{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Horizontal conveyors","description":"Packages travel from the goods-in zone straight to the packing station without anyone touching them – that is the horizontal conveyor doing its job. Horizontal conveyors move goods along a flat path using roller tracks, belt systems, or chain drives, and are the foundational element of automated intralogistics. They are deployed wherever continuous, high-frequency material flow is required: distribution centres, manufacturing plants, and cross-docking facilities. Unlike vertical conveyors, which","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/horizontal-conveyors","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T05:37:13.896301","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveyor_system","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/horizontal-conveyors","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Horizontal conveyors · Packages travel from the goods-in zone straight to the packing station without anyone touching them – that is the horizontal conveyor doing its job. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveyor_system"}