the GMP cleanliness requirements throughout the process.

Home appliance industry:

 air-conditioner and refrigerator boxes are conveyed to logistics trucks through roller lines, with lifting platforms to realize automation of truck loading.

Core Advantages

Improve productivity:

 replace manual handling, realize 24-hour continuous operation, increase efficiency by 300%-500%.

Reduce costs:

Reduce labor requirements (single line can save 5-10 porters), reduce the risk of work-related injuries.

Flexible Adaptation:

Seamless connection with packaging machines, metal detectors, coding machines and other equipment to form an automated production line.

Quality Assurance:

Stable transportation reduces product wear and tear (e.g., the buffering effect of the belt reduces box friction).

Structural Composition 

Drive system:

Motor + reducer: provide power, common power 0.75-15kW, can adjust the speed according to the load.
Frequency converter: realize stepless speed regulation of conveying speed, adapt to different production rhythm.

Conveying medium:

Belt, roller, chain plate and other materials need to be selected according to the product characteristics (such as food-grade PU belt, stainless steel chain plate).

Support and guide device:

Guardrail:

to prevent the product from falling, the height is usually 50-150mm.

Guide bar:

 guide the product along the fixed path to avoid deviation (especially in the turning section).
Intelligent control components:

Photoelectric sensor:

detects the position of the product, realizes automatic start-stop and counting (e.g. linkage with automatic palletizer).

PLC control system:

integrates the conveyor line with upstream and downstream equipment (e.g. packaging machines, weighing instruments) to automate the entire process.

Design and selection points

Analyze the product characteristics:

Size:

 According to the package size to determine the width of the conveying surface (usually 100-200mm wider than the product).

Weight:

Choose roller line or chain plate line for heavy products, and belt line or mesh belt line for light products.

Shape:

Shaped packages (such as conical bottles) need to be guided by grooves or special plates.
Environmental requirements:

Cleanliness:

 Stainless steel conveyor line with no dead angle design for food and pharmaceutical industry.

Temperature / humidity:

 high temperature environment with chain plate line (temperature resistance up to 300 ℃), humid environment choose rust-proof material.

Intelligent requirements:

Integration of code scanning system:

real-time reading of product barcode on the conveyor line, docking with WMS warehousing system.

Sorting function:

 Combining photoelectric sensors and sorting baffles to realize automatic streaming of different categories of products.

Cost control:

Short-distance light-loading scenarios prioritize non-powered roller lines or belt lines (30%-50% lower cost).
Long-distance heavy-duty scenarios choose powered roller line, the overall cost-effective.

Development trend

Intelligent upgrading:

 Combine AI visual inspection (e.g. real-time identification of packaging defects), AGV connection and other technologies to create an “unmanned conveyor system”.

Green and energy-saving: 

Adopt energy-saving motors (e.g. servo motors) and recyclable materials (e.g. plastic chain plates instead of metal) to reduce energy consumption and carbon 

emissions.

Modularized design:

 the components of the conveyor line (such as turning section, lifting section) can be quickly disassembled and assembled to adapt to the demand for frequent adjustment of factory production lines.