Space savings is one of the many benefits of spiral conveyor. Spirals take up a fraction of the floor space of traditional conveyor, resulting in potentially significant financial savings. Merging capabilities on or off the conveyor is another advantage. Pick modules specifically benefit with vertically merging products from multiple levels onto one take away conveyor line. Accumulation of product is another benefit provided by spiral conveyors which allows increased buffer time with requiring minimal floor space.
Accumulating products is essential to most conveyor applications, yet not many spiral conveyors can accumulate. The spiral conveyor can be divided into separate accumulation zones with each accumulation zone being independent. This ability to accumulate product allows for more buffering time between operations and is a tremendous use of floor space. These units can add a significant amount of accumulation to your conveyor system.
