Spiral conveyors are an effective way to transport products, items, or boxes between floors. They are sometimes called corkscrew conveyors or vertical conveyors as they use a conveyor belt to take the items up and down between levels. Spiral conveyors offer four key advantages
- Perfect where a production process time buffer required
- Provide additional production process storage space in a small footprint
- Great at saving space and they’re
- Ideal to accumulate and merge product lines.
If you are looking for a spiral conveyor as a standalone unit or as part of a conveyor system then the Wrightfield design team will work with your ideas and help design a solution to work with your needs call them on 01379 872800
The advantages of Spiral conveyors compared to traditional vertical belt conveyor systems are the space saving they [provide and there ability to merge and accumulate products.
Space saving
A spiral decline and incline conveyor occupies less floor space than a traditional belt conveyor, whilst performing the same function. When production, operation, factory or warehouse floor space is limited they can provide a useful solution. When floor space is expensive they can provide tangible cost savings to a business.
Merging
An important benefit of incline and decline spiral conveyor is the merging of products on multiple levels during the picking process into a single line for packing
Accumulation
With an accumulating spiral incline and decline conveyor, accumulation of products prior to processing or packaging is possible The spiral conveyor can be configured to hold products in distinct, independently controlled zones; allowing buffering between different processes.
There are various types of spiral incline and decline conveyors to meet your production, factory and warehousing needs:
Continuous chain-slat spiral incline decline conveyors – A continuous chain-slat is controlled by a single drive unit. Easily installed and operated these conveyors provide a reliable method of transporting goods from one level to the next within a warehouse.
Helix belt spiral decline and incline conveyors – These provide the reliability of the simpler continuous chain-slat conveyor, with the addition of an accumulation feature. Typically comprising of ninety and one hundred and eighty degree conveyor sections belted together. Each section benefits from an independent drive, facilitating product accumulation.
Dual lane spiral incline and decline conveyor – This allows two product lines to be elevated, whilst attached to a singular central column, providing a cost and space saving solution.
When considering a spiral incline and decline conveyor there are different in and out configurations to meet your specific needs. Wrightfield will help you decide on the best configuration for your operation.
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General Design Specifications
- Constructed using all grades of stainless steel (304, 304L, 316)
- Welds are continuous and smooth, free from burrs and pits
- Stainless steel enclosures
- Fixed or variable speed
- Stainless steel gearboxes and motors
- All systems are fully wired and tested
- Sanitary design, built to eliminate bacteria harbourage areas
- Complies with food safety standards
- Suitable for all belting types
- Customised to meet your specific requirements, ensuring seamless line integration
- Bead blast finish provides a clean, consistent, streak-free finish, making it extremely suitable for panel-to-panel matching. It is widely used in the food, beverage, medical, pharmaceutical industries
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After Sales Conveyor Maintenance
Wrightfield offer a professional and responsive after sales service. Including both spares & various service options we can help keep your business up and running.
As partners of both Intralox (for the full range of belts) and SEW for motors, along with our ability to source from a range of manufacturers, as well as being able to manufacture or fabricate a variety of bespoke parts we are confident we can meet your needs, so why not give us a try when you next need replacement parts
We can provide planned maintenance on a scheduled basis, and well a providing skilled engineers for shift cover in the event of busy periods or holidays.
Our fully equipped vans are on call in the event of a breakdown.
Our After Sales service offerings can be bespoked to your particular requirements including:
- As partners of Intralox Belts and SEW Motors we have access to the full range
- Wide range of other purchased parts
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Control systems
- Manufacturing, Welding & Fabrication available in-house
- Breakdown Support
- Service Contracts
- Shift Cover
- Planned Preventative Maintenance
- Audits & Assessments
- Remote Diagnostics
Conveyor Spare Parts
Belt Conveyor Components
We supply Conveyor Belting of all types including Food Grade Conveyor Belting, Grip-top Belting, PVC Conveyor Belting, Smooth. Belt Conveyor Components are available for all types of Belt Conveyors and include Drive Drums, Idler Rollers, Crowned Rollers and Motors.
- SEW Geared Motor Units – We stock key SEW geared motor drives for all of our conveyors, including line shaft conveyors, belt conveyors, pallet conveyors, belt under roller conveyors and our flexible conveyors.
- Intralox – we stock a range of key Intralox components
- Conveyor Belting – Smooth and Grip-face belts are available to suit a variety of applications. These are available in a variety of different colours.
- Drive Drums – Drums are available to suit Wrightfield conveyors and other suppliers of belt conveyors
- Bearings – We have a range of replacement belt conveyor bearings available from stock.
- Sprockets and Drive chain – we have a range of replacement sprockets and drive chains available from stock. Non stock items can be obtained
- Rollers – We have a variety of rollers available. Over the years we have manufactured rollers to suit conveyors that have been manufactured but the original manufacturer is no longer able to support / supply
- Adjustable feet – We have a range of steel, plastic, steel, light and heavy duty adjustable feet available. We also manufacture bespoke feet that allow the height of a conveyor system to be raised ( which can provide a very cost effective way of adapting an existing conveyor system
- Custom built components available
In the fast paced world of food processing, unplanned downtime owing to broken machinery can have serious consequences. We understand this and provide conveyor belt parts to help companies get back up and running as soon as possible. Because of the complete set of services we offer we are also able to provide custom built components.
Custom Made Conveyor Belt Parts
The fact that we own our own factory is an important factor in facilitating us to provide the efficient service we do. With no middle man to deal we are able to work directly with clients enabling us to save both time and effort. Moreover, we are in a position to fully understand the requirements of a client. Finally, with our own manufacturing facility, we are able to realise a client’s objectives and to provide them with custom made conveyor belt parts if required.
Conveyor Belt Parts – Aftercare Service
We provide a comprehensive aftercare service, as part of which we supply spare conveyor belt parts and components. Additionally, the service also includes planned maintenance so as to proactively avoid any potential issues that may occur to machines, as well as offering emergency breakdown repair.
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