There are a number of designs for roller conveyors available in the market nowadays. Here are but some of the more popular ones available.
- V Belt Driven Roller Conveyors. These types of roller conveyors utilize a single V-belt located on one side underneath the roller bed. This V-belt is located near the side frame of the roller conveyors and moves counter to the forward movement of the items on the conveyor. This design is best used for roller conveyors that carry light to medium weight loads.
- Belt Driven Tapered Roller Conveyors. It is also known as a belt-driven tapered roller conveyor curves, the tapered roller provides the travel surface when the production line reaches a curve. The curved design allows for balanced radial speed across the length of each roller on the conveyor. The curve radius which reaches a focal point provides the send-off point where the item or product gets onto the same position before getting on the curved roller.
- Flat Belt Driven Live Roller Conveyors. This roller conveyor design has a flat swath of belt located under the roller bed often found at the center of the conveyor. With the contact of belt and roller at the maximum, these roller conveyors are able to handle medium to heavy load weight. These roller conveyors though are incompatible when a turn or curve is in the conveyor design.
- Ripple Belt Roller Conveyors. This design of belt conveyors utilizes a belt driver of differing thicknesses at intervals. This was done to have the thicker portions of the belt would make contact with the undercarriage of the bed rollers. This would be a live roller that reduces overall pressure on the production line.