{"id":1414,"date":"2019-05-21T08:40:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T08:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3dstorage.flywheelsites.com\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2023-02-27T03:27:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T03:27:50","slug":"configure-skatewheel-conveyor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/configure-skatewheel-conveyor\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Configure Your Skate Wheel Conveyor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are often asked \u201cWhen should I use a\u00a0s<\/strong><\/em><\/a>kate wheel conveyor<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0for my flowrack system versus polycarbonate wheels or rollers?\u201d \u00a0While there are many different opinions in the industry as to the answer to this question, with over 25 years of manufacturing and configuring all types of gravity flowrack, here are our thoughts on the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Skate Wheel Conveyors are Best Suited to Picking Systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The main benefit of a\u00a0skate wheel conveyor<\/a>\u00a0is their low cost. The 1.9\u201d diameter steel wheels are manufactured by the millions and because of the simple construction and a stamped manufacturing process they are very inexpensive when compared to polycarbonate wheels or rollers.\u00a0 This simplicity does come with some drawbacks however. Skate wheels are narrow (typically about \u00bd\u201d wide), have a non-precision bearing and have a smaller diameter than polycarbonate wheels or rollers \u2013 these factors result in less support on the pallet surface as well as less \u201crollability\u201d.\u00a0 It is not uncommon in a typical 2 track system installed at a slope of 3\/8\u201d per foot that a pallet will not start to roll on its own without a push.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think 2, 3 and maybe 4 pallets deep when using a Skate Wheel Conveyor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Due to the factors cited above, we believe that skate wheel conveyor lanes should be short in length and generally accessible to the operators so that they can give a small push or pull to move the pallets forward.\u00a0 This means that the best applications are bottom level picking systems or they may be used in a multi-level pick module.\u00a0 Most of these applications do not use speed controllers to maintain a safe travel speed \u2013 that\u2019s why we think 2 and 3 deep systems make the most sense.\u00a0 With lighter pallets that are stretched wrapped and uniformly stable 4 deep may be workable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skate Wheel Conveyor Rails are not suited to deep lane Pallet Flow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For some people, the appeal of a low cost skate wheel conveyor generates requests for deep lane pallet flow using these components.\u00a0 While there are a small number of instances where a 3 track configuration of skate wheels utilizing speed controllers can be used (good pallets\/loads under 1000 pounds, 4-10 pallets deep), we highly recommend a polycarbonate wheel system for deep lane pallet flow.\u00a0 Polycarbonate wheels have a larger diameter (2.88\u201d), a wider surface (1\u201d versus 0.5\u201d) and better quality bearings \u2013 all resulting in a substantially more reliable flow.\u00a0 Using a skate wheel conveyor in a deep lane could result in hang ups that are difficult to access and resolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact 3D to discuss your Skate Wheel Conveyor requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At 3D we have an experienced team of flowrack designers who can look at your application, your pallets and loads to suggest the best components for your system.\u00a0 Whether that\u2019s a\u00a0skate wheel\u00a0conveyor<\/a>,\u00a0polycarbonate wheels or rollers, we have what you need for a successful pallet flowrack module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are often asked \u201cWhen should I use a skate wheel conveyor for my flowrack system versus polycarbonate wheels or rollers?\u201d While there are many different opinions in the industry as to the answer to this question, with over 25 years of manufacturing and configuring all types of gravity flowrack, here are our thoughts on the topic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dstoragesystems.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}