Conveyor Systems ar mechanical devices or assemblies that transport material with nominal effort. whereas there ar many alternative styles of conveyor systems, they typically accommodates a frame that supports either rollers, wheels, or a belt, upon that materials move from one place to a different location.

They may be powered by a motor, by gravity, or manually. These material handling systems are available in many different varieties to suit the various merchandise or materials that are required to be transported.

Types of Conveyors

Belt
Roller
Powered Roller
Slat/Apron
Ball Transfer
Magnetic
Bucket
Chute
Drag/Chain/Tow
Overhead
Pneumatic/Vacuum
Screw/Auger
Vertical
Vibrating
Walking Beam
Wheel

A caster (or castor) is an undriven, single, double, or compound wheel that is designed to be fixed to an object to help that object to be moved. They are available in a variety of sizes, and are made of rubber, plastic, nylon, aluminum, or stainless steel.

There are a number of different types of casters. These include rigid or fixed casters, and swivel casters. Rigid or stationary casters only roll along a straight-line path. Swivel casters can rotate a full 360 degrees so the wheel can move in any direction.

Wheel Types:

Soft Rubber
Hard Rubber
Mold-On rubber
Pneumatic
Semi-Pneumatic
Polyurethane
Polyolefin
Phenolic
Hi-Temp “Lava” Nylon