Flexible conveyor belt

continuouspolyurethanefabric

Overview
Forbo conveyor belts for infeed and outfeed merging of parcels combine flexibility and reliability to perfection. They are designed for sophisticated conveyors in parcel and warehouse logistics and for airport baggage systems. The belts handle heavy loads and frequent start/stop cycles while ensuring slip-free, precise transfers even when parcels or baggage fall or accumulate on the conveyor.

Key benefits

• High operational reliability and long service life, proven in thousands of installed merges.
• Precise, slip-free transfers for accurate infeed merging at 30° and 45° angles, for both full belt and strip merge configurations.
• Thermal resistance on full-belt variants via a hard-wearing polyurethane top coat that resists heat from friction and flexing.
• Low maintenance and reduced lifecycle costs thanks to a special low-friction fabric underside and a high-grip top face.
• Customized manufacturing for strip merges with tight length tolerances so parallel belts share even tension and performance.
• Innovative bevelled stepped overlap splice reduces splice failure risk under overstretching and knife-edge conditions.
• Energy-efficient designs and use of recyclable materials contribute to lower running costs and environmental impact.

Product features and use cases

• Applications: Parcel and warehouse logistics, airport baggage handling, sorting and distribution systems.
• Merge types: Full belt merges (single wide belt) and strip merges (multiple parallel belts with a single tensioning roller).
• Operational performance: Designed to cope with heavy loads, frequent start/stop cycles and demanding deflection roller or knife-edge locations.
• Variants: Transilon family patterns including precision Transilon (tight length tolerances), flexible Transilon for infeed merges, and grip-enhanced Transilon for precise transfers.

Additional information
Manufacturing tolerances, material selection and splice technology are optimized to ensure long-term operational reliability, reduced downtime and improved productivity. Forbo merge belts balance performance, low life-cycle costs and environmental considerations to meet industrial sorting and baggage-handling requirements.

Technical specifications

• Product family / series: Siegling Transilon (merge belts)
• Applications: Infeed and outfeed merging, parcel logistics, warehouse sorters, airport baggage handling
• Merge angles: Typical suitability for 30° and 45° merges
• Merge types supported: Full belt merges and strip merges
• Top face: High-grip surface; full belt variants often use a hard-wearing polyurethane coating
• Underside: Special fabric underside with low frictional resistance
• Thermal resistance: Polyurethane top coat absorbs frictional heat to minimize wear
• Splice technology: Bevelled stepped overlap splice to reduce splice failure risk
• Manufacturing tolerances: Tight length tolerances for strip merge belt sets to ensure even tension
• Operational benefits: Low maintenance, high robustness, reduced downtime, energy-efficient operation
• Sustainability: Use of recyclable materials and designs that lower energy consumption