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Walk-through access
Create a practical route for personnel to cross the production line and reach work areas or equipment.
08Application solution
Elevations & line egress
Create access through, beneath or around the conveyor line while preserving the product path and making better use of limited production space.
09Line access solutions
Keep the conveyor from becoming a barrier.
In most facilities, space is at a premium. Conveyor position often depends on surrounding machinery and the building layout, but the conveyor should simplify the process rather than impede it.
Elevation and egress arrangements can provide access to equipment and work areas while supporting the efficient movement of personnel through the facility.
01Conveyor routeProducts continue through the required process
02Access routePeople, equipment or vehicles move through the facility
10Access requirements
Three reasons to open the line.
The correct layout follows the facility’s physical access need, surrounding equipment and available space.
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Forklift traffic
Accommodate material movement where vehicle traffic must pass through or around the conveyor route.
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Additional egress space
Use elevation or an opening section to recover floor space and preserve a required route through the facility.
11Core solution families
Lift, pivot or elevate.
The source application identifies lift gates, pivot conveyors and other elevating solutions as the core methods for providing access to equipment, work areas and personnel routes.
Lift gates
A conveyor section opens to create a temporary access point through the line.
Pivot conveyors
A pivoting section changes position to open the required personnel or equipment route.
Elevating solutions
Incline, vertical, helical or other elevation methods move the product path away from the required floor route.
12Layout planning
Start with the facility.
The conveyor arrangement must work with the building, surrounding machines and the movement required across the production floor.
Available floor space
Identify where the line can run without obstructing essential facility movement.
Machinery position
Keep equipment reachable for operation, inspection and the access needs defined by the facility.
Personnel movement
Provide practical access to work areas on either side of the conveyor route.
Material traffic
Account for forklifts and other equipment that must cross or move beside the line.
13Application gallery
Ten approaches to elevation and access.
Every photograph from the archived application gallery is retained locally, including lift, retract, incline, helix, pallet and transfer arrangements.
14Related solutions
Choose the movement pattern.
Six source categories extend the line-access concept through opening, retracting, helical, alpine, wedge and gravity-assisted movement.
Open the line without stopping the process.
Share the facility layout, conveyor route and required personnel or vehicle access. Roarer can help identify the appropriate elevation or egress approach.
Discuss your layout