Motion Industries’ two new Canadian
distribution centres have no bottling
lines, but that didn’t stop the company
from adopting a conveyor solution
widely used in the bottling industry,
where the system’s low-friction
components have been proven to
reduce operating costs.

Designed by a Montreal-based
OEM, the new flat-top conveyors use
System Plast chain and Browning
geardrives from Power Transmission
Solutions, a Division of Emerson
Industrial Automation. The ultralow-
friction conveyor has delivered a
range of benefits, including low noise,
compactness and low energy use. It is
also reported to have proven very
reliable, conveying totes without drift.