The system is mounted at high level to allow free access below the conveyor. To maximize the floor space, roof hangers are used where possible. To minimize damage the product runs on a combination of FlexLink standard and flocked anti-marking chain. Guide rail cover strip is used throughout the system.

Flexibility in the system
An elevating conveyor is installed at the discharge of each pack wrapper machine to take away the cartons at low level. These cartons are elevated to be transferred to a system of overhead conveyors.

A merging conveying system consisting of a short 90 degree conveyor mounted on a linear drive and a vertical police unit forms the basis of a telescopic conveying system. These telescopic conveyors allow flexibility of cartons from any pack wrapper to be fed to any of the eight lanes on the main highway. Selection of lanes for the pack wrapper is done by the control cabinets. However, a maximum feed from three pack wrappers are allowed to be selected for the same lane.

Transport at high level
The overhead conveyor systems consist of six sets of conveyors positioned at about three meters above floor level and placed two asides. Each belt conveyor has guide rails positioned to give a four-lane passage, thus giving an eight-lane overhead highway for the cartons. These conveyors lead up to the curve conveyor, with no accumulation allowed.

Case packer conveying system
The conveyor system leading to the packers starts from the curve conveyors. A dedicated line has been designed for each packer with the cartons being lowered from the main highway to the in-feed of the packer.