MATERIAL FLOW & AUTOMATION

Conveyor Solutions That Keep Material Moving Between Processes.

When materials move repeatedly between receiving, storage, production, picking, packing or dispatch, relying entirely on manual transport can interrupt the flow.

The right conveyor system can create a more defined movement path between operating areas.

NGT provides belt conveyors, roller conveyors and loading/unloading conveyor solutions configured around the load, route and material-flow requirement.

APPLICATION FIRST

A Conveyor Should Follow the Process, Not the Other Way Around.

The right conveyor depends on more than the distance between two points.

A conveyor requirement should consider:

  • what needs to move
  • load size and shape
  • load stability
  • movement direction
  • horizontal or inclined travel
  • required transfer points
  • loading and unloading method
  • available floor space
  • operating frequency
  • interaction with people and other equipment
  • where the material needs to go next

NGT approaches conveyor selection around the complete movement path rather than starting with a standard conveyor type.

EXPLORE THE RANGE

Different Conveyor Approaches for Different Material Movements.

The most suitable conveyor depends on the load, route and way material needs to enter, travel through and leave the system.

Belt Conveyor

A continuous conveying approach for suitable cartons, packages, components and other loads that require movement along a defined conveyor path.

Belt conveyors can be evaluated where the load benefits from continuous surface support during transport.

Roller Conveyor

A roller-based conveying solution for suitable loads that can travel reliably across a roller surface.

Depending on the application, the movement requirement may involve gravity-assisted or powered roller conveying.

Loading & Unloading Systems

For suitable operations where cartons, packages or other loads need to move efficiently between a vehicle and the warehouse, dispatch area or operating floor.

WHICH CONVEYOR APPROACH?

Start With the Movement You Need to Create.

Continuous Surface Movement

When the load benefits from full support beneath it while travelling between points.

Explore:
Belt Conveyor

Carton / Tote Movement

Where suitable loads can move across a roller surface.

Explore:
Roller Conveyor

Flexible Vehicle Interface

Where the conveyor needs to adapt to changing loading or unloading positions.

Explore:
Flexible Conveyor

Move Between Heights

Where suitable material needs to move between different levels along an inclined route.

Explore:
Inclined Belt Conveyor

UNDERSTAND THE PATH

The Route Geometry Changes the Conveyor Requirement.

Horizontal Movement

For material travelling between operating areas at broadly the same working level.

Relevant:
Belt Conveyor
Roller Conveyor

Inclined Movement

For suitable loads that need to transition between different heights.

Relevant:
Inclined Belt Conveyor

Variable / Extendable Movement

For applications where the transfer route needs to change around the loading point.

Relevant:
Flexible Conveyor

BEFORE YOU DESIGN

The Right Conveyor Starts With the Material and the Route.

01

What Needs to Move?

Cartons, totes, components, packages or another load type.

02

What Are the Load Dimensions?

Understand the shape, footprint and way the load contacts the conveying surface.

03

Where Does It Start & End?

Define the origin, destination and intermediate transfer points.

04

Does the Route Change Level?

Determine whether movement is horizontal, inclined or involves multiple operating heights.

05

How Does It Interact With the Process?

Consider operators, machines, packing stations, vehicles, pallet-handling equipment and downstream processes.

NGT can use these details to identify the conveyor approach worth evaluating.

Load → Dimensions → Route → Levels → Process

CONNECTED MATERIAL FLOW

A Conveyor Is Most Valuable When It Connects the Workflow.

Receive

Transfer

Process

Pack

Stage

Dispatch

A conveyor system should not be designed as an isolated piece of equipment.

Its purpose is to connect material movement between operational steps.

Depending on the application, conveyor solutions can interface with receiving, storage, production, assembly, picking, packing, inspection, staging and vehicle loading or unloading.

NGT can evaluate the conveyor requirement as part of the broader intralogistics process.

BEYOND SIMPLE MOVEMENT

Automation Starts With a Defined Material Flow.

Not every conveyor system needs the same level of control or automation.

Some requirements may involve straightforward powered movement.

Others may need the conveyor to coordinate with upstream equipment, downstream equipment, production processes, packing operations, loading/unloading workflows or other material-flow systems.

The appropriate controls and integration should be determined around the actual process.

Define the Process Before the Controls

Control and automation requirements should only be specified after the material path, operating sequence and equipment interfaces have been defined.

This parent page does not assume PLC capabilities, sensor architecture, tracking, sorting logic, software integration, throughput or specific control-system architecture.

CONNECTED INTRALOGISTICS

Conveyors Often Work Between Other Material-Handling Processes.

Pallet Handling

Pallet trucks and powered pallet trucks for suitable floor-level movement.

Stacking

Stackers for applicable lifting and storage activity.

Forklifts & Reach Trucks

For suitable pallet movement and storage access.

Docking Equipment

For vehicle-to-warehouse loading interfaces.

Goods Lifts

For material movement between different building levels.

Racking

For storage systems connected to the broader warehouse flow.

Material Flow Across Different Operations.

Warehousing

Support suitable transfer between receiving, storage, picking, packing and dispatch.

Logistics & 3PL

Support repetitive carton and package movement across distribution workflows.

E-commerce & Fulfilment

Support suitable movement between picking, packing, staging and dispatch processes.

Manufacturing

Connect suitable production, assembly and material-transfer stages.

Food & Beverage

Evaluate suitable conveyor configurations around the material and operating environment.

Industrial Operations

Support repetitive internal movement of suitable components, containers and packages.

ONE CONVEYOR DOESN’T FIT EVERY PROCESS

The Load, Route and Process Determine the System.

Conveyor requirements can be affected by material type, dimensions and weight, conveyor length, transfer direction, changes in height, loading and unloading points, available floor space, surrounding machinery, operator interaction, process sequence and operating frequency.

The final system should therefore be configured after reviewing the actual material flow.

Application Review Inputs

  • material type
  • dimensions and weight
  • route length and direction
  • changes in height
  • loading and unloading points
  • available floor space
  • surrounding machinery
  • operator interaction
  • process sequence
  • operating frequency

Support Beyond Conveyor Supply.

SALES

Evaluate conveyor and material-flow solutions around the actual application.

SERVICE

Technical support and maintenance for applicable systems.

SPARES

Spare-parts support for applicable equipment.

NEED TO IMPROVE MATERIAL FLOW?

Tell NGT What Needs to Move – and Where It Needs to Go.

Share the load, route, level changes, transfer points and operating process.

NGT can help identify whether a belt, roller, flexible or inclined conveyor approach is worth evaluating.

NGT — Complete Intralogistics Solutions

Define the load, route and process first. Then evaluate the conveying approach that supports the required material flow.