Sorting system Diamond Phoenix

Sortation systems are used when a fairly high flow of cases, totes or pieces need to flow to different destinations. Destinations may be conveyors assigned to individual truck docks, truck routes, customer orders or other order consolidation assignments. There are several sortation technologies used to accomplish these tasks.


Many operations require sort rates less than 30 items per minute. Tote systems, smaller case distribution operations, service parts centers and many other operations require cost effective low rate sortation technologies.

Diverter Arms. The most cost effective sortation devices available are diverter arms. Some are shaped like “baseball bats” and come across the conveyor to deflect products at an angle, 30° typically, onto a different conveyor. Other diverters are curved to divert to product onto a take away conveyor at 90° while maintaining product orientation. Diverter arms can be manually activated, or they can be controlled automatically with scanning technology.

Right Angle Transfers. A right angle transfer operates by engaging the bottom of a unit-load, lifting it off the transportation conveyor and transferring it onto another conveyor at a 90° angle. Transfers mechanisms can be chain transfers or belt transfers. Typical rates achieved are 8 – 20 sorts per minute depending on the size and stability of the product.

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