Harry Harlick was an institution in the conveyor industry, and an
inspiration in the founding of FloStor. Harry prepared the following
information as a training manual for engineers at Conveyors &
Casters (Hamerslag Equipment), which closed in 1985.
Significant advances have been achieved in conveyor technology since
this manual first appeared, though many of the basics remain
constant. This paper is provided as an introduction to the scope of
factors considered by the FloStor professional sales engineers in
specifying conveyors.
BASIC INTRODUCTION TO CONVEYORS
by Harry Harlick (1905-1987)
INDEX
Forward
Section One: Gravity Conveyors
Section Two: Powered Belt Conveyors
Section Three: Live Roller
Conveyors
Section Four: Chain Conveyors
Section Five: Supports
Section Six: Couplings
Section Seven: Accessories
Section Eight: Useful Formulas
Section Nine: Essential
Information Required
Section Ten: A Brief History of
Conveyor
FORWARD
The package conveyor business has been in existence for almost
one hundred years.
Material handling engineering, in an over-simplified, basically,
consists of determining "how a product should be moved from one
place to another, within the shortest allowable period of time, for
the least cost and with the least amount of manual effort".
We hope that this publication will help to guide you to the best
possible solution to the many material handling problems, which you
may encounter.
It is extremely difficult to put in to writing the many years of
problem solving experienced by "old-timers" in this
industry, no two solutions are identical. This publication will
merely give you an idea of the uses of the many different types of
conveyors available, and, it will be up to you to sift through to
determine the best conveyor for your particular application.
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