Chain Conveyors
Support loads on chain strands or move them with attached pushers and fixtures.
Start with the product and its contact surface.
Connect the route, rate, and station timing.
Plan access, controls, and field work together.
The details shape the system.
A defined path for supported loads.
Chain conveyors move pallets, fixtures, and components using direct-support chain strands or attached conveying elements. The contact points between the conveyor and the load determine the arrangement. IMH considers those interfaces with the route and installation.
Build around the load interface.
Multi-strand, pusher, fixture-mounted, and roller-flight arrangements offer different ways to support and move the product.
- Match strand spacing to pallet runners or fixture support points.
- Review load balance, alignment, pitch, and transfer geometry.
- Choose lubrication and wear provisions for the environment.
- Define stopping and accumulation behavior for the selected arrangement.
Know what supports the product.
When powered rollers carry the load, the system belongs in the live roller family even if chains drive those rollers. Where rigid slats provide the contact surface, review slat conveyors. These distinctions help narrow the equipment discussion.
Explore the arrangements.
Look closer at the configurations that suit your production.
Plan the movement.
Coordinate the controls.
Starts, stops, accumulation, and transfers need to work with the equipment around them. Plan the operating sequence across floor and overhead conveyors together.
Explore system controlsWhat are you moving next?
Bring the product, production goal, and a rough layout. IMH will help work through the equipment, interfaces, and installation scope.
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