Equipment: Free Roller Conveyor
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Description
A Free Roller Conveyor transports products when one product pushes another one.It has no destination connection and the product operation will be First In First Out (FIFO) basis.
Products reaching the end of a free roller conveyor are removed from the simulation.
Creation
From the Toolbox, simply drag and drop a Free Roller Conveyor into the simulation. If a Free Roller Conveyor is dropped on a conveyor, the connection is automatically made.
Access
From the Project Explorer > Equipment > Free Roller Conveyor.
Or directly by clicking on the Free Roller conveyor in the simulation.
Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Size/Width (all types) | Width of the Free Roller Conveyor in the units chosen when the project was created (metres or feet). |
| Size/Length | Length of the Free Roller Conveyor. |
| Base Height | Default = 0.14 (metres) Height in the units chosen when the project was created (metres or feet) of the Base. |
| Side Panel Width | Default = 0.08 (metres) Width in the units chosen when the project was created (metres or feet) of the Side Panel. |
| Roller Diameter | Default = 0.0486 (metres) Diameter of each roller on free roller conveyor. |
| Roller Gap | Default = 0.0264 (metres) Gap between the two rollers. |