Swivel-wheel sorter
Modular, low-cost and quick to install, for a dozen to a few dozen destinations.
Modular, low-cost and quick to install, for a dozen to a few dozen destinations.
A swivel-wheel sorter diverts parcels left or right with rows of steerable wheels; modules bolt onto straight conveyor sections to form a line without major building work. Throughput and destination count are below a cross-belt, but investment, footprint and installation time are much smaller, which suits small and mid-size hubs, outbound lane sorting by route, and pre-sorting ahead of a cross-belt. It suits cartons and totes with flat bottoms. Polybags, bagged goods and round items tend to slip or roll off line on the wheels and should go to a cross-belt instead.
Typical uses
- Small and mid-size parcel hubs and depots
- Outbound sorting by carrier or route
- Pre-sorting ahead of a cross-belt
- Returns sorting by category
Key figures
| Throughput | 1,500–8,000 items/h |
|---|---|
| Parcel size | 100–1,000 mm long, 100–800 mm wide |
| Parcel weight | ≤ 50 kg |
| Divert angle | 30° / 45°, one or two sides |
| Module width | 600–1,200 mm |
| Destinations | 2–60 |
| Speed | ≤ 2.5 m/s |
Figures are typical configuration ranges; exact specifications are set per project.
Options
- Scanning gantry and automatic induction
- Chute-full detection
- Label reading and sorter software
- Mobile frames that relocate when the layout changes
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
- Items per hour and number of destinations
- Parcel size and weight range
- Floor plan
- Existing scanning rules and WMS/carrier systems