Abschnitt 2 - Definitions
For the purpose of this BG Information the following definitions apply:
- 1.
Transfer cars are movable cars with installed manually or power-driven conveyors for the transportation of material units to be conveyed. These material units are taken over from a continuous conveyor, are moved laterally and are discharged to another continuous conveyor or another machine or vehicle. There are fully automatic transfer cars as well as transfer cars driven by operators.
- 2.
Conveyors are continuous conveyors for the transportation of material units, such as corrugated board stacks or sheets. The carrying mediums can be rollers, plastic chains or belts. The feeding conveyor is used for the transportation of corrugated board stacks from the corrugator to the converting machines or from the converting machines into the storage area.
Transfer cars and conveyors are permanently used in the corrugated board industry.