What are the applications of drum straight chutes in the logistics and warehousing industry
The drum straight chute is a core equipment in logistics and warehousing that relies on gravity to achieve non powered transportation of goods. It has the characteristics of simple structure, low maintenance cost, and stable transportation efficiency. It is widely used in warehousing sorting, loading and unloading, cargo diversion and other scenarios. The specific applications are as follows:
The drum straight chute is a core equipment in logistics and warehousing that relies on gravity to achieve non powered transportation of goods. It has the characteristics of simple structure, low maintenance cost, and stable transportation efficiency. It is widely used in warehousing sorting, loading and unloading, cargo diversion and other scenarios. The specific applications are as follows:
1. Automated sorting line for cargo transportation
In e-commerce and express sorting centers, drum straight chutes are often used in conjunction with automated sorting equipment such as cross belt sorting machines and balance wheel sorting machines. After identifying the destination of the goods, the sorting system guides the goods into the corresponding drum straight chute. The goods slide down the chute by gravity and are directly transported to a certain sorting grid, cargo collection area or transport vehicle, achieving rapid sorting of goods of different categories and destinations. It is suitable for sorting and conveying regular shaped goods such as cardboard boxes and turnover boxes.
2. Vertical transfer of goods between warehouse floors
For multi story or floor storage buildings, drum straight chutes can replace elevators and conveyor belts to achieve non powered transfer of goods between floors. For example, the goods picked from the upper shelves can be directly slid to the lower outbound area through a roller chute, or the lower inbound goods can be transported to the upper storage area, greatly reducing labor handling costs and improving the turnover efficiency of goods between floors. It is suitable for the transfer of medium weight and non rolling goods.
3. Quick connection between loading and unloading areas
At the loading and unloading platform of the warehouse, a roller chute can be used to build temporary or fixed conveying channels, connecting the truck carriages with the internal storage area of the warehouse. When loading and unloading goods, the goods slide directly from the carriage into the warehouse or from the warehouse into the carriage, reducing the number of back and forth trips of forklifts and ground oxen, shortening the loading and unloading time, especially suitable for rapid loading and unloading of large quantities and standardized packaged goods.
4. Connection and transportation between production line and warehouse
In the manufacturing warehousing supporting scenario, the drum straight groove can be used to connect the end of the production line with the warehousing area. The finished products completed on the production line can be directly transported to the storage and temporary storage area through the roller conveyor, or the raw materials can be transported from the storage area to the material rack next to the production line, achieving seamless integration between production and storage, reducing manual handling and improving production flow efficiency.
5. Distribution and organization of goods cache area
In the temporary storage area of the warehouse goods, the drum straight chute can be used for centralized sorting of similar goods. For example, different batches of goods of the same category can be imported into the same buffer area through multiple roller straight chutes, or mixed stacked goods can be diverted to different areas for classification and storage through chutes, making it easier for subsequent warehousing, shelving, or order picking operations.