Slope (Incline) Plate Parts

Unified Supply supports many different drives throughout the industry.  The following products are among those components we have available:

• Caterpillar & Triangular Drive Styles
• Friction Drives
• Drive Frames
• Sprockets, Sheaves, Drive & Idlers Shafts, Shaft Spacers, Bearings,
• Wear Guides / Strips & Holders

Because the drive is a critical part of your unit, Unified Supply works to keep emergency stock for these components at all times.  Contact us today for availability of parts compatible with your drive.

Unified Supply provides stainless steel pallets for slope plate carousels compatible with many different brands and original manufacturers.  Below are some additional common names for stainless steel pallets:

• Carrier Pans / Flights
• S.S. Plates
• Slides
• Incline Plates, Incline Slides, or Incline Pans

The stainless steel pallets Unified Supply manufactures are of high-quality, 14 gauge 304 stainless steel, with a #4 brush finish.

For Stainless Steel Pallets, we recommend UHMW Tape (also called Teflon Tape) to ensure the look and safety of your carousels. UHMW / Teflon Tape is available by-the-foot and can be installed on the Stainless Steel Pallets prior to shipping. It is a much more effective and durable alternative to Velcro Loop, which was used in the baggage conveyor industry for many years.

Wheels and support rollers are one of the highest-frequency wear items on baggage carousels.  Unified Supply provides more wheels and rollers for more units than any other source in the industry.  See below for a small sampling of the types of wheels and rollers we provide:

• Support Rollers
• Upper/Lower Support Wheels
• Guide Wheels (All Sizes)

Unified Supply keeps these wheels and rollers in stock in the hundreds for quick shipment.  Whether you need one wheel or a thousand, Unified Supply will handle your order with care.  Simply call our Parts Specialists and we can help you determine exactly which wheels and rollers your unit requires.

Unified Supply provides the cam followers and cam bearings for most baggage carousels.  These products come in several sizes, most of which we stock, including:

• Standard Sizes and Lengths
• Modified Lengths
• Threaded and Snap Ring

Please call today and Unified Supply will verify support for your cam follower and cam-bearing products.

Video Transcript:
Tara: Hi, this is Tara with Unified Supply, and I’m here with Colin, today we’re going to talk about cam followers, also known as cam bearings. So here I have in my hand a cam follower with a snap ring, and Colin has just a standard threaded cam follower. And he’s going to tell you a little bit about the difference and what they’re used for. So why don’t we start with the standard threaded cam follower? What is it used for on the carousel and why do you need to replace them?

Colin: Well, these are most typically going to be used on a flat plate. There are some old legacy slope plates out there that have these, the Stearns Maxi I is probably the best example. But typically, this is going to serve one of two functions, sometimes it does both. It’s going to be the guide, which means that it’s going around the carousel, usually rolling along a track, and as you can see, this is a bearing, so it is able to pivot freely. As that goes around the track, it’s going to be riding along some of the steel. It’s fixed into, typically, a link weldment, and occasionally a pallet support. And when it does that, again, it’s going to be kind of maintaining that perimeter shape and keeping the crescent pallets or the stainless steel pallets in line with where they need to be.

The other function is that this is because it’s very strong, it is made of steel, this is able to be engaged with the drive chain, and so you’ll actually have the drive chain hit it and drag it along, and that’s what propels the link weldments forward, like on one of the TransiTread style of carousels. That’s the typical use of this product.

Tara: Great. Well, thanks so much for stopping by and learning about cam followers. We hope to get an order from you soon, just e-mail us at parts@unifiedsupply.com. Have a great day. Bye.

Unified Supply provides many different types of bearings and bushings for baggage conveyor carousels.  Listed below are just a sampling we provide:

Bearings:

Brands:  Dodge, Sealmaster, Browning, Ina, Timken, SKF, Fafnir, and many more.
Types:  Ball, Wheel, Roller, Flange, Pillow-block, Take-up, Thrust.

Bushings:

Brands:  Bunting, Boston, Oilite.
Types:  Steel, Spanner, Bronze (Sleeve, Flange & Thrust).

Please call today if you have questions, or need bearings and bushings.

Unified Supply provides multiple types of bumpers for many different units.  In some cases, we have even assisted customers in modifying their antiquated units to incorporate modern bumpers.

Below are several of the bumper styles that Unified Supply stocks:

• 3-D Bumper
• 7-Rib Bumper including Metal Clips and UHMW Strips
• Molded
• Three-Piece
• Sectional
• Modified
• And Many More

If you have any questions, need more details about our available bumpers, or need help with a unique bumper problem, please call our Parts Specialists today.

Finger guard is one of the most critical safety items for slope plate carousels.  Since finger guard is susceptible to frequent wear and tear, it is one component requiring constant focus.  Below are some details of the finger guard products Unified Supply provides:

• Multiple Finger Guard Types
• Free-of-Charge Cutting to Custom Lengths
• Finger Guard Support Plywood
• Fastening Hardware

Don’t endanger airport employees and the traveling public.  Replace cracked and torn finger guard before it leads to a costly injury.

Power Transmission Components (PTC) are critical for all slope plate carousels.  Unified Supply supports all brands and styles of motors, reducers and gearmotors.  Also, we have frequently assisted customers in transitioning from the OEM motors and reducers to their own preferred models.  Below are a small sampling of PTC components we offer:

Motors:

Brands:  Baldor, Reliance, US Motors and many more.

Reducers:

Brands:  Dodge, Sumitomo, Grove, Ohio, Winsmith, Hub City, Boston Gear and many more.

If you have questions or a PTC need, please contact Unified Supply.

Unified Supply provides all of the specialized hardware used in the baggage conveyor industry.  Types include:

• Shoulder Bolts
• Spacers (All sizes)
• Bronze Thrust Washers, Spring Washers, Wave Washers, Plastic Washers & Fiber Washers
• All Types of Miscellaneous Zinc Plated, Stainless Steel & Plastic Fastening Hardware

Unified Supply keeps baggage conveyor specific hardware in-stock to support our customers.  Please contact us to determine your particular needs.

We also supply replacement components utilized in all industry-standard slope plate systems.

*Note: OEM and Brand names are for reference only, to indicate systems for which parts are compatible.