Spiral conveyor record

The tallest spiral conveyor measures more than 22m in height, and all spirals add up to a total of 165m. Although AmbaFlex has supplied higher spiral configurations before, it says the total elevation is a record in the spiral conveyor world.

The AmbaFlex SpiralVeyor with Triple-E technology is said to offer the lowest rolling friction and, for such heavy applications, it delivers an energy saving of up to 45% compared to some other solutions.

Of the 18 units supplied, some simply elevate items as part of a multi-level merging solution. The concept is simple, multiple stacked picking levels merge cases with picked items into a continuously moving spiral conveyor.

A key feature of the SpiralVeyor is the rigid welded steel space frame that enables it to be assembled and stacked up to great heights. And in this project, the space frame was extremely useful as access to the final location was tricky due to the enormous length of the spiral. For that reason, the pretested and preassembled spirals were fitted with flanges in the space frame so that each one could be added separately and stacked on-site with just a few bolts.