HOW IT WORKS
Driven balls within a modular belt create lateral or angled parcel transfer while the main belt continues forward. The method requires consistent contact with a sufficiently stable parcel base.
System boundary
A sorter is not a standalone mechanism. The following scope must be designed and accepted as one material-flow system.
- Ball-top modular belt and drive
- Infeed spacing and orientation control
- Transfer-zone actuation and routing logic
- Receiving conveyor and guarding interfaces
Inputs required for configuration
- Parcel-bottom flatness, stiffness and friction
- Transfer angle, line speed and orientation requirement
- Gap control before consecutive transfers
- Belt loading, contamination and cleaning method
- Downstream hand-off and jam-recovery access
Questions to answer before selection
- Does the parcel base maintain reliable contact with the transfer surface?
- Which transfer angles and downstream speeds are required?
- How will spacing be controlled before consecutive transfer points?
Evidence to request from a supplier
- A controlled parcel-envelope drawing with minimum and maximum dimensions and weights.
- Sustained throughput assumptions, including induction efficiency, no-read and recirculation.
- Layout drawings showing structure, access, guarding, controls and maintenance clearance.
- A factory acceptance test plan linked to the representative parcel set.
- A commissioning boundary and documented spare-parts strategy for the local partner.
PUBLISHED REFERENCES
Configuration evidence, not universal ratings.
These values come from named MANZUN material. They describe the cited configuration and must not be applied to a different layout without recalculation.
The official product center confirms the equipment family; the final module layout and performance are application-dependent.
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