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Rail Wheel Conveyors and Fabrication
Move unit loads down a line with no motor, no controls and almost no upkeep.
Rail wheel conveyors are gravity conveyance at its most economical: arrangements of two or more rail conveyors mounted parallel, fixed to the floor or into rack, carrying unit loads on rows of free-spinning wheels. No motors, no controls, no power bill — just wheels, slope and product that moves itself.
Two or more rail conveyors mounted parallel to carry unit loads.
Floor-mounted or rack-mounted configurations.
Lightweight and economical — gravity does the work.
Combined team member material handling experience.
Gravity conveyance — no motors, controls or energy cost.
Runs on the floor or built into rack and flow lanes.
Partners & Clients
Talk to a Conveyability Engineer.
Send the load weight, the run length and the slope you have to work with.
Where Rail Wheel Conveyor Fits
Anywhere a unit load with a firm bottom needs to move for the cost of a push.
Flow and pick lanes
Rack-mounted rails turn static shelf positions into first-in/first-out flow lanes that feed the picker.
Assembly & staging runs
Floor-mounted parallel rails move unit loads between stations without a motor in the system.
Loading & kitting
Light and economical enough to line a packing bench or a truck door without a project budget.
The whole design, in one drawing.
Two Rails, a Slope and the Load.
The arrangement is exactly what the diagram shows: parallel rails of wheels set to the width of the load, pitched so gravity provides the drive. Spacing the rails to the load’s footprint — and the wheels to its bottom surface — is the entire specification, and it’s worth getting right.
When simple carries the load, buy simple.
Economical Is the Feature.
Rail wheel conveyor is lightweight and economical on purpose — it’s the right answer when the load has a firm bottom, the path slopes the right way and nobody needs zones, sensors or speed control. When the application outgrows that, we’ll be the first to say so; until then, don’t pay for powered conveyor you don’t need.
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.
“We have used Conveyability for several material handling projects in our Mexican manufacturing facility.”
“We have used Conveyability for several material handling projects in our Mexican manufacturing facility. They have provided excellent onsite installation support. Conveyability was able to accommodate late changes with minimal delays in project timing and minimal additional expense. Conveyability helped us meet our customers production schedule despite the late disruptions to the original design.”
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Get the Conveyability Product Catalog.
Rail wheel and gravity conveyor are catalog items — submit an inquiry and a sales representative completes the purchase with you. Sizes and configurations in one place.
- 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
Gravity rail is the simple end of a full conveyor line card. Conveyability supplies it by the section — and engineers the rest of the system when the job grows.
Aerospace
Automotive
Car Wash
Chemical & Food
Distribution & Sortation
ECommerce
Fabricated Metal
Food & Beverage Processing
Integrators & Machine Builders
Industry 4.0
Conveyability Builds Gravity Lines That Need Almost Nothing From You
Simple equipment still deserves a correct specification.
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.
Even with no motor there are wheels, rails and mounts that loosen. 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.
Rail Wheel Conveyor FAQs
Loads, mounting, slope and ordering.
How is rail wheel different from full-width skate wheel conveyor?
Rail wheel uses two or more narrow parallel rails set to the load instead of one full-width bed — lighter, cheaper and easy to match to a specific footprint.
What loads run well on it?
Unit loads with firm, flat bottoms that span the rails. Soft, small or open-bottomed product wants a belt or full-width surface instead.
Can it mount into our rack?
Yes — floor mounting and rack mounting are both standard, which is how rail wheel ends up in flow and pick lanes.
How much slope does it need?
Enough for the load to move reliably without arriving hot — it depends on weight and wheel condition, and we’ll help you set the pitch.
How do we order it?
Submit an inquiry through the catalog or call — a sales representative completes the purchase process with you.