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Chain-Driven Live Roller (CDLR) conveyors are ideal for handling pallets, drums, racks, dunnage containers, or other items that have a flat bottom. CDLR systems can be configured to be constant-driven or accumulating.

What Is a Chain-Driven Live Roller Conveyor?

CDLR conveyors are a type of heavy-duty roller conveyor optimized to accommodate heavy or oversized loads. Their robust construction ensures long-lasting durability even under the harshest environmental conditions. As the name suggests, chain-driven live roller conveyors feature rollers with sprockets that are connected by a chain. The chain drives the rollers together, providing enough power to move heavily loaded pallets or other challenging items. CDLR systems transport goods at a consistent speed, even over long distances.

One unique advantage of these motor-driven roller conveyors is that they can be divided into zones for enhanced product control and installed not only in straight lines but also around curves and 90-degree corners. Since the rollers are built from durable galvanized, mild, or stainless steel, these conveyors are extremely durable and simple to maintain.

We offer a variety of roller capacities to accommodate a wide range of product weights. In applications where impact loads are possible, we recommend thicker gauge roller materials and enhanced bearings.

What Is a Chain-Driven Live Roller Conveyor?

Applications of CDLR Conveyors

Chain-driven live roller conveyors are used in harsh conditions where heavy, large, flat-bottomed items must be conveyed. They’re ideal for moving loaded pallets, drums, tires, and more. CDLR conveyors are compatible with many types of secondary equipment, including turntables, gates, and bends. To make the conveyors more versatile, customers can choose to add diverters, transfers, and stops and/or integrate the conveyors with automated systems.

CDLR conveyors are suitable for many environments, including hot part processes, chips and coolant, and a diverse range of general material handling applications. They’re common in palletizing, load staging, stretch wrapping, and numerous other uses, such as:

Machining Machining
Inspection Inspection
Automation Automation
Heat treating Heat treating
Cooling Cooling
Assembly Assembly
Forging Forging
Extruding Extruding
Incoming, outgoing, or transferring goods Incoming, outgoing, or transferring goods

Different Layouts of CDLR Conveyors

CDLR conveyors are easily installed in a variety of lengths and configurations. Its chain-driven live roller design makes it suitable for many challenging conditions that other conveyors would not be suitable for. Potential layout options include:

  • Straight
  • U-shaped, for pack-in/pack-out conveying systems
  • T-shaped, for transfer applications

Regardless of your facility’s unique material handling challenges, our team can help you develop the right solution. Our CDLR conveyors can be customized to fit within your site layout and meet your handling needs.

Advantages of the CDLR Conveyors

Chain-driven live roller conveyors bring power and reliability to highly challenging conveying applications. Their unique, sprocketed roller-to-roller chain system provides positive driving power to products and is an ideal solution for oily environments that other conveyors could not withstand. CDLR conveyors have been developed for the most severe and rugged environments. They provide a long-lasting, reliable service life, making them a cost-effective option for demanding projects.

In addition to their durability and impressive handling capacity, one of the biggest advantages of CDLR systems is their versatility. With customizable lengths, frame dimensions, roller capacities, and support legs, these motor-driven roller conveyor systems can adapt to the most challenging application requirements. CDLR conveyors come with complete control systems and can accommodate pneumatic stops, multiple zones, and transport goods at variable speeds.

Advantages of the CDLR Conveyors

Industries that Utilize Chain-Driven Live Roller (CDLR) Conveyors

Due to their impressive versatility, chain-driven live roller conveyors are used throughout many demanding industries. They provide reliable material handling in everything from automotive manufacturing to order fulfillment and much more. At MC3 Manufacturing, some of the most common industries that use our CDLR conveyors include:

Automation Automation:

CDLR conveyors perform smoothly and efficiently for automation-related applications, seamlessly integrating with robotic manufacturing systems.

Automation

Automotive Automotive:

The automotive industry needs conveying systems capable of handling large, heavy parts over long distances. CDLR systems are well-suited to these needs.

Automotive

Machining Machining:

Machining operations generate a large quantity of chips within wet, challenging environments. CDLR systems can withstand these conditions and reliably move final articles away from production areas.

Machining

Manufacturing Manufacturing:

Manufacturing applications often require products to be transported over long distances and around corners at consistent speeds. CDLR conveyors meet these needs by utilizing stable and high-speed transfer mechanisms.

Manufacturing

Medical Medical:

Large boxes and pallets of sensitive medical equipment can be transported safely and securely with these conveyors. Stainless steel construction adheres to industry sanitation standards and can be easily cleaned to prevent cross-contamination. Smooth, adjustable speeds ensure products remain damage-free.

Medical

Forging Forging:

Forging operations handle large, heavy materials that CDLR systems can accommodate. Since they can withstand harsh environmental conditions, these conveyors can even be used to transport goods outside of facilities, into scrap bins.

Forging

Warehouse and Logistics Warehouse and logistics:

The logistics industry needs to move highly diverse packages safely and reliably throughout warehouse facilities. CDLR conveyors can handle products of multiple sizes, minimizing manual handling hazards in warehouses.

Warehouse and Logistics

 
Throughout all of these industries, CDLR conveyors keep operations running smoothly by moving products efficiently throughout production areas. Our in-house engineering team creates custom solutions that address industry-specific needs.

CDLR Conveyor Features and Options

CDLR conveyors from MC3 Manufacturing are built to handle many types of heavy or bulky products. Our systems transport goods at consistent speeds, even over long distances. We offer a variety of features to meet specific performance requirements, including:

  • Pneumatic stops
  • Lifts and locates
  • Transfer stations
  • Turntables
  • Slip sleeves
  • Constant-driven or accumulating
  • Customizable controls
  • Adjustable support legs
  • Crowder/locator
  • Variable speed
  • Rollers: Available in 1.9 in., 2.5 in., 3.5 in., 4.0 in., and 5.0 in. diameter
  • Effective widths: 3 in. to 120 in.
  • Zoning: Single or multi-zone
CDLR Conveyor Features and Options

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MC3 Manufacturing Designs, Builds, and Installs CDLR Conveyor Systems

Chain-driven live roller conveyors from MC3 Manufacturing are built for even the most challenging applications. Our team brings decades of experience to custom motor-driven roller conveyor system design and will ensure you get a high-quality solution that meets your performance and budget requirements. To get started, request a quote today.

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