High-rate sequencing
Sequences items at up to 10,000 parcels per hour, ordering a bulk infeed into a stream the downstream sorter can act on.
10,000 PPH
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Functional Machines · Gapping & merge platform
Gapping Units & Parallel Conveyors
Sequencing at 10,000 pph, then merging two streams into one sorted flow.
This gapping unit is capable of sequencing items at 10,000 parcels per hour. After the gapping units, two streams of items are merged together and sorted to different parcel streams. The gapping system has an important decoupling function between high and low parcel flows — streamlining the parcel flow, which in turn increases system utilisation. The parallel conveyor arrangement makes efficient use of the available floor area.
10,000/h
Items sequenced
2 → 1
Streams merged
Parallel
Conveyor arrangement
Key differentiator
The decoupling function between high and low parcel flows — the gapping units absorb an upstream rate the downstream conveyors could not otherwise accept, which is what lifts overall system utilisation.
High-rate sequencing
10,000 an hour, then two streams into one
The gapping units sequence items at up to 10,000 parcels per hour. Downstream of the units, two streams of items are merged together and sorted to different parcel streams — so a wide, fast infeed is resolved into an ordered flow the sorter can act on. The parallel conveyor arrangement makes efficient use of the available floor area rather than demanding a long straight run.
- 10,000/hItems sequenced
- 2 → 1Streams merged
- ParallelFloor-efficient layout
Decoupling & utilisation
A buffer between fast upstream and slower downstream
The gapping system performs an important decoupling function between high and low parcel flows. That matters in pull systems, where upstream flow exceeds downstream conveyor capacity: rather than starving or flooding the line, the units absorb the difference and release items at a rate the next stage can accept. Streamlining the parcel flow this way is what increases overall system utilisation.
- 1Decoupling point
- PullFlow control mode
- ↑System utilisation
Gapping units specifications
Technical detail
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Sequencing rate | 10,000 parcels/hour |
| Streams merged after gapping | 2 |
| Decoupling points | 1 |
| Conveyor arrangement | Parallel, for efficient use of the available floor area |
| Flow control | Pull system — for layouts where upstream flow exceeds downstream conveyor capacity |
Dimensions, working widths and drive data are configured per project — send us your infeed rate, downstream capacity and available footprint and our engineers will confirm the build. Specifications subject to change without notice.
Stream merging
After the gapping units, two streams of items are merged together and sorted to different parcel streams — one ordered flow out of two inputs.
Flow decoupling
Provides an important decoupling function between high and low parcel flows, so neither stage has to run at the other's rate.
Higher system utilisation
Streamlining the parcel flow increases overall system utilisation — the same installed capacity delivers more throughput per shift.
Pull-system ready
Designed for pull systems where upstream flow exceeds downstream conveyor capacity, releasing items only as the next stage can take them.
Parallel conveyors
The parallel conveyor arrangement makes efficient use of the available floor area instead of requiring a long straight run.
Parcel sorting systems
Sequencing and merging ahead of the sort decision point.
Pull-system installations
Where upstream flow exceeds downstream conveyor capacity.
High-to-low flow transitions
Decoupling points between fast and slower sections of a line.
Floor-constrained layouts
Plants where a parallel arrangement uses the area better.
Technical datasheetPDF · on request
CAD / STEP model3D · on request
Products cataloguePDF · full range
Datasheets and CAD models are supplied on request — send us your project details and our engineers will share the documentation for your configuration.
Combine freely
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Every module shares one frame logic and drive concept — build the gapping units into a complete line.
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Tell us your infeed rate, downstream conveyor capacity and available floor area — we'll return the right gapping and parallel-conveyor configuration, datasheet and CAD for your line.
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