Conveyors, Casters, and Wheels

Abstract

This chapter introduces various concepts related to industrial conveyors, casters and wheels. At first, conveyors are discussed. Various types of conveyors are presented along with their characteristics. After describing the general components common to all conveyors, a chronological history is overviewed, followed by the introduction of the various types of conveyors. Each of the conveyors is described as minutely as possible. After this, the list of leading manufacturers, followed by an example scenario for the application of conveyors is presented. Then, some notes about the guidelines of the conveyors is discussed and recent conveyor technologies are discussed. Next section focuses on casters and wheels. After describing the basic structure of the casters, various types of casters are discussed along with details about the various aspects. The next section discusses various types of wheels. The last section discusses the applications of various intelligent techniques, especially on conveyors.