Conveyor technology

Innovative solutions for your highest demands
Wide portfolio of our conveyor technology solutions provides all from SW to HW components. We offer variety of products and optimized systems. From drive and automation technology through power distribution and safety technology we are ready to serve highest requirements. Our course is to provide the best technical guidance and support. We simply offer complete solutions – quotations for conveyor equipment up to complete plants and systems that fit for every application.
Intralogistics can not work without conveyor technology. It is essential for the organization, the control, implementation and optimization of the internal goods and material flow as well as logistics in industry and trade. Siemens has flexible and efficient solutions for these conveyor technology requirements.
Intralogistics Applications:
- Roller, Belt and Chain Conveyors (fixed Speed)
- Roller, Belt and Chain Conveyors (variable Speed)
- Corner Turntable
- Turntable
- Scissors Lift
- Travelling Trolley
- Lift
- Storage and Retrieval Machines
In the automotive industry, conveyor technology is required at many locations for the transport of car parts. Siemens offers the most modern solutions for all conveyor technology requirements.
Automotive Applications:
- Roll Conveyor
- Turntable
- Swivel Table
- Travelling Trolley
- Lift
- Scissors Lift
- Skillet Conveyor
- AGV = Automated Guided Vehicles
- Storage and Retrieval Machines
Suitably chosen components for machines in food production increase both flexibility and efficiency and optimizes service. With our conveyor technology, we provide complete solutions also for Food and Beverage. Seamlessly with the digital approach on the path to Industry 4.0 with our open IoT operating system MindSphere.
Food and Beverage Applications:
- Conveyor belts
- Cross belt sortation systems
- Gapping belt conveyors
Airport services can not exist without conveyor technology. We design baggage handling systems consisting of tray technology and conveyor belts with intelligent software applications to control the system. Our drive systems are precisely used in conveyor belts for baggage and cargo handling around the whole world.
Airport Applications:
- Baggage handling systems
- Tray-based conveyor lines / systems for baggage
- Cargo handling systems
- Sortation systems
- Transportation of both out-of-gauge (OOG) baggage and normal baggage on the same tray conveyor line
Industry-wide applications
Individually customized to satisfy customer requirements, economical material flow, very precise positioning and intelligent solutions in small spaces. Experience our conveyor technology from its most innovative side.Storage and retrieval machines (ASRM) are an integral part of logistics and the movement of goods. They can create a considerable competitive edge and represent cost-saving potential for the companies operating them by reducing throughput times and energy cost.
The typical requirements for Storage and retrieval machines are:
- High positioning accuracy
- High level of automation (full automatic operation)
- High payload at low weight of ASRM
Technological trends:
- Optimized acceleration / deceleration
- Oscillation damping
- Smart integrated safety concepts (acc. EN 528)
- Energy efficiency (Green Logistics)
- Mulit-axis systems with common DC-link with concepts for energy storage
- Power and energy optimized moving profiles
- Fast and easy commissioning
- Comfortable and simple diagnostics
Automation systems for electric monorail systems boast with
- Replaceable standard components
- Extensively tested application blocks
- Spare parts available worldwide
- Low after sales costs
- Simple maintenance directly by the operator
- Free programming and configuration via SIMATIC software
Product selection:
- EMS400S system, segment and vehicle control
- Siemens suspended monorail geared motors
Our extensive range of geared motors ensures that you will find the optimal product for your needs. With the new SIMOGEAR you will benefit especially from its ability to deliver the highest level of flexibility due to our wide range of gear units, total adaptability and compact design. We also supply servo geared motors and SIMOTICS motors for Motion Control applications. Our servo motors, main motors and direct drives stand for excellent dynamics and precision. Every motor for motion control is characterized by compact design and high operating efficiency.
Whether position detection, motion limitations of particular machine parts or in safety circuits – our detecting devices manage a variety of information in the field, even in the harshest conditions. Furthermore, we already offer the industry of the future a unique, consistent end-to-end range of identification and locating systems for customer-specific applications.