Plastic Modular Curve Belt Conveyor – More Flexibility for Conveyor Layouts
When designing a production line, it is not only important to move a product from point A to point B. How much space the conveyor requires and what happens to the product when the direction changes are equally important.
The new Apeco plastic modular curve belt conveyor is designed for applications where products need to change direction efficiently, even when available floor space is limited.
One of its key advantages is that product orientation and spacing remain consistent through the curve. This creates a more controlled product flow and makes it easier to integrate the conveyor with downstream production or packaging processes.
A more compact curve means more layout flexibility
Traditional curved conveyor designs may require straight conveyor sections before and after the curve.
With our modular belt technology, the curve can begin without these additional straight sections. This reduces the required conveyor footprint and gives engineers greater flexibility when designing the complete production line.
A compact design can be particularly valuable when modifying an existing production line where space is limited but the product flow still needs to change direction.
A smaller footprint can also simplify both system design and installation.
Maintaining product orientation through the curve
Products can shift, rotate or change their spacing when travelling through conventional conveyor curves.
The Apeco plastic modular curve belt conveyor is designed to maintain product alignment, orientation and spacing throughout the curve.
This is especially useful when the next stage of the process includes automated packaging, sorting, labelling or other equipment that requires products to arrive in a predictable position.
Dedicated modular radius belt designs are specifically intended to maintain product alignment, orientation and spacing through curved conveyor sections.
Suitable for higher-load applications
A curved conveyor does not have to be limited to small or lightweight products.
The Apeco solution is well suited for applications involving:
- bags;
- boxes;
- packaged products;
- other higher-load material-handling applications where stable and controlled transport is required.
The modular belt technology combines a compact curved design with the ability to handle demanding loads.
Different configurations for different production layouts
The Apeco plastic modular curve belt conveyor is available in standard angles of:
30°, 45°, 60°, 90° and 180°.
Inner radius are available from 600 to 1800 mm, while belt widths range from 200 to 1400 mm.
This makes it possible to select a configuration based on the available space, transported product and requirements of the production process.
Hygienic design also available
In the food industry and other production environments with high hygiene requirements, conveyors can also be designed according to hygienic design principles.
Apeco designs such solutions so that they are easy to clean, minimise dirt accumulation, and are suitable for use in environments where cleanliness and process reliability are critically important.
Combine it with a tight transfer conveyor
The curve conveyor can also be combined with a tight transfer conveyor when a smooth transition between conveyors is required.
The combined solution can be designed as either:
- a fixed installation;
- a mobile solution.
This provides additional flexibility when adapting the conveyor system to the actual production environment.
The conveyor should fit the production process, not the other way around
A well-designed conveyor system does more than simply move products forward.
It should make efficient use of available space, maintain controlled product flow and connect different production stages as smoothly as possible.
The Apeco plastic modular curve belt conveyor provides greater flexibility when designing production lines while maintaining stable and predictable product movement through curves.
Need a compact curve conveyor for your production line or looking to optimize an existing conveyor system? Get in touch with us.