gravity wheel conveyor

gravity wheel conveyor

[′grav·əd·ē ‚wel kən′vā·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
A downward-sloping conveyor trough with closely spaced axle-mounted wheel units on which flat-bottomed containers or objects are conveyed from point to point by gravity pull.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Mathews Conveyor provided Nike Tennessee with a range of new equipment, including live roller conveyor curves, gravity roller conveyor, gravity wheel conveyor, controlled flow (CFC) zone accumulation conveyor (with sensor rollers), belt merges, live roller merges, sliding shoe slat sorters, swivel wheel diverters, and trash removal conveyor.
Conveyor System Helps Nike Tennessee Increase Throughput
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