Plate Link Conveyor Systems.

Typical Industries: General, but wherever there is a requirement for heavy loads or very high/low temperatures.



Description: Plate link conveyors feature an extremely sturdy "belt" made of overlapping or adjoining "platelets", not disimilar to the caterpillar-tracks of a tank. This provides an extremely strong and rigid carrying surface, suitable for heavy loads. Metal platelets allow the conveyor to operate in extreme environmental conditions (such as very high - or low - temperatures) that might destroy a conventional rubber or fabric belt.

Whillst plate-link conveyors are often associated with metal platelets, they can also be made of plastic or composite platelets, which are often favoured by the food industry, or where strong magnetic fields are present.

Round the Bend: A related product is the Slat Conveyor This has the additional advantage of being able to curve into loops, turn corners, or even form spirals, and is very popular in complex continuous-manufacture systems or bottling/canning plants.