Sliding-shoe sorter
The gentlest high-speed sort for cartons, built for case-level outbound in distribution centres.
The gentlest high-speed sort for cartons, built for case-level outbound in distribution centres.
A sliding-shoe sorter has a slat deck with shoes that slide diagonally at the divert point and push the case smoothly into a side lane; the case never leaves the deck. It sorts cartons and totes at high speed with low noise and minimal packaging damage, which makes it the usual choice for case-level outbound in retail distribution, food and beverage and pharma warehouses.
Typical uses
- Store-level case sorting in retail distribution
- Outbound in food and beverage warehouses
- Case sorting in pharmaceutical wholesale
- Order lanes in finished-goods warehouses
Key figures
| Throughput | 4,000–12,000 cases/h |
|---|---|
| Case size | 150–1,200 mm long, 100–800 mm wide |
| Case weight | ≤ 50 kg; heavy-duty versions calculated separately, typically 60–80 kg |
| Divert angle | 20° / 30°, one or two sides |
| Speed | ≤ 2.5 m/s |
| Destinations | 4–100 |
| Minimum gap | ≥ 150 mm, more at high speed or with long cases; maintained by automatic gapping induction |
Figures are typical configuration ranges; exact specifications are set per project.
Options
- Aluminium or steel slats
- Lane accumulation and full signals
- Link to palletising robots or truck-loading lines
- Low-temperature version
Scope of supply
- Machine, drives and control cabinet, assembled and dry-run tested before shipping
- The equipment's own control and fleet software; interfaces to your existing WMS / ERP as the project requires
- Drawings: general arrangement, foundation and anchor plan, electrical schematics
- Conformity documents for the equipment and the whole line, the split of responsibilities and the acceptance criteria are set out in the contract according to the project scope
- Spare-parts list and wear-part recommendation; a first batch can ship with the equipment
- Factory acceptance (FAT): attend in person or follow by live video
- Installation, commissioning and operator training can be included in the offer
What we need for an offer
- Cases per hour and number of destinations
- Case size and weight distribution
- Available length and width
- Downstream: manual loading or palletising