Conveyor Accessories and Ancillary Equipment

Types of Conveyor Accessories

We offer various conveyor accessories and ancillary equipment to accommodate the specifics of your items, product flows, and other needs. These include:

Print and apply label systems

In-line printing and applicating machines integrate with conveyors to automatically, quickly, and accurately create and attach unique identification or shipping labels to incoming and outgoing containers of all shapes and sizes. This ensures each box, tote, or container is accurately identified, labeled, and directed towards its intended destination.

Here’s how print and apply label applicators work:

• Scanners along the conveyor record information about each item and send it to the printer/labeler so it knows what to print and when to print it
• Once the item (box, tote, carton, etc.) reaches the automatic label printer and applicator, it’s precisely aligned and spaced to allow the printer/labeler machine to consistently print and place a label on it
• After the label is applied, the container moves on to the next process

In-line weight control systems

Also called “conveyor scales,” “in-line conveyor scales” or “in-line weigh scales,” these systems use digital weight scales at various points along a conveyor to automatically check, weigh, classify, and transport products while identifying and flagging items with potential errors such as those that are under or overweight.

Here’s how in-line weight scales work:

• Items transported on a conveyor system move on to the weight scale (which is usually placed between 2 conveyors)
• The scale automatically scans the item’s ID, records its weight, and reports the weight to the system software
• The system software compares the reported weight to the expected weight
• The system then routes the item to the next appropriate process (i.e. correctly-weighted items move to shipping, incorrectly-weighted items move to quality control to be inspected and corrected)

Robotic document inserters

Robotic document inserters use a combination of commercial printers and industrial robots to place paperwork inside of items (boxes, totes, cartons, etc.) on a conveyor line. Robotic inserters can handle many types of paperwork, including invoices, return slips, packing slips, pamphlets, booklets, and even product samples, and can do so at high speeds (up to 25 cartons packed per minute).

Here’s how robotic document inserters work:

• A carton enters a cell containing the robotic inserter
• The inserter scans the carton to verify its identity
• The system identifies the required paperwork and sends it to a line-side printer
• Once printed, the system scans the paperwork to verify it matches the needs of the carton
• The robotic inserter takes the paperwork and places it in the carton
• The system performs a final verification scan to ensure accuracy by rejecting and reprinting any mismatches