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Roller Conveyor Systems and Integration
Sized to the load, so the line keeps moving instead of backing up.
Roller conveyor moves most of the boxes, totes and pallets in industry — and it fails in predictable ways when the roller centers, bearings or drive style were never matched to the load. Conveyability specifies gravity, live roller, chain-driven and MDR conveyor around your product, rates and environment, then fabricates, installs and supports it as one team.
Roller centers, gauge and bearings matched to the load — not the catalog default.
Zone-controlled MDR where accumulation and quiet, safe operation pay for themselves.
Gravity where it works, power where it counts.
Combined team member material handling experience.
Stands, transfers and guides built to fit your line.
Every roller drive style, specified to the load.
Partners & Clients
Talk to a Conveyability Engineer.
Send the load weight, the box size and which zone backs up — we'll text you a link to add photos when it's convenient.
Four Ways to Drive a Roller Line — and When Each One Is Right
The drive style is the real specification decision. Get it right and the line runs quiet, accumulates cleanly and sips power.
Gravity
No power, no controls, no maintenance beyond the rollers themselves. Right for pick lines, staging and any run where the floor or an operator can provide the push.
Live roller
Belt- or line-shaft-driven rollers for steady transport of cartons and totes. Adjustable spacing leaves room for sensors, scales and accessories along the line.
CDLR
Chain-driven live roller for pallets, drums and heavy unit loads. The heavy-duty answer when product weight would flatten a standard roller line.
MDR / 24V
Motor-driven roller zones that run only when product is present — quiet, safe, energy-efficient, and the cleanest way to get zero-pressure accumulation.
Most roller conveyor trouble was designed in on day one.
Jams, Flat Spots and Stalled Boxes Are Specification Problems.
Product hanging up at a transfer, rollers flattening under a load they were never rated for, light boxes stalling on a worn belt — these read like maintenance problems, but they usually trace back to roller centers, bearing class or drive style. Conveyability starts with the product and the cases per hour, then picks the conveyor — not the other way around.
Can’t Quite “Convey” The Problem? Let Us Take It From Here.
Send us what you know. We will help with the rest.
Text us a photo, short video or controls-screen image. Show us what your team sees when the problem happens. We’ll start there.
Zero-pressure zones protect the product and the people.
Accumulation Without the Crush.
Queuing product ahead of a machine is where roller conveyor earns its keep — and where line pressure crushes cases and pins hands. Zone-controlled MDR and sensor-driven accumulation let product close up gently and release one at a time, matched to the downstream process.
“We have been a customer of Conveyability for 15+ years.”
“We have been a customer of Conveyability for 15+ years. They have designed, fabricated, installed, and supported assembly conveyor systems on our largest OEM bumper programs. Their fabrication and build quality is excellent, and their installation support and service has been second to none.”
Jeff BengelVentra — Ionia (Flex-N-Gate)
Get the Conveyability Product Catalog.
Gravity, live roller, CDLR and MDR configurations from the manufacturers we work with — so you know what’s catalog, what’s modified and what has to be built.
- Conveyor systems for light-duty through heavy industrial applications
- VRCs, mezzanines, pallet handling, sortation & end-of-line equipment
- Multiple manufacturers, one integrator to help spec the right fit
Meet Conveyability: Conveyor Supplier, Fabricator, Integrator, Installer, and Service Provider
A roller line is rarely just rollers — it’s transfers, guides, controls and the machines on either end. Conveyability sources the standard equipment and builds everything the catalog doesn’t cover.
Aerospace
Automotive
Car Wash
Chemical & Food
Distribution & Sortation
ECommerce
Fabricated Metal
Food & Beverage Processing
Integrators & Machine Builders
Industry 4.0
Conveyability: Your First Call When the Boxes Stop Rolling.
One team for the rollers, the controls and everything between.
One team of top-tier problem solvers.
Start with what failed and what production is experiencing — not just the replacement part.
Speed, responsiveness and lead-time flexibility.
Service has to fit the urgency, shutdown window and reality of the operating plant.
Value engineering inside the real budget.
Repair what is worth repairing, modify what is causing the problem and upgrade only where the system has truly outgrown the old answer.
Custom plans built around the plant you have.
Legacy equipment, multiple manufacturers and incomplete drawings are normal inputs.
No passing the buck when the interfaces get messy.
Mechanical, controls, fabrication, installation and future support stay connected through one team.
Get Our Conveyor Maintenance Checklist: Catch the Wear Before It Costs You a Shift.
Rollers, bearings and drive chain wear quietly for weeks before a line goes down. The checklist covers what to look at weekly, monthly and quarterly.
- What to check and how often to check it.
- How to spot early signs
- Print once, coverage all quarter.
Need to Get In Touch Now? Give Us a Call.
No hard sell, just experts that know their stuff.
Tell us what is failing, what the plant has already tried and how the issue affects production. We’ll help you figure out the most useful next step.
Roller Conveyor FAQs
Loads, accumulation, lead times and mixing drive styles.
How do I know whether gravity is enough?
Weight, package bottom and elevation decide it. If product needs controlled spacing, accumulation or uphill travel, some form of power belongs in the line. We’ll tell you where gravity genuinely works.
Can you handle pallets and heavy loads?
Yes. Chain-driven live roller and heavy-gauge gravity handle pallets, drums and fixtures. The frame, roller gauge and bearings get specified to the load, not to a catalog default.
What is zero-pressure accumulation?
Zones that sense product and release it one at a time, so cases queue without pushing on each other. It protects product, reduces noise and makes pick and pack safer.
How quickly can roller conveyor arrive?
Standard gravity and powered roller models from the manufacturers we work with run on their catalog lead times; custom sections run on normal project lead times. Ask us what fits.
Can you mix drive styles in one line?
That’s normal. Gravity into a powered section into MDR accumulation ahead of a machine is a typical, cost-effective layout.
Can you modify our existing roller line?
Yes — new zones, transfers, guides and controls can usually be worked into an installed line during a planned window.