Conveyors & Handling Systems

Table Top Conveyor - for Transporting Bottles, Cans and Crates

Main function

The Table Top conveyor is a modular conveying system using a tabletop chain composed of articulated plates that create a continuous flat surface to move unit loads such as bottles, cans, or full or empty cases while ensuring product stability, orientation, and precise guidance. This type of conveyor is particularly suited for high-speed automated lines, transfers between machines, and configurations where productivity and reliability are critical.
Table Top chains allow curves, coplanar transfers, gentle accumulation, and complex line layouts (curves, multi-lanes) within limited spaces, with a surface that reduces product tipping or rotation.

Typical applications

· Transport of bottles, cans, and rigid containers on filling, labeling, or capping lines
· Transfer of cases or dry packaged goods between packaging and palletizing sections
· Integration into automated lines with sorting, inspection, or packaging modules
· Precise transfers through curves or direction changes without losing product orientation
· Zones requiring gentle or synchronized accumulation without excessive pressure

Key benefits

· Flat and stable conveying surface: The articulated plate surface provides excellent product stability, reducing the risk of rotation, tipping, or slipping, even at high speeds.
· High design flexibility: This conveyor supports straight, curved, multi-lane, or elevation configurations, allowing optimized layouts and compact production lines.
· Modular maintenance: The modular construction (chains with replaceable elements) simplifies access and maintenance—only a few links need to be replaced rather than an entire belt.
· Adapted to industrial or sanitary environments: Depending on the finish, this conveyor can be configured for standard industrial environments or washdown/sanitary applications.
· High throughput and good synchronization: Table Top systems designed for high-speed lines can handle significant throughput (e.g., several hundred units per minute depending on configuration) while maintaining product trajectory and stability.

Technical specifications

  • Frame Stainless steel (304) construction suitable for industrial or sanitary environments with adjustable tubular support
  • Belt Table Top chain (plastic or stainless steel depending on application) providing a flat and stable conveying surface
  • Drive System Industrial gearmotor (Sew Eurodrive, Keltech) with appropriate IP rating (up to IP69K)
  • Components Adjustable guides (steel or UHMW), photoelectric sensors, transfer modules, curve and multi-lane accessories
  • Available Options Pressureless accumulation, multi-lane configurations, curves, inclines, sanitary design, integration with inspection / sorting / packaging systems

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