What is Accumulation Conveyor?
Accumulation conveyors separate products on a conveyor line by halting and holding goods in place until the system signals its release to the next zone. This also keeps products from touching or running into each other to eliminate damage. Accumulation system conveyor is typically used in conjunction with other modular conveyor types in a complete conveyor handling system. Accumulating conveyor systems consist of horizontal conveyors and vertical conveyors with pop-up sensor rollers located in 'zones' which use a line pressure air system to hold product in a queue until it receives a signal to release it to the next stage of operations.
This can include accumulating products one at a time onto accumulation tables, weigh stations, belted conveyor case sealers, sortation systems, palletizers or any other work station.
