Adding a VFD to a conveyor
Adding a VFD to a conveyor
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I need to put a new motor / gearbox and a VFD on a conveyor that we have in our plant to reduce or increase the speed of the conveyor depending on which type of product we are running at a particular time. My question is, is it better to get a fast gearbox and slow it down with the VFD or get a slow gearbox and speed it up? It is an incline conveyor that reaches about 10' at its maximum height and has between 300 - 400 lbs of weight on it at most times, also the belt itself weight approximately 125 lbs. Thanks for any advice.





RE: Adding a VFD to a conveyor
For example is this a box conveyor and when you put on bigger boxes are they the same spacing, or is the spacing different? In other words are you speeding it up so that there is MORE space between the bigger boxes, therefore the same weight on the belt, or is there LESS total weight on the belt because you are slowing down the in-feed rate at the same time you slow down the conveyor? Or is it the other way around?
Or, is this a continuous flow conveyor, like a crushed product or a powder or grain where if you slow it down against the same feed rate, MORE product gets deposited on the belt?
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RE: Adding a VFD to a conveyor
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