Belt powered roller conveyor system installed at Railway Express Agency terminal, has expedited handling of traffic and decreased damage to shipments; packages move on rollers at 100 fpm; normal volume of traffic is 17,000 transfer and city pickup shipments per day; eight motors which power belts, which in turn drive rollers, vary between 3/4 and 6-hp; powered sections are 245 ft long, plus 180 ° angle turning section at head of house.
Power conveyor at Atlantic Express Terminal speeds shipments
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 128 , n 16
1950
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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