Prevent unplanned downtime through smarter conveyor solutions
Our drives, motors and PLCs for conveyors are built for industries where efficiency, reliability, and uptime are essential. From the demanding environments of mining and heavy industry to the precision-driven requirements of food & beverage, logistics, pharmaceuticals, and automotive, ABB delivers conveyor solutions engineered to meet the highest standards of performance and durability.
Powered by advanced drive and automation technologies, our drives enable smooth, energy-efficient material handling across a wide range of applications, even in harsh or remote environments. With innovations like digital condition monitoring, gearless conveyor drive systems, and customized control architectures, we help customers prevent failures before they occur, reduce energy consumption, and minimize downtime.
Whether you're moving bulk materials over long distances or managing fast-paced product lines, ABB conveyor solutions keep your operations running safely, efficiently, and with maximum uptime, so you can stay focused on driving your business forward.
Key benefits
Maximize uptime with predictive intelligence
Our advanced condition monitoring, including ABB Ability™ Condition Monitoring for belts, utilizes up to 24 sensors to provide real-time insights into belt health. This proactive approach enables timely maintenance, reducing unplanned downtime and enhancing operational reliability.Enhance efficiency with gearless drive technology
Our Gearless Conveyor Drives (GCDs) eliminate the need for gearboxes, reducing maintenance and energy consumption by up to 10%. This innovation leads to longer equipment lifespans and lower operational costs.Ensure safety and compliance seamlessly
Our conveyor systems integrate safety features such as Safe Torque Off (STO) and advanced control mechanisms, ensuring compliance with safety standards while maintaining high productivity levels.Optimize energy use with smart control
Our variable speed drives adjust conveyor speed to match load requirements, optimizing energy consumption and reducing operational costs without compromising performance.Adapt to challenging environments with ease
Our conveyor solutions are designed to perform reliably in harsh conditions, including underground mining and extreme climates, ensuring consistent material handling and reduced downtime.Increase efficiency and productivity with digital services
As demand on conveyors grows, ABB’s KPI toolbox powered by ABB Ability uses real-time data to improve efficiency, predict maintenance needs, and enhance overall performance.Explore conveyor types
Today’s mine operators face growing pressure to move more material over longer distances and steeper inclines, often with fewer transfer points and wider, heavier belts. Meeting these demands requires more than just power: it calls for innovation in efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.
Conveyor systems account for nearly 80% of a mine’s energy consumption. Traditional gearboxes are a weak point, prone to wear, maintenance, and unplanned downtime. That’s why ABB developed a groundbreaking low-speed drive technology built around permanent magnet motors, eliminating the need for gearboxes entirely.
The result:
- Up to 10% energy savings
- Over 10 years of extended equipment life
- Up to 73 dB noise reduction
- Significantly reduced maintenance and failure risk
ABB’s gearless conveyor drive solution sets a new benchmark in conveying performance - enabling mining operations to scale up while driving down cost and carbon impact.
To keep your operations running smoothly, your conveyors need to deliver consistent precision, reliability, and performance. At ABB, we help you achieve that with variable speed drives and automation solutions designed to extend equipment life, optimize energy use, and improve control.
By using our low and medium voltage AC drives to manage conveyor motors, you can reduce belt wear, minimize slipping and stretching, and even recover energy through regenerative braking—especially on downhill conveyors.
From drives and motors to PLCs and HMIs, our comprehensive portfolio is backed by a global support network, giving you confidence in both performance and long-term service.
Key highlights:
- Soft starting and stopping
- Smooth reversing
- Reduced power consumption
- Prolonged conveyor belt lifetime
- Synchronizing of multiple motors
- Regenerative braking
- Low harmonic drives
- Dynamic torque and accurate speed regulation
In food and beverage production, every conveyor movement counts. ABB helps you keep operations flowing smoothly with drive solutions designed for hygiene, precision, and reliability. Our ACS880 drives ensure gentle handling, accurate speed control, and smooth starts and stops, reducing product damage and extending belt life.
With features like regenerative braking, motor synchronization, and food-safe enclosures, our systems are built for energy efficiency and clean, continuous performance in demanding environments.
Backed by ABB’s global support network and complete automation portfolio, we help you keep your production moving safely and efficiently.