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Swivel Wheels & Swivel Wheel Sorters—Navigation Made Easy Across Multi-Path Linear Sorters
The swivel wheel is a key mechanism in linear automated parcel sorting systems, which branch into other linear paths, also known as bifurcations.
The mechanism comprises a set of independently rotating wheels, which are key to diverting loads.
When the automated swivel wheels rotate, the parcels’ orientations quickly shift, based on a pre-defined angle of rotation (e.g., 30°, 45°, or 90°) and finally, the shipments change track onto the intended bifurcation.
Quinta Experts on Key Scenario for Swivel Wheel Sorter Implementation—Balancing Efficacy of Linear Sorters with Space Optimisation
This automated sorter type is ideal for operations where the floor area is not long enough to accommodate every destination code served in a single line, but broad enough to fit linear bifurcations. Therefore, the linear sorter layout helps maximise the number of chutes, without slowing down the parcel movement with a non-linear trajectory, and this is where the path change, enabled by the automatically rotating wheels, saves the day.
At Quinta, we recommend this swivel-wheel-powered sorter layout for urban 3PL, e-commerce warehousing, and quick commerce nodal hubs, especially those that deal at the district or multi-district level. The sorter type helps them overcome space constraints against a long, straight runway while serving their vast network of addresses, with the best possible throughput.
In other words, the number of bins placed along a bifurcation-free linear sorter can also be paired with multi-path high-speed sorting conveyors.
Benefits of Swivel Wheel Sorters
Yes, opting for swivel wheel sorters helps reduce the solutions’ footprint. However, the solution offers much more.
Integrating multi-path warehouse sorters with swivel wheels—swivel wheel sorters—have the following advantages:
- Proper Material-Handling Across the Load Variety: Smoothly rotating, the conveyor-integrated wheels help reorient different types of shipments, including impact-resistant corrugated crates, soft polybags, cartons, and other load types.
- Quick Diverting: Changing parcel direction across bifurcations is critical for a compact sortation setup. However, reorientation indeed causes parcels to slow down for a moment, until the new carrying surface gets them moving at the previous pace. This slowdown is mitigated by the high-speed switching capability of the swivel wheels.
- Dynamic Orientation: Depending on the traffic and the number of bifurcations at the juncture, the wheels can divert loads across various angles, keeping throughput at the heart of its smart decision-making.
- Modular Scalability and Future-Readiness: Often integrated into the carrying surface independently, the wheels can be easily replaced when the layout changes, due to the addition of a new path or longitudinal expansion, as well as when replacement is necessary during system repair or upgradation.
Curious about what it takes to plan a multi-path swivel wheel sorter?
Swivel Wheels: The Common Denominator Across Sorter Types
Are they only found in linear sorters?
A universal mechanism, swivel wheels, though, are a major type of diverters in linear sorters known as swivel wheel sorters; they can be found in complex Z-type and other non-linear sorters, too, facilitating shipments from the in-feed line to bifurcation and other sub-paths.
However, regardless of the type of sorters they have been integrated into, the scope of the “divert” action is 2D angles only.
Integrated near the bifurcation junctions, swivel wheels also complement the work done by other actuators, including cross-belts and swing arms, matching high-speed sorting with rapid track change.
Industries Served
Sorters with swivel wheels are must-haves in high-volume and diverse-load environments with multi-path sorters:
3PL
Logistics Parks
Warehousing
E-commerce Order Fulfilment & Distribution Centres
Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP)
Checklist Before Investing in Swivel Wheel Sorters
- Throughput
- Footprint
- Diverting Speed
- Compatibility with the load types processed
- Ease-of-integration into the existing tech ecosystem
Why Opt for Quinta’s Swivel Wheel Sorters
Welcome Quinta’s swivel wheel sorters to make the best of:
- Top-notch components
- Robust engineering
- Focus on modularity
- Expertise in industrial automation scalability
- High-end hardware and software capabilities
- Quick installation
- Comprehensive pre- and Post-sale customer support and services
- Complementary strategic planning sessions