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roller conveyor, screw conveyor, slat conveyor, tow line conveyor, trolley con-
veyor, and wheel conveyor. Some are pictured in Figure 1.5. Our list is not
meant to be complete, and other variations are possible. For example, belt con-
veyors may be classified as troughed belt conveyors (used for transporting bulky
material such as coal) and magnetic belt conveyors (used for moving ferrous
material against gravitational force). For the latest product information on con-
veyors and other types of material handling equipment, we strongly encourage
the reader to refer to recent issues of
Material Handling Engineering
and
Modern
(a)
Figure 1.5a
Conveyors used in sortation applications (Source: Courtesy of Vanderlande
Industries)
(b)
Figure 1.5b
Accumulation conveyor (Source: Courtesy of Nike, Belgium)
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