What Is a Sorting Conveyor?

Sorting conveyor refers to the special conveying equipment set up to complete the sorting and transportation of products. The automatic sorting system generally consists of an automatic control and computer management system, an automatic identification device, a classification mechanism, a main conveying device, a pre-processing equipment and a sorting crossing.

Sorting conveyor

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The sorting conveyor is used to complete the sorting and

The automatic sorting system generally consists of an automatic control and computer management system, an automatic identification device, a classification mechanism, a main conveying device, a pre-processing equipment and a sorting crossing.

1) The automatic control and computer management system is the control and command center for the entire automatic sorting. All actions of the various parts of the sorting system are determined by the control system. Its role is to identify, receive and process the sorting signal, and instruct the classification agency to automatically sort the products according to certain rules (such as variety, location, etc.) according to the sorting signal, thereby determining the flow of the product. The source of the sorting signal can be obtained by barcode scanning, color code scanning, keyboard input, quality detection, voice recognition, height detection, and shape recognition. After the information processing, it can be converted into the corresponding picking list, storage order or electronic Picking signal, automatic sorting operation.

2) The automatic identification device is a basic system that can realize automatic sorting of materials. In logistics distribution centers, the widely used automatic identification systems are bar code systems and radio frequency systems. The photoelectric scanning of the bar code automatic identification system is installed at different positions of the sorting machine. When the material is in the visible range of the scanner, the bar code information on the material is automatically read, and the software information can be translated into the material information represented by the bar code. Sensing the position information of the materials on the sorting machine, these information are automatically transmitted to the background computer management system.

3) The classification mechanism refers to introducing the automatically identified materials to the main conveyor line of the sorting machine, and then distributing the materials to the designated location through the classification mechanism. The classification mechanism is the core equipment of the sorting system.

4) The main conveying device is used to convey materials to the corresponding sorting crossing for subsequent operations. It is mainly composed of various types of conveying machinery, also known as the main conveying line.

5) The pre-processing equipment is the feeding table for the sorting system to convey the sorted materials to the main conveying device, and other auxiliary conveyors and operation tables. There are two functions of the feeding table. One is that the operator uses the input device to send the destination address of each sorted material to the sorting system as the sorting instruction of the material. The second is to control the time when the sorted material enters the main conveying device. And speed to ensure that the sorting organization can accurately sort.

6) The sorting crossing is also called a diverting conveying line, which is a passage that separates materials from the main conveying line and enters the corresponding collection area. Generally, the slideway is composed of steel belts, conveyor belts, rollers, etc., so that the materials are slid from the conveying device into the buffer workbench, and then the warehouse is placed on the shelf or assigned.

Fast sorting speed, high efficiency, stable sorting, smooth operation, etc.

After the automatic sorting conveyor picks up the goods in batches, the automatic sorting conveyor is mostly used for the second sorting. In picking, there are two ways of single item picking and batch picking. In the picking method, compared with single item picking, batch picking is more efficient. Therefore, after deciding to use batch picking, it is best to use an automatic sorting conveyor.

Picking can also be called sorting. It is generally believed that if an automatic sorting conveyor is used, picking or splitting can be performed automatically. Therefore, without studying the methods of single item picking and batch picking, the automatic sorting conveyor is directly used. The use of automatic sorting and conveying is used as a method of picking, and it is only used after picking in batches and in secondary distribution. When using rotating shelves to sort goods by user, it is also based on the premise that the efficiency of batch picking is higher than the efficiency of single item picking.